Duh! Of course He knows what He is doing! But if that's the case, why do I sometimes live my life like I know more than He does? Maybe what I need more than anything else is to always believe that Jesus is always right about everything. When Jesus lived on earth He could have taught about economics or medicine or astronomy. He could have told everyone that the earth revolves around the sun 1500 years before Copernicus proposed his heliocentric theory. He could have clearly explained the space/time continuum or that funky concept we call "Deja Vu". In His infinite brilliance, He could have clarified all the mysteries of mankind, even ones we haven't yet thought about 2000 years later.
Instead, He taught about how to live life to the fullest and about what keeps us from living that kind of life. Why teach about those things? Because that is our biggest need.
To experience "the good life", what is "good" needs to flow from inside us. If good was flowing from inside all of us, most of the biggest problems of the world would be solved. Families wouldn't fall apart and kids could grow up feeling safe and secure. War would not be seen as a helpful option. People would feel accepted for who they are rather than chasing after money or the latest diet to make them feel more valuable. We would quickly care for people in need. Leaders and politicians would serve unselfishly and only for the good of the people. And the list goes on.
Jesus came to make it possible for "good" to flow from inside each of us. Our first step is to believe that Jesus knows how to experience that kind of life better than anyone else and that He wants it for us more than we want it ourselves. The question is, "Do we trust Him?"
