IF GOD COULD BE EXPLAINED HE COULD BE UNEXPLAINED
God is not bound by anything you hear, see, touch, or think. He is not bound by anything. He will not be contained within a box of your understood definition of Him. Aren’t you glad? He is limitless beyond imagination!
One day, several years ago, I was walking and talking with God. I had just returned home to GA from WA after having met my earthly father’s family for the first time. My earthly father died when I was 14-years-old. I never knew him. I felt glad to have met my father’s family, but I also felt like I met my father for the first time in that I felt like I “knew” him now through the stories his family told about him. I became more sad than I ever thought possible because I never knew him. As I began to grieve the loss of my earthly father for the first time, I asked God. “Father, I wish You were here in flesh form so I could sit down with you and have a cup of coffee and look into Your face and talk to You and listen to You like a father and daughter do on earth. Why do You have to be such a mystery, Father?” I asked.
Instantly, God spoke deep within me. “Kristina, if I could be explained, I could be unexplained.”
I understood that with man’s quest to know all things and prove and disprove all things, it made sense to me that God remained beyond our understanding. During the rest of my walk with God that day, I felt peace and com
Kristina Seymour loves to encourage and equip women through the Word and through community. She is the author of The Warrior Mom Handbook, The Warrior Mom Leadership Manual, and The Warrior Wife Handbook; they are available at Amazon.com. Kristina's Bible studies are for women who desire to live by faith in the midst of their everyday lives. She has learned that women can't survive on caffeine and animal crackers alone; women in the Word and in community are united and able to stand firm. To learn more about Kristina, please visit her recently founded Share & Company Publishing House http://seymourkristina.wix.
Kristina Seymour loves to encourage and equip women through the Word and through community. She is the author of The Warrior Mom Handbook, The Warrior Mom Leadership Manual, and The Warrior Wife Handbook; they are available at Amazon.com. Kristina's Bible studies are for women who desire to live by faith in the midst of their everyday lives. She has learned that women can't survive on caffeine and animal crackers alone; women in the Word and in community are united and able to stand firm. To learn more about Kristina, please visit her website, https://kristinaseymour.com/. God loves to share His story of love and grace through us all, and Kristina believes that everyone has a story to tell.
Originally published Tuesday, 02 January 2024.