My black Labrador’s trainer told us that we should give her a bone and while she is feasting on it, that we should take it away from her so as to demonstrate our superiority to her. He said that this was important because if we didn’t do it, then one day, she would rebel against us and growl when we deprived her of something. We were supposed to maintain our command status very clear. In this way, I believe that God’s actions have an intention of proving his superiority (not to mention, make us stop taking everything for granted) so that we don’t compare ourselves with him. When “[JOB 12.19] He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations and straiteneth them again. He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man [JOB. 12.25].”
Thus my explanations proceeds: God gives and takes to prove that he can do so, and to teach us to appreciate what we have, which is what he has given us. If we don’t appreciate our possessions and senses as a product of his kindness, we are rid of them, we are rid of his generosity.
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