Augustine recorded a dream he had one night. In his dream he is walking along the sea shore enjoying the beauty of God's creation. While walking along he saw a young boy running back and forth between the sea and a particular spot on the beach. As he drew closer to the young lad, Augustine noticed that the boy has a bucket in hand. With each trip to the sea the lad filled the bucket with water. Returning to the spot in the sand he poured the water in a small hole he had dug in the sand. After watching the boy for a time, Augustine asked him, "Son, what are you doing?" The young boy looks up and in matter of fact way replied, "Why, I am putting the sea into this hole."

 

We easily speak and sing of God's greatness. We readily join with the Psalmist as he proclaims, "Great is our God and greatly to be praised; His greatness no one can fathom!" Yet, no sooner have we proclaimed this than we are angry with God because He isn't working the way we want or expect. We do not deny He is great. We just want Him to work according to ways that we can understand. We want His timing and methods to fit our logic, our reason. We want Him to be God - All Powerful, All Knowing, Omnipresent - but in accordance with human logic and reason. We want to be able to figure out His way and timing. Even more, we want to dictate His way and timing.