“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).
Understanding is not necessary for trust and obedience.
Imagine if toddlers demanded understanding before they trust and obey their parents. That would be ludicrous. Toddlers do not have the capacity to understand no matter how much they want to understand. The toddler’s job is to trust that the parent knows what is best, trust that the parent wants what’s best for them, that the parent would never ask them to do anything that would harm or hurt them. AND, therefore, obey.
We’re the toddler. We’re the toddler in our relationship with God. We do not possess the capacity to understand. So, we trust that God knows what is best, that God wants what is best for us, and that God would never ask us to do anything to harm or hurt us. AND, therefore, we obey even when we do not understand.
Praxis: Faith in Action 