Ecclesiastes 5:2

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. There are many things that happen to us. We don’t know why things happen nor do we know what the future holds for us. But God does! He knows what is best for us and why things happen as they do. God allows bad things to happen to us to teach us and to make us tougher to stand up when more hard things come along. He wants to build us up like a good basketball coach. The coach makes his players run and do exercise to make them better players. He is not being mean to them; he is thinking of the game next week. A good coach wants to prepare his players. And just like a good coach, God knows what is ahead. God wants us to be ready for hard times. God knows the future and God is preparing us for the future. Our job is to trust and to follow our loving God.