I think our inability to understand some of God's ways can tempt us to sin. If we don't understand we can be tempted to proclaim that He would never 'behave' in such a way. A number of times I've heard it said that, ' A loving God would never do that.' or, 'I would never be able to worship a God who would do that.' This is dangerous ground to tread on. I think that it's important to remember that God wasn't created in our image. Just because we would never conceive of certain things (the nature of judgement, discipline, hell...) doesn't mean that He doesn't. It's refreshing to meditate on the reality that we were created in His image, and that because of our propensity to indulge in sin that our inner mechanics are tainted as the result. This means that it isn't possible for us to fully 'understand' God. I believe with everything in me that our fallible minds are not capable to grasp the 'higher order' of His complex ways.
There are so many questions that I personally don't have the answers to. And when I think about them it causes my head to hurt. For me, what it boils down to is that He is love, and He loved me first; therefor I rest assured knowing that even in the case of my complete lack of understanding that His ways are good, and needed, and better, and beneficial. The heart of Job, where he worshiped God throughout his torture, is a wonderful concept to meditate on during these times of uncertainty. Even though our lives may be required while on this Earth, and we may never grasp an understanding of why things are the way they are, He asks us to obey and follow Him throughout. Because after we enter into the afterlife in the days or years to come, all of the 'unanswered' will be made known.
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