Still wrestling with questions about why God does things as he does, Nelson comes to a firm conclusion.
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September 3, 2022
Should I go down the trail trying to find out a good reason God would do or allow bad things to happen, so I can be happy that he is nice? I don’t do that, because I can’t lie to myself. God is God and that’s that. This is the way I settle it. He is the potter, and earth is his footstool, and he does what he wants here, with whoever he wants.
We are all born into sin, so there really is no such thing as an innocent person. After earth as we know it is over, there is bound to be some sort of judgment and the scales will be evened off. The best we can hope for is justice there, because it certainly doesn’t happen here, not in a way I can be satisfied with.
Life on earth is not the end of the story. Human life and God go on. If we live forever, and that’s probably true, then there is another chapter. Until then, the best we can do is love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love our neighbor as ourself. That’s our job.
God raises up the humble and brings low the proud. I do my job, and God does his. He raises up the humble, so it’s probably better if I’m found among the humble, not the proud.
7:20 pm.
We made it to Michigan without incident. The baby slept well on the way, Ralph drove the first half and me the second. We had dinner at Mom’s and came over to Drew and Jo’s, where we stay. It’s so nice here, and it’s hard to believe the lavish blessings God gives to us. This house is so nice it’s hard to believe we get to stay here. The living room is big enough to fly a model airplane in.
Thank you Lord for your generosity to us, for the family we have, for the place you gave us to live in Rochester and the nice Honda Pilot to get us here and back up there on Wednesday. Drew and Jo are so nice to let us stay here.
Everyone is so nice to us here. Ralph is in front of the tube watching college football. He doesn’t know what he’s watching [being from Germany], but just sitting at this giant TV in this giant living room is enough for us right now. Thank you Lord for your blessings big and small.
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“The Lord your God is in your midst…. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will quiet you with his love.” (Zephaniah 3:17)