He called to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought calamity to the widow with whom I am staying, by causing her son to die?"I'm not quite sure why this struck a chord with me. I guess it's because of how Elijah questions God here. He doesn't understand, and says so to God. I hesitate to say it, and maybe it's just my own mindset recently, but this comes across to me as doubt.
Whether it's doubt, or just questioning, it does seem very human. Something bad happened, and he doesn't understand why. He can't see God's overall plan, to know why she would have to suffer the loss of her son. I question God all the time, and definitely doubt him in some areas. I struggle with those doubts, and they cause me to go places I shouldn't. I pray for the clarity to not understand, not argue, but simply accept God's plan as the best possible, and to allow myself to be directed down it.
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