Often times we don't have answers. We put it in the 'I don't

Hear, O children of faith and seekers of comfort, the words of Rev. Run, who spoke with wisdom born of life’s storms: “Often times we don’t have answers. We put it in the ‘I don’t understand’ file so you are not subject to questioning God too much. Because God is good anyway. You just gotta keep it moving and pray for strength and courage to go forward.” In this utterance, there is both humility and endurance, for it reminds us that in the face of mystery, the human heart must cling to trust and not despair.

The origin of these words is the universal human struggle with suffering and confusion. In every life there are moments when the questions are too heavy and the answers too distant. Why does loss come? Why does pain endure? Why does the innocent suffer? From the psalmists of Israel to the sages of the East, this cry has risen from age to age. Rev. Run’s counsel is not to deny the questions, but to place them gently in the “I don’t understand file,” an inner space where mystery is kept, not solved. For to demand immediate answers from the Eternal is to burden the soul with futility. Better to hold them with reverence, trusting that God’s goodness is deeper than our knowing.

Consider the story of Job, the righteous man who lost his wealth, his children, and his health. His friends pressed him to explain, to accuse, to find reasons for his suffering. Yet when God answered, it was not with explanations, but with the vastness of creation—reminding Job that divine wisdom stretches beyond the reach of human understanding. Job’s restoration came not from answers, but from surrender. This is the same spirit Rev. Run invokes: trust in God’s goodness even when clarity is hidden.

The counsel to “keep it moving” is not a dismissal of grief, but a call to resilience. Life does not pause for our confusion; the days rise and fall, and we must rise with them. To keep moving is an act of courage, a refusal to let unanswered questions paralyze the soul. In doing so, we imitate the ancient travelers who walked by faith through deserts and valleys, guided not by full maps but by trust in the One who led them.

Rev. Run also speaks of prayer, that eternal lifeline of humanity. When answers do not come, prayer is not a demand for explanation, but a plea for strength and courage to endure. The saints and prophets of old prayed not only for victory, but for endurance. Christ Himself in Gethsemane prayed not for release from suffering alone, but for the strength to accept the Father’s will. So too must we pray—not for all mysteries to be unveiled, but for the heart to keep walking through the shadows.

O listeners, the lesson is profound: in this life, there will always be an “I don’t understand file.” Do not be ashamed to have it, for it means you have encountered the depth of existence. What matters is not filling it with answers, but carrying it with faith. To question God endlessly is to weary the spirit; to trust His goodness anyway is to find peace amid chaos.

Practical is this counsel: when confusion overwhelms you, write your questions upon the scroll of your heart and place them in that file. Then turn to prayer, asking not “why” but “how”—how to endure, how to remain faithful, how to love in the midst of sorrow. Surround yourself with those who strengthen your courage, and take each day step by step, moving forward in trust.

Thus remember the words of Rev. Run: “God is good anyway… pray for strength and courage to go forward.” Let them be a lantern when answers are hidden. For though mystery abounds and the “I don’t understand file” grows heavy, the strength of faith, the courage of prayer, and the goodness of God will carry you onward into the light.