Don’t we all view through the eyes of one whose understanding is limited by a world of time, so we cannot comprehend?
You are saying, basically, that what happens, happens, right?
Well, I think the fatalistic “Que’ sera’, que’ sera’” thinking is quite different from faith in and an understanding of a sovereign, loving God who simply must rule over every molecule in the universe or He be not God.
I repeat: we do have choices, moment by moment. God did not create us robots. He created us specifically to have an intimate relationship with Him. A living being cannot have a relationship with a robot - a machine.
I daily can choose to walk with Him, which is a moment-by-moment joyous finding of His perfect will which is always for our best even when it hurts beyond comprehension (Romans 8:28, 29). I am close friends with one of the families whose daughter was murdered at Virginia Tech, known the girl since birth, she played my wife’s grand piano many times, and I was honored to bring the main msg. at her memorial service.
Was the daughter’s murder painful? Beyond description...I was there with the family from early that morning when they first talked with her (my son was at Tech at the same time and had called me), to their finding out she was one of those killed.
Her parents will tell you today it was God’s perfect will, and they are being used all over the state to minister to others. If you haven’t read it, you might read “The Shack” to get a perspective of how God can reign over the worst events and redeem them - turn them for good. They give the book to most everyone they meet. The staff at Tech who stay in touch with the families of those killed have told them they and one other Christian family are markedly different from all of the other families who are not Christians and who are still angry, bitter, hurting.
Again, we cannot comprehend God. We can only accept by faith what He has revealed about Himself. Because we will always be the creature, and He the Creator, I don’t think we will even comprehend Him when we leave this short breath of a life. But then, it won’t be by faith, but we will see it clearly.
Until then, we trust. We believe. He is LOVE.
I would encourage you to simply read the book/gospel of John, and ponder every statement of Jesus and its implications. Then boldly ask God personally to speak to you in revealing Himself and answering any questions you have! I guarantee you will be surprised.
arlis