"But God"

So I had been out running errands.  As I headed home, I stopped at an intersection and noticed the car across from me had a tag on the front that said "But God".

How often does God tell us something and our response is "but God"?  Now I do not know the person driving the car or their meaning behind the tag, but I could only think of when we question God.  I could question God about why I lost my job, why I haven't found a job, etc.  However, at the end of the day I should never say "but God". God has told me before to speak to someone or to handle a situation a certain way and I will be honest I have said "but God". How many times have you felt God leading you a certain direction and you hesitated, you questioned the direction, or maybe you just pushed that feeling away?  That was you saying "but God".

This view may say or think some of the following:
"But God"
 - doesn't love me
 - put me here
 - left me
 - let this happen to me
 - took my loved one
 - doesn't care
 - doesn't hear me

Now of course there can be two views to this tag.  I do not know that the driver questions God.  Maybe instead it was an answer to a problem.  When we are faced with a hard situation we can say "but God" as in "but God has the answer".  Maybe we do not have the solution, but God does.  Have you been faced with a decision and while you did not know which way to turn you were able to say "but God does".  Maybe the doctor said they can't cure your illness, "but God can".  Maybe you have been in an abusive relationship and have been told that no one loves you, "but God does".  We can either turn to God or trust God.

This view may say or think some of the following:
"But God"
 - loves me
 - uplifts me
 - cares for me
 - wants the best for me
 - shields me
 - has mercy on me
 - has given me more than I ever deserved

As with the tag on the car, it is all about perspective and how we CHOOSE to see things.  We can see an ending as exactly that, or a new beginning.  We can have faith that God has us, or we can doubt His love for us.  In life we often see "but God" as our response to God, not our response to the world about God.  My God loves me, cares for me, uplifts me, holds me in His right hand, and only wants the best for me.  So the next time I am faced with a situation I CHOOSE to trust His plan for me over my plan for myself.  He knows what the future holds and what the plan is for my life.

Which view of "but God" do you have, and does that change based on your life circumstance?