Encyclopedia Brown and the Great Mystery of God

Talking with a friend about God's weirdness. For some reason or another He has chosen to reveal Himself to us in the juxtaposition and ironic pairings of ideas:

strength in weakness
hope in darkness
life in death
fullness in brokenness
joy in sorrow
love in the midst of hate
peace in uncertainty
true identity when we lose ourselves
finding His will when we let go of ours
acceptance when persecuted
finally finding what we desired only when we searched for and made Him our one desire
light in darkness
gaining in letting go
seeing His BIGness as we become smaller
triumph in adversity
calm in the chaotic storms of our lives

I guess it's the only way we, in our feeble-mindedness, can even begin to understand Him. (I think C.S. Lewis touched upon this very idea when he stated that we cannot understand love without first understanding hate.)

In showing us where we lack, He reveals to us how He fulfills in every way.

It's the great mystery of His grace.

Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths of the grave — what can you know?
- Job 11:7, 8