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Here's the deal: WE DON'T KNOW - Ergo, we should not presume. That includes just making stuff up to explain it.

We don't know. And that's OK.

We don't HAVE TO KNOW. We're capable of saying that we don't know but God does and that's good enough. Having to know reveals major control issues that we have to KNOW and explain EVERYTHING.

A person who is a control freak isn't really trusting God. They feel like they have to be in control because they don't trust anyone else to do a good enough job,(even God) or to do it right and that also includes having to be able to explain and understand everything.

It kind of fits with any religion where people feel they have to add works to their faith. They have control over their works and that way they can feel in control of the situation. It can be unnerving to turn total control of one's life over to someone else, even when that someone else is the God of the universe, who knows the beginning from the end and is more capable of making sure everything turns out right than we are with our limited knowledge.

[roamer_1:] Here's the deal: WE DON'T KNOW - Ergo, we should not presume. That includes just making stuff up to explain it. We don't know. And that's OK.

We don't HAVE TO KNOW. We're capable of saying that we don't know but God does and that's good enough. Having to know reveals major control issues that we have to KNOW and explain EVERYTHING.

This, dear sister, is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!

Again, preeminently true - And I speak from personal experience! I wrestle with this in my own spirit!