“‘Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.’ And he said to them, ‘Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’ And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them” (Luke 2:48b-50, ESV).

They didn’t understand. We need to always realize that when we are confused, if we are ever feeling like God’s not doing right, it’s our understanding that’s the problem.

God cannot lie; His promises are true. God cannot fail; love never fails. God is never late nor can He ever be wrong. He always makes righteous decisions. He always makes the right choice.

We can look at a situation and see that it doesn’t line up with the Bible, with the promises, but we don’t get to say to God, “Why have you treated us like this?” He’s not to blame. We’re not understanding something. We need to understand the will of God, His heart’s desires for us. We want the miracle; He wants us to dwell with Him forever. He wants us to produce fruit in keeping with righteousness; we just want things to be easy and comfortable. We need to set our heart on God’s desires for us so that we respond with thanksgiving, and never accusation. God will not fail us. We, sometimes, just really don’t understand.