“Do you believe that God’s ways and thoughts are good?”

(Isaiah 55:8–9)

This is not a theoretical question—it’s a deeply personal one.

How we answer it reveals:

How much we truly trust God

How deeply we are willing to know Him

How far we are willing to follow Him

Many of us say yes with our lips, but our lives often tell a more complicated story. We trust God—until His ways conflict with our comfort, logic, preferences, or timing.

Isaiah 55:8–9 is often quoted when life doesn’t make sense:

“God’s ways are higher… we just don’t understand.”

That’s true—but it’s not the whole point of the passage.

Isaiah isn’t just teaching us to accept mystery.

He’s calling us to choose a way of life.