It’s easy to tell ourselves that we should trust in God. We should, but we rarely act like it. Instead, we turn to humanity’s favorite question, “Why?”

Why does life have to be so hard, why am I here, why do I feel so insecure?

These questions are relatable and understandable. While they may reflect an inner disposition that is spiritually ill, the search for answers also opens up for us a doorway towards the mind of God.

Our purpose is to know, love, and be in a relationship with God. God wills what is truly good for us, but for that desire to be complete, we must participate. We have to yield what, we think, is good for us to give way to what is actually good for us.

Every challenge that we face, every situation that generates a thousand why’s gives us the chance to respond with a single yes. We do not have the full picture, but by trusting in God’s providence, in His trustworthy promises, we can be confident that the Why is for our own good, and the good of others.