Ecclesiastes 11:5
Ecclesiastes 11:5 5 As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything.
I love technology. I love getting the newest forms of technology (when I have the money), I even Love playing with new technology in stores if I can’t afford it. The thing about technology is it is almost always about controlling something. For example, a smart phone (which no, I don’t have one) is equipped with software to sync your colander, contacts, music, and email. A smart phone’s purpose is to help you control your calendar, as well as your various entertainments. Control is something we tend to try and exert over most areas in our lives, this verse from Ecclesiastes reminds us that ultimately we aren’t in control. I am not going to make the argument about how much God controls or even how much we as humans can know, but there is something to the idea of realizing that we can’t know, we can’t control all of it. I think the danger in many people’s Christianity is the attempt either to know it all or to know with certainty (or control). We forget, especially concerning our faith that we can’t know everything or how everything works. For example, I am a Trinitarian, but the reality of that doctrine is that I can’t fully comprehend it, and because I know that I know that when I try to understand it I’m probably getting some things wrong and the reality is, that’s okay. The understanding that we need to leave the control to God, to allow some mystery is a great lesson to remember.
I love technology. I love getting the newest forms of technology (when I have the money), I even Love playing with new technology in stores if I can’t afford it. The thing about technology is it is almost always about controlling something. For example, a smart phone (which no, I don’t have one) is equipped with software to sync your colander, contacts, music, and email. A smart phone’s purpose is to help you control your calendar, as well as your various entertainments. Control is something we tend to try and exert over most areas in our lives, this verse from Ecclesiastes reminds us that ultimately we aren’t in control. I am not going to make the argument about how much God controls or even how much we as humans can know, but there is something to the idea of realizing that we can’t know, we can’t control all of it. I think the danger in many people’s Christianity is the attempt either to know it all or to know with certainty (or control). We forget, especially concerning our faith that we can’t know everything or how everything works. For example, I am a Trinitarian, but the reality of that doctrine is that I can’t fully comprehend it, and because I know that I know that when I try to understand it I’m probably getting some things wrong and the reality is, that’s okay. The understanding that we need to leave the control to God, to allow some mystery is a great lesson to remember.
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