As dreamscaping happens, it's remarkable how often something that looks so foolish turns out to be the wisdom of God while what we would think was prudent is thoroughly foolish.
Was it wisdom to place the future ruler of Egypt in stocks for most of his young adult life?
Was it wisdom to wait till Moses was 80 to start freeing his people from Egypt?
Was it wisdom to have David chased around the wilderness for many years waiting to be king?
Was it wisdom that God be born in a stable?
Was it wisdom for Jesus to pick the obscure and uneducated as disciples?
Was it wisdom for the leader and God of the universe to die?
God thought so.
Truly the insanity of God is more grounded than the practicality of man, and it is wonderful to behold. We are truly wise when we begin to fathom how little we really understand about how the world works and what should occur. It is at that point that we quit trying to run the universe and start asking God what His perspective is.
All my life God has been indulgent of my questions. I have always asked Him audacious questions like what is going to happen next or why do things happen this way? Interestingly enough, He has always provided the answers quickly. The answers have not always given me what I needed to know because I really didn't know what questions to ask. For years, there have been times I've known at the core of my being what would happen, yet it wasn't as helpful as I thought it would be. In the end, it always comes down to whether I will trust the foolishness of God or the wisdom of men. I can't say that I've always made the right choices but as I grow older, I hope I'm better at that than I have been. In my middle age, I'm still asking to go on my Daddy's shoulders and He still picks me up and hugs me on the way up. For that I'm grateful.
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