Through The Eyes of the Father

Peter fell to his knees. Sweat dribbled down from his forehead onto his chin. He cried out in a hoarse voice, "Father, I need the Job". "Lord you need to help me", he said. I sat quietly beside God's feet as I watched the unfolding scenario. John flipped close the last page of his bible, "Father God, bless me with this job" he said. I thought to myself, how would God solve this problem?. Peter and John were two strong Bible-believing Christians. Both of them graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Both men relocated to a small town where jobs were scarce. Due to the competitive nature of the field and the scarcity of jobs, John and Peter ended up applying for the same job. God loved both John and Peter equally. Both men worked hard for the job, and both of them prayed even harder for it. They both deserved the position. My question was, which of them would God bless with the position, John or Peter?

I heard another loud cry from a woman who screamed, "Father God, bless me with a car". A flash of revelation from the future came before me. I saw the woman in a bloody car accident. I knew that this vision meant that if the woman got a car, that car would drive her to her death. I thought to myself, "how does God communicate to people that what they are asking for is bad for them?". I asked myself "how does he prove to them that he is not answering their requests because he loves them". That woman would think that God does not love her, or that God is not listening to her cry because he refused to bless her with a car. Another man yelled, "Father, bless me with a wife". A trail of light came before my eyes and I saw into the spirit. I saw that the man had anger issues. Even if God blessed him with a good woman, he would ruin the relationship with his anger problems. I thought to myself, "God can bless that man, but God would need to fix him first". The man cried out again "Lord, I pray for a wife". By harboring the spirit of anger, he was the author of the delay of his blessings. One man in a small village said, "Father, I pray for rain". Another man in the same village cried out in prayer, "Father, bless us with a sunny day". The prayers of millions of people kept shooting up to the heavens like firecrackers in the air. Every minute brought more prayers, more sparks, and more smoke.

I scratched my head at the situation. I asked myself, how does God deal with these prayers. God gazed upon my puzzled face. "Your turn", he said. "Lord, turn to do what", I replied. He said, "your turn to rule". I knew that I could not do it. There is no way that I could cope. I looked at John, I looked at Peter, I shook my head in confusion. Now that God put me in charge, whom shall I bless with this job? After dabbling in hours of thoughts, I said, "Lord, help me". God said to me, "why don't you try a little harder". No!, I said. No! I could not worry my head any further. Father, I said, you need to help me. God spoke, he said, "bless one of them with the job, and bless the other with strength". "of what use is strength?", I asked. God replied, "when people have strength, they do not worry about what they have lost, they are more concerned about what is next for them". Strength helps people to look past the darkness in the tunnel to see the light at the end of it. "I give up," I said. "You are great at this Lord, you are great at what you do". How could I ever measure up to this? I could never.

I looked at God, I asked, "Father, if you are so perfect at what you do, then why does evil happen?". God said, "like a gift that keeps gifting, I created humans with the ability to create". I gave them free-will said the Lord. I intended that they would use their free-will to do great things, however, humans have begun to use their free-will to hurt others and the earth". "The rich steal from the poor, the earth is being destroyed, senseless battles and wars are taking over". Father, I asked, why do you not stop all of these from happening. God replied, "if I decide to stop all of these, then I would be interfering with the free-will of humans". I did not give humans free-will with the intention of interfering with it, said the Lord. The wise man would choose the right way and the unwise would choose the path that leads to destruction.

Make no mistake, said the Lord, I use these man-made challenges to train my chosen ones for a bright destiny. "What do you mean, I asked. God replied, see it this way he said, imagine a person's glory lies in a place where they would need to be brave to claim it. I the Lord would present the person with situations that would test their bravery. I would constantly test their bravery with challenges until they are filled with enough bravery, enough to claim their destiny. "My people see my help during their time of need", God said. That is why you see so many prayers come up to me, said the Lord.

I did not understand everything about God at that sitting, however, I made a decision at that moment. If I ruled the earth, nothing would change. Everything would remain as it is because although there are bad situations, the original plan for man is perfect. I would be a wise ruler like God, however, I would be prepared for my people to confuse my wiseness for wrathfulness. The woman who did not receive a car, the man who did not get a wife, these are examples of people who would confuse a ruler's wiseness and love for wrathfulness.