What I Cannot See

There are times where I act just like a little kid. For instance, I tend to ask why a lot. Last week I babysat a toddler, and while reading her bedtime story, she continuously asked "why are they doing this, who is that?", and so on. The story should have taken maybe 10 minutes to read, but it took us about 20 minutes. It reminded me of the many times that I ask "why?". If I am asked to do something that I don't really want to do, I will ask why. There has to be a purpose behind everything that I do. Childish, right? I started to notice that I do this a lot with God. When something doesn't go my way, I ask God why. If life is difficult and I am getting annoyed with the way that things are going, I ask God why. But, when I look back on the many instances where I asked God why, I notice that He had a plan behind every little thing. Even though it may not have been something that I was aware of at the time, God still worked through those situations. I am even starting to see areas of my life where good is coming from the bad. Those situations are definitely ones that I was asking God about, but without them, I wouldn't be able to make a connection with a kid at work, or empathize with a hurting friend. Even though I may not like the situations that I am going through, I will look at the things that I cannot see as blessings.