New Year's Resolution

All right, so I just wanted to say that this was *not* intended as a New Year's Resolution. The fact that this post falls at the beginning of the New Year is a complete coincidence. However, knowing how God tends to work, there is a reason.

There are no such things as coincidences. Instead of Coincidental, rather I would think of it as Providential.

Speaking of how God tends to work, have you ever heard the words "God works in Mysterious Ways?" If you haven't, it's an interesting phrase. Many people believe that it is a verse in the Bible, but the phrase is never found word-for-word. Instead, it is a paraphrase of several other verses.

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known.

Mark 4: 11-12 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven."

1 Corinthians 2: 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glorification.

1 Timothy 3:16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

[All verses taken from the RSV-Catholic edition]

Only in the New Living Translation of the Bible does is say in Isaiah 45:15 "Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior,you work in mysterious ways."

All other Biblical translations agree that the word 'mysterious' be replaced with 'hidden.'

So you see, there is Biblical basis for the phrase, though it may not be in the great book word-for-word. The phrase is usually used when, after a need or request is expressed to God, He answers, but not in the way that we would expect or sometimes even want. However, how He answers always works out for the better, whether we know it at the time or not.

This Blog is meant to be a collection of stories, accounts, parables, and retellings that reflect how God has come through in even the most difficult circumstances.


As a note, I've never done something this consistent before so I'm going to keep it to once a week for now. If circumstances change, then we'll see about increasing the frequency.

God Bless Y'all