Our Verse: Deuteronomy 29:29 “The Lord our God has secrets known to no one.

It often manifests with an aching way down deep. You lost something or someone and the pain just won't go away. We want the pain to go away, but it lingers. By understanding our episode verse “God has secrets known to no one”, we may find a way to be accept loss.

“Missing things” means people and circumstances that don't work out like we want.
There are things in this life we will not be able to keep. There are events in this life that we may never understand. These things and events are within the secrets of God. In our earlier episodes about faith, we learned that trust is the center of our relationship with God. As we grow in trust toward God, we can better accept these things, these God secrets, that we cannot understand or resolve. As with most of our Christian life, trust is slowly gained. Living the Christian life day by day builds our trust. Talking to Him, reading our Bibles, and caring for those around us allows us to trust Him, especially for the missing things.

One missing thing might be a broken relationship. A love lost, a person lost. Some of these God restores, others He does not. Sometimes He brings a substitute. In these deep pains, we learn to trust God more.

Another missing thing might be an opportunity. You have dreamed, planned and worked hard to reach some goal. Suddenly you find the opportunity is gone! At this point, as a Christian, you must trust God that He has another opportunity better for you and those around you. He sees all things ahead and wisely prepares the path for each of us.

Someday, God will replace all missing things. Here is what He says, “Look! I make all things new.” Rev 21:5
“God Himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” Grow in Christ and get ready!