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WHY QUESTION GOD’S WAYS? Poem Devotional

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December 28________________________________________
The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?
– Proverbs 20:24(NLT)
WHY QUESTION GOD’S WAYS?
A poem and essay by ILMA
Didn’t the Lord create all humans?
He knows what’s best for all men
How come people want to understand everything?
When we do, it only leads us to rebellion and sin.
Why try to understand when God knows best?
Isn’t it better to trust him and never ask or guess?
When we question God’s ways, we don’t trust him
If we leave all things to him, we grow up and avoid sin.
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I love to ask the “why” questions since I was a little girl. I think God made me a very inquisitive person and for the longest time, I used this curiosity. Sometimes it did me good to know what I wanted to know but many times, it also got me in trouble. I am a very analytical and deductive thinker. Sometimes it takes me hours to ponder on something. I go around in circles going back and forth on something that catches my curiosity. It can be a rewarding thing to get answers but sometimes it can be an obsession to find answers as well.
When things don’t go well in my life, I ask God many questions but in the process. One day he revealed to me that I don’t have to have to have answers all the time.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me to trust you more and more.
REFLECTION
How can curiosity be a bad thing sometimes?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

ON ARGUING WITH YOUR MAKER Poem Devotional

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August 29________________________________________
What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong! Does the pot exclaim ‘How clumsy can you be?’ -Isaiah 45:9 (NLT)
ON ARGUING WITH YOUR MAKER
A poem and essay by ILMA
When the perfect God created humans and things
Didn’t he make them perfect and without sin?
Why then would people question his creation?
Why do they think they have all the solutions?
Be careful when you argue with your Maker
It shows a spirit of rebellion to your Father
You have no right to question his perfect plan
Just obey his will and follow his only Son.
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One of the marks of an authentic believer is “obedience.” The fall of man was caused by rebellion or lawlessness. They disobeyed the only rule that God asked them to follow. It was for their own protection that they were instructed to stay away from that only tree amongst the bountiful paradise they lived in. They were provided for with everything they needed and as they followed his will, they were safe and stayed pure. As soon as they allowed themselves to be tempted by the serpent to defy God’s rule, they were actually questioning God’s authority and wisdom. The result of that choice marked the original sin. There will be a consequence to lawlessness.
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PRAYER
Lord, keep me obedient to your will always and never question your will.
REFLECTION
What causes people to rebel or argue with God?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com