Understanding the Nature of God and His Plan for Us.

I find that people spend an inordinate amount of time trying to understand things that are simply beyond their ability to comprehend. This includes, but is not limited to, the machinations of global markets and economics in general, the seemingly erratic changes in weather, and the reasons why a relatively talentless starlet can garner more press coverage than a presidential candidate. However, these concerns are merely trivial when compared to something that at some point will plague all people’s soul, the nature of God, and his plan for an individual’s life.

First of all, I am here to tell everyone one simple and indisputable fact. The Nature of God cannot be known by man. Were it simply that we are part of God, that we are manifestations of Him in mortal form, we still would not be able to comprehend a being whose existence predates our own by millennia. Our lives are too short to even begin to examine the universe in the way that he has. Compound this by the fact that we are far less than simply a mortal representation of the divine, and our limited life span, and then we have no opportunity to see the tip of the iceberg of his true Nature. That we understand the idea that God is Love is as close to understanding Him as we will likely get in our time on Earth.

Beyond simply wondering what the nature of God Is, we want to know what His Plan for us is as well. I am here to tell you that understanding is also beyond our understanding. I will illustrate with a personal example. My twin sister died of an aneurism when she was 19.

When it happened, one common response from people was, “It is part of God’s plan.” I could become enraged at this notion. To me, allowing a woman on the cusp of life to be extinguished so randomly could only be the work of random chance or a God who is wicked. I rebelled. I pushed away my faith. I worked to challenge the faith of others. I could not understand.

My pain was intense, but slowly I healed. God was still there. It has been 10 years. My faith has been restored. I do not understand what God’s plan is. But I know there is one. We all have free will. We can do whatever we want. Not following God’s plan will not lead to evil or wickedness, although it certainly could. Our base desires are as far from holy as one could get, should we indulge in them.

However, when we set ourselves on a path laid for us, when we point in the direction He would like us to take, it feels right. There is a peace there, a calm knowledge that everything will be good. We cannot try to interject our own desire into the path. We can only quiet our minds, open our hearts, and let that powerful hand guide us. You know your path, as did I. We simply must choose whether to take it or not.