![]() It’s knowing how to glorify our God through anything that could happen next, and taking meticulous care to prepare ourselves for the spiritual battles and upheavals we will face. We have the Bible in order to remember that life isn’t about knowing what’s next. We would not handle it properly if we did. ![]() These teachings will never fail us, never steer us wrong, never contradict themselves, and never ever go against what God wants for us. And these instructions apply to all areas of life. He gave us a manual with exact instructions on how to behave, how to treat others, and how to cope with every emotion and occurrence. He gave us the Bible to prepare ourselves for any and all situations. But did God leave us blindfolded in a sinful and scary world? No! God has prepared us with His word. We will never be able to offer Him suggestions because of His omniscience, infinitude, eternalness, and complete justice. It is selfish and ill-informed because we can never know better than God about anything. And wanting to be something other than what God has made us to be is sinful. But if we had the ability to go back and change things, or to be as informed as possible about future situations before beginning them, what would we be? Certainly not the people God has made us to be. We all have regrets and words we wish had never left our lips. It is easy to say, “If I had only known…” or, “If I could just go back…” or, “I would have done it all differently…” because those statements are no doubt true. He didn’t give us the all-knowing abilities He has, and I believe He withheld them for good reason. God did not create us to be omniscient or clairvoyant. But saving my pride isn’t what God wants. Maybe in small scale instances, I could have saved my own pride by knowing ahead of time what common Biola abbreviations stand for. Had I known that in my first year of college, my very good friend from home, whom I have known since the 6th grade, would die before seeing the next summer that he would not make it home for his first spring break because the truck I’ve ridden in with him before would roll over on the freeway, taking him away from his family before his 20th birthday…how could knowing that really have helped me cope? Maybe, just maybe, I could have been more successful at what I was doing had I possessed some inkling of what the future would hold.īut that’s not really true, now, is it? Unsuspecting of tragedy I say, had I known these things, I could have avoided embarrassment, shame, or failure. I wish someone had told me the ins and outs of campus life that everyone is expected to instantly know once becoming a student. I often say that there are things I wish I had known before starting my first semester at Biola.
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