Who Do You Trust? The Wisdom on Proverbs
When bad things happen psychologically we have an immediate need to know what we are dealing with. So we ask lots of "What?" oriented questions. What happened? When? Where? Then we ask "Why?" Why would someone do that? If God is in control, why would this happen? But if we're not careful we stop there. We forget to ask the "Who" question. Who do I trust? Trust in the Lord, advises Proverbs, not your own understanding. The "What?" and the "Why?" never satisfy the soul, but the "Who?" does.
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When bad things happen psychologically we have an immediate need to know what we are dealing with. So we ask lots of "What?" oriented questions. What happened? When? Where? Then we ask "Why?" Why would someone do that? If God is in control, why would this happen? But if we're not careful we stop there. We forget to ask the "Who" question. Who do I trust? Trust in the Lord, advises Proverbs, not your own understanding. The "What?" and the "Why?" never satisfy the soul, but the "Who?" does.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Life poses many questions. And when painful things happen, our questions reveal a lot about us.
