"What will be, will be"

- Will I ever get better grades for this subject?
- Will I ever get better in bowling?
- Will the coaches ever stop ruining me?
- I am sick of this sh**!

We are always thinking how to be better, and when can we ever be better. We are always wondering why negative situations always happen to us. Like, why is God doing this to us? Is this a punishment for whatever we have done?

This is exactly the same situation that Job suffered from. Except, his situation was much worse. God made a deal with Satan and allowed Satan to make Job suffer to test his faith in God. In Job 2:7, “So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.” Not only that, but death was also brought upon his children and wife, and his herd.

I read, that “when hope is deferred, the psalmist says, the heart becomes sick. During these seasons, we can only do one thing: We must hang onto whatever faith we have to get through each day and entrust our lives to Him.” And when faith doesn’t see results, it challenges what we believe. We must pray as Job prayed, “Teach me what I cannot see” (Job 34:32).

Just as I read, “God is going to reveal things to you through this season of adversity that you would never receive had you not gone through this. This is part of your calling even though Satan is the instrument. God is always bigger than Satan’s afflictions.” Our greatest tests are when we cannot perceive positive results coming from our faith and obedience. In such cases, we must die to our expectations and entrust them to our Lord.

I came across a page titled “If God Says It Will Be, It Will Be”. The verse on that page was Job 42:2, “I know You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours will be thwarted.” The conclusion was basically, when God says it will be done, it will be done. If it makes me unhappy and frustrated, so be it. If it ruins my reputation, it shall ruin my reputation. If it hurts, it shall hurt.

And to follow up with that, I came across another page, “Let God Handle It”. Psalms 46:10, “Cease striving and know that I am God.” This is something all of us can relate to. There are times when we try SO hard, but to no avail. You try so hard but you are not selected to be seeded into next year’s national team. You try so hard but still cannot get a good enough grade. You try so hard but still cannot make any friends or be part of a group.

Since we have tried so hard, we should stop to take a rest sometimes, and let God take over. This is when we have to trust God with the outcome. After all, the outcome is something that is not within our control. Luke 12:25 says “and which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life span?” Because the outcome is a responsibility that is beyond our control, worrying is assuming responsibilities we cannot handle. It’s not like worrying will prolong our life span anyway, because there is nothing we can do about the outcome. We can only do our best to get as close to achieving our expected outcome as possible.

(inspired by “Today God Is First” and “Wisdom For The Way”)