Ponder with a sigh

If you are like me, you just want to know why everything happens the way it does.  Well, I have learned that the "not knowing" is what fosters faith.  

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." 

 Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

If we have faith, someday we will know the answer to the question "why?".

Why???

I too often seem to wonder:  why?

Why bad things happen that make us cry?

Why must we endure the pain?

Why we suffer, why the strain?

Then I know from deep inside,

We are sinners; we have pride,

In Romans 5, verses two thru four,

Hides the answer and so much more,

We must have struggles to build endurance,

Endurance leads to our assurance,

From perseverance, character grows,

Like the blooming of a rose,

Strength of character leads to hope,

Hope in Christ, like a solid rope,

A rope to save us from our sins,

On these attributes, our faith depends,

So, I won’t worry about the why,

As I ponder with a sigh,

If Christ endured the cross for me,

Surely, I can wait patiently.

Tammy Harvey  

written:  8/9/2016