What's he talking about ?

That stirred up a hornet's nest of questions among the disciples: "What's he talking about: 'In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me'? And, 'Because I'm on my way to the Father'? What is this 'day or so'? We don't know what he's talking about." John 16:17-18 The Message

Have you ever heard God tell you something and think, 'I don't know what He is talking about?'  The Amplified Bible poses the question this way, 'We do not know or understand what He is talking about?' 

So often that is absolutely true, we don't know or understand what God is saying. Possibly because we are so consumed by our own understanding and agenda, that we don't make time to seek God and try to understand what He is telling us. We have the Holy Spirit in us, who is able to help us understand.

'But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won't draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and indeed, out of all that I have done and said.'  John 16:13 The Message

We have to make a decision to listen to the Holy Spirit. We have to seek His revelation, not our own revelation, no matter how convicting it is. This can be tough, I know from my own experience. Sometimes the revelation won't be 'pretty' but it will be necessary. Necessary for our character growth and moving to a deeper understanding of our Heavenly Father. The apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians of the importance of this deeper knowledge and understanding, 

For this reason, we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things - that you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]. Colossians 1:9-10 AMP

God wants us to lay down our own understanding and seek His understanding, not only so we experience personal growth, but so we can bear fruit in every good work. God has a plan and purpose for each of us.

Question for today, has God told you something and you don't fully understand what He is talking about? Why not take time today to be still and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal more to you about what God has told you? The Holy Spirit is in us to help us, if we will let Him. As Jesus says,

'He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.' John 16:14 AMP