Right now on Earth, we only think in PART but when we (the children of God) ascend to Heaven we will see fully, what is going on, what was going on, and who God is. 1Corinthians 13:
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears...
13 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Wouldn't it be hard to not believe in God or turn our back on Him if we were right before Him, infront of Him in the same dimension of reality.
Isn't it a crazy concept to try to fathom that God is not subject to the flow of time, heaven may not be either, not so sure about that one.
But God is timeless
Sometimes though here in everyday regular life God can seem false, non existent, not fair, absent, wrongly perceived, mad etc.
But to that I have 2 answers:
1.We are stupid
2.God is all knowing
Isaiah 558 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.The thing that confuses nonbelievers and gets them all up in arms saying words like "contradictory" and "man-made" is Gods character, they simply dont understand it and a lot of believers don't understand it also.
His character is build up of each of his traits he expresses through out the old testament and the new testament - love, wrath, mercy, judgment, healing, killing, blessing, removing, moving, hidden, comforting, fearful etc.
You who listened in english class may be saying-
"wait... those are antonyms, how can God be both loving and merciful, thats kind of hard to be merciful and judging at the same time...".
Yes, it is hard for YOU, a HUMAN to know when to draw the lie with your child from being merciful to punishing you kid, from giving gifts freely, and from not spoiling them. It is hard for us- but you know what they say: we only use 10% of our brains, well I do not know if that is even sceintifically proven but like Isaiah said Gods ways are above our ways like the sky is above the earth... that is pretty high- I know,
I have been in an airplane before.
God in his awe-someness and perfection knows when to draw the line, He knows the long term benefit you will get by not giving you that material thing you've been praying for, He knows that you will learn from being burned the first time on the stove, He KNOWS.
You have heard God called the Alpha and Omega so many times- but the depth of that is overlooked so much, and it describes Gods greatness perfectly- being the beginning anf the end of everything, everyday, no matter what, AT THE SAME TIME! He knows every rippling, or, "butterfly" effect that happens in your life because of what you do, or becasue of what Himsefl choses to do.
.He is forever.