But Lord!

So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.”
Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.” – Acts 9.11-14

Saul was sent on to Antioch to Judas’ house on Straight Street where he would be told what to do next. While he waited there for a man named Ananaias who would touch him and restore his sight.

While he was then the Lord appeared to this man Ananias and told him to go to Straight Street and find Saul.

But wait – what? Go find Saul?
Surely it could not be THE Saul?!

“Lord, uh, I don’t know how to say this, but you do know this is the same guy who has done great harm to the believers in Jerusalem and has come here to do the same thing to us.’

Of course God knew that already, but I admire that Ananias was honest enough to talk to God openly about his fears. I admire that and am encouraged that we can talk to God with the same kind of honesty.

But God tells him to go anyway – and Ananias goes.

It is not abnormal for us to be afraid. It is not abnormal for us to wonder what God is doing. It should not be abnormal for us to talk to Him about it.

And it should not be abnormal for us to obey even if we don’t understand it all.