Amadeo (Still My God)Sample

“The questions keep us in the fight”

All throughout Scripture we see multitudes of instances in which biblical figures asked God the question “why”: the twelve disciples, Moses, David, Jonah, and Job. These people found themselves in personal battles that they didn’t seem they could endure.  These men were faced with death, execution, betrayal, severe loss of wealth and health, and yet these men were some of the closest people to the Lord, walking with him intimately. 

Sometimes as we go through battles, we have a crisis of faith, especially when the situation is a life altering event that leaves us totally disillusioned. When we have believed for so long in what we thought were the promises of God, it can be quite jarring when we realize that maybe those weren’t his promises at all. Maybe what we thought were his ways weren’t his ways at all. He doesn’t always answer our questions the way we want him to, but like a good, loving father, He always assures us that He’s in control and understands everything that we don’t.

Be encouraged today. Know that it’s totally okay to tell God how we’re feeling and to ask Him the questions that are pressing on us. The beauty of it all is that He already knows. He wants us to come to him and talk to Him about it. Asking God questions is actually a wonderful way to engage in authentic conversation with our heavenly Father.  The sooner we realize and accept that His ways are higher and better than ours, the more comfortable we will be with accepting the outcomes of our situation.  He has a plan that we don’t always see, but we can trust Him with our future. Maybe instead of asking God “why”, we begin to shift our focus and start asking him “what”. When we ask what he wants to accomplish in and through us in our situations, we grow, mature and gain wisdom in the culture of the kingdom. It's in those times that we place God back in the place of authority, declaring that He is worthy of our trust! Never stop going to the Lord with your questions; but maybe shift the focus of your questions. What we learn in those questions usually helps us encourage and strengthen those around us as well.