There is a way that seems right to a man,
It seems to me that more often than not, the path the Lord has for us is the very opposite from what we think is right. This must stem from the truth that we often live externally. We judge ourselves by what the "right" thing to be doing is. We decide what is right based on our religion. Our religion is based on what we worship and what we worship is based on what we value. What we value is either where we feel deficient or what we fear losing, what we percieve gives us our identity or defines who we are or who others say we should be (our values can also be God-given and healthy, but must not be over elevated). This track is so dangerous to our true existence that God sets Himself squarely against it. He risks "losing" us to truly save us (out of His passionate heart for us), as He knows we are actually lost already. It is in our own mind that He would actually be lost, we are often deluded that we are not (lost) - and then he thwarts our sandcastles. Oh the rage! Yes, we rage - and the heart of the matter is exposed.
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God sometimes likes to mess up how we think things should be. He sees them as they really are - AND where they will eventually lead. Like children, we resist without knowing it's for our own good. He IS our loving Father and He KNOWS what is right. That's when we must trust Him.
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