DID GOD REALLY CREATE EVERYTHING? Part Six — Why Does Life Begin in Ignorance?

 

DID GOD REALLY CREATE EVERYTHING?

Part Six — Why Does Life Begin in Ignorance?

By Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry

One of the greatest mysteries of human existence is not simply why we are here.

It is why we begin life knowing so little.

Think about it.

Every human being enters this world in complete dependence.

We cannot walk.

We cannot speak.

We cannot feed ourselves.

We cannot even understand the world around us.

Everything must be learned.

Language.

Love.

Trust.

Responsibility.

Wisdom.

Compassion.

Even the simplest tasks that adults perform every day were once impossible for us.

Have you ever wondered why?

If God desired humanity to become wise...

Why didn't He simply create us with perfect wisdom?

If God desired humanity to become loving...

Why didn't He simply create us already perfected in love?

These are questions that have occupied the minds of philosophers and mystics for thousands of years.

Perhaps the answer lies not in what we know...

But in what we become.

There is an enormous difference between knowledge that is given...

And wisdom that is earned.

A child can memorize thousands of facts.

Yet still lack wisdom.

A person may read hundreds of books...

Yet still not understand compassion.

Knowledge fills the mind.

Wisdom transforms the heart.

Perhaps this is why life itself becomes our greatest teacher.

Every experience shapes us.

Every success teaches something.

Every failure teaches something.

Every joy teaches something.

Every sorrow teaches something.

Life is not simply something we survive.

It is something that continually forms us.

Imagine giving a child every answer before they ever ask a question.

Would they still develop curiosity?

Would they still experience discovery?

Would they still appreciate understanding?

Or would knowledge become something they possessed without ever truly valuing?

The greatest lessons are often those we discover ourselves.

Every parent understands this.

There comes a time when a child must learn by experience.

You can warn them that a stove is hot.

But eventually they must learn to respect fire.

You can explain honesty.

But one day they must choose honesty for themselves.

You can teach compassion.

But one day they must decide whether compassion will become part of their character.

Love cannot be forced.

Wisdom cannot be transferred like money from one account to another.

Character must be formed.

Perhaps this is why life unfolds gradually.

We often wish for immediate transformation.

God often seems to work through patient growth.

Look at nature.

The mighty oak does not appear overnight.

It begins as a tiny acorn.

The butterfly does not begin with wings.

It passes through stages.

Even the stars themselves are born, mature, and eventually transform.

Creation seems to delight in growth.

Why should humanity be any different?

Many people become discouraged because they have not yet become the person they hope to be.

They compare themselves to others.

They compare themselves to who they wish they were.

But perhaps they should compare themselves only to who they were yesterday.

Growth is rarely dramatic.

Most of the time it is almost invisible.

Just as you cannot watch a tree growing in real time...

You often cannot see your own soul growing.

Yet it is happening.

Quietly.

Patiently.

Faithfully.

Every lesson learned...

Every act of forgiveness...

Every mistake admitted...

Every truth embraced...

Adds another stone to the foundation of your character.

This is why we should be patient with one another.

Every person is at a different stage of the journey.

Some are learning humility.

Others are learning courage.

Some are discovering forgiveness.

Others are learning responsibility.

We cannot expect everyone to be standing on the same step of the staircase.

One of the greatest dangers in spiritual life is forgetting where we ourselves began.

It is easy to judge someone who is struggling.

It is much harder to remember that we too once struggled.

Compassion grows whenever memory and humility walk together.

Perhaps God allows us to begin in ignorance so that we may one day choose wisdom freely.

Not because we were programmed to love...

But because we discovered that love is worth choosing.

Not because goodness was forced upon us...

But because we came to recognize its beauty.

There is a profound difference between innocence and maturity.

An infant is innocent because it does not yet know.

A wise person is innocent because they have learned to choose goodness despite knowing both good and evil.

The first innocence is given.

The second is earned.

Perhaps this is one of the great purposes of life.

Not simply to gather information.

But to become people of wisdom.

People of compassion.

People of integrity.

People whose lives reflect the Light more than the darkness.

So if you feel today that you still have much to learn...

Do not become discouraged.

Every teacher was once a student.

Every master was once a beginner.

Every saint once struggled.

Every wise person once asked questions.

Learning is not evidence of failure.

It is evidence that you are alive.

Perhaps the greatest mistake we can make is believing we have reached the end of our growth.

The soul never stops learning.

The heart never stops expanding.

Love never reaches its final lesson.

Tomorrow always offers another opportunity to become a little wiser than we were today.

So embrace the journey.

Do not fear the lessons.

Do not resent the process.

For every step you take with sincerity, is leading you toward greater understanding.

In our next chapter, we will explore one of the most beautiful ideas in spiritual philosophy:

What does it really mean to be created in the image of God?

Is it about appearance...

Or something far deeper?

Until then...

Remain teachable.

Remain humble.

Remain patient with yourself.

For every great soul once began as a child learning how to walk.

Peace, Light, and Understanding to All.

— Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div.
Red Bull Illuminati Ministry