Can You Be Content With Not Knowing an Answer?

Question

On The Question Which Has No Answer
or
Not Knowing is Knowing

I do love a good mystery. I am particularly intrigued with questions that stump the masses and cause great thinkers to become better acquainted with their dear friend, insomnia. I am not alone. Eve too was a curious one desiring to know that which she did not know. She was so curious to know certain mysteries that ultimately she disobeyed God's commandment and ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, (Genesis 3:6).

In a moment's moment, no longer having faith that what God had already revealed to her was sufficient, she stepped outside of God's boundaries, thwarted His authority, ignored His many blessings and sought something more, something she alone determined needed discovering. Indeed her eyes were opened, (Genesis 3:7), and she would now live out the rest of her days most likely wishing she no longer knew that which she now knew.

God was not trying to deprive Eve of something she needed. He was not trying to cheat her out of something when He commanded her to not eat of this particular tree. He simply had certain boundaries in place for her protection. We know now that not knowing about evil and of course death was to Eve’s advantage, but her curiosity tugged and pulled until she had gone too far. To be content with ‘not knowing,’ is to be content with our God in heaven who chooses to reveal or not reveal certain mysteries.

Faith! It always comes to this. Does it not? Do I have faith that there is an answer to my question? Do I have faith that should I ever need that answer God will reveal it to me? Do I have faith that God is God? Do I have faith in God?

I am reminded in several verses that God reveals many a mystery on a need-to-know basis. (Colossians 1:26) "The mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints." (Romans 16:25,26) "...according to the mystery kept secret since the world began, but now has been made manifest." (Daniel 2:47) Concerning Nebuchadnezzar's dream; "The king answered Daniel and said; "Truly your God is a revealer of secrets since you could reveal this secret."

Clearly what God reveals to me is determined by Him and Him alone and has nothing to do with how hard I try to wrestle an answer out of Him. And in the case of Eve and the tree of knowledge, we see that sometimes it is more of a blessing to not know certain mysteries than it is to actually know them. This causes me to pause and wonder. How often is it that I praise God for what I do not know?

God has revealed many great and wonderful mysteries to us, mysteries which are as prolific as the garden of Eden must have been for Eve. Yet my head is often turned from those glorious mysteries revealed, to those that have not yet been revealed. For the sake of what is not, I often miss what is.

I Timothy 3:16 "And without controversy great is the mystery of Godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in Glory."

What an amazing verse, I Timothy 3:16! How is it that I continue to miss the fullness of this mystery which God has made known, this truth which showers me with blessing after blessing, day after day, moment after moment? Woe to my soul that a single intrigue could ever turn my heart and head that I might miss the fullness of this glorious mystery revealed in Christ Jesus, that is Christ Jesus. May it never be so.

Oh foolish Eve who's head did turn
From all God's blessings ran
For in a moment's moment yearned
A secret far too grand

Oh foolish Eve who's head did turn
From God's authority
For in a moment's moment changed
All man's destiny

Oh foolish Eve who's head did turn
From all God did command
For in a moment's moment learned
A knowledge you wish you never had

~el

THE QUESTION IS THE QUESTION. NO ONE IS EXPECTED TO READ ALL I WROTE. IT'S SIMPLY THERE IF THEY WANT TO READ. OTHERWISE, the QUESTION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

Answer 1

Hello, your faith in God is an amazing thing! I also have that kind of faith. He will reveal all secrets when He chooses...I think it will be when we get to Heaven. I do disagree with one statement, though. I believed Eve tempted Adam to eat of the fruit, and then he did. Eve did also, but Adam did it first because he was tempted by Eve. Is this incorrect? I agree with everything else you said. Isn't God so wonderful? He loves us so much! I know there are lots of mysteries that I wonder about, but all will be revealed to us, children of God. May God richly bless you and keep on witnessing, you are doing a great job and I daresay Jesus is very pleased with you! Keep that faith!!

Answer 2

Can You Be Content With Not Knowing an Answer?

I have no choice but to be; complaining displeases the Lord.

It'd be better if I didn't know the questions as well.
Ignorance is bliss.

God bless.

Answer 3

I do not see in which her reply had some thing to do with you. She ought to had been disappointed for any other cause and it fell upon you. I would not fear approximately it. Did she flag you or some thing? FYI: I handiest supply stars to questions I discover exciting or specified. I don't supply stars to men and women who ask.

Answer 4

If one can acknowledge and accept that one does not know, he/she is empowered to seek the answers. Making up satisfying or self-serving answers is putting on blinders to follow only one path, ignoring possibilities and travelers on other paths.

Answer 5

I am not going to waste my time reading your entire question. I might have considered reading it all if there was nothing but a bunch of verses from the bible in there. Can you learn to speak for your self instead of quoting a bible all the time?

Answer 6

Short & sweet. I just don't have the time to read a novel. If you shorten what you are trying to ask to about 100 words - Id be more than happy to answer

Answer 7

Do you really expect anyone to read this entire question? If that's what it takes to be in "content" forget it.

Answer 8

Nope

Makes me very OCD!

Answer 9

I know the answer................................JESUS!