Um, I’m in a “trusting God” period. :) I’m just having doubts about His plans for me (thus far) but I known that even though I can’t see the end of this road, it is the better road for me; otherwise He would not have me on it. So I just have to be patient…like…five years patient. >.<
But very good question!
Hi! I’m good thanks, hope your good too!
I think it depends on how you are asking, more then what you are asking. Two examples would be Job and Mary (mother of Jesus). Job asked God why did all this happen to him and in chapter 38 God, it seems, in anger reminds him who exactly he was talking too. Mary on the other hand asks God (or the angel of the Lord, I can’t remember) how could she have Christ if she was a virgin; which God explains to her. On the surface these questions are just asking God what was going on, but HOW they asked was what triggered Gods response. Job was asking in anger, asking why God put him through this, while Mary was asking in humility and confusion. God was so rough on Job because Job believed he knew better then God and that he shouldn’t have had to go through what he did.
So in summery it is okay to ask God “why?”. In fact scripture says in Matt 7:7-11 that if you ask, you shall receive. But it’s how you ask that matters. If you ask with a bitter heart then ultimately it stems from the belief that God didn’t know what he was doing. However if you come with a humble heart and sincerely ask God “why?” Then God will answer you; in His time of course.
Hope this helps! Good night and God bless!
This one’s kind of tough. Hmm…
I think it would be never lying to me, no matter how big or how small of a lie it may be. When I was little and I would lie to my parents my dad would ask if I hated him, then I would respond no, then he would respond, “The bible says a lying tongue hates the one it hurts.” That kind of stuck with me through repetition. In short, I would be convinced that someone loved me if they told me the truth in everything, even if its something that seems small or something that would hurt me.
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Ah, never be jealous of it! God has a reason for everything he does! Because you weren’t in a family where Christianity is the norm, your faith is much stronger. When you asked Christ to be your savior, you knew exactly what you were being saved from. But because I was raised in a home where we were sheltered from sin, I didn’t begin to really understand what sin was until the last few years. Not that I’m not thankful! I have been totally blessed by my parents and their faith. But in the end neither is better then the other. 2 Peter 1:3-4 I think says it best.
However, if its any consolation, I’m kind of jealous of your upbringing too. :) I wish I had a profound change in my life to confirm that I’m not living this way because its what my parents want or because it makes me a better person, but because I believe that Christ is the son of God and that he came here to save me from my rebellion against Gods law.
I would hope that I would do anything, in the confines of scripture.
Well i was five or six when I realized that I wasn’t going to heaven. I remember it came up because my parents were talking about an unsaved friend of theirs and as they were talking I realized i fit the description too. So I talked to my mom and I asked Christ to take charge in my life. I do truly believe i was saved then, but as I grow older I’m starting to understand it more, and everything that a biblical life entails. I guess my greatest moment of trial was when I was working at Walt Disney World, and the group I was with began to talk about religion. Since I was miles away from anyone that had taught me anything, or any family to impress, I had to decide wither I was going to stick to my guns or not. Granted unless there is hard truth behind something, I’m not one who’s opinions are swayed easily, but I’ve never seen GOD lie, and therefore I have no reason to doubt His word. In the end, here I am today and I believe everyone sees GODS power everyday, we just take it for granted.
Be a blessing! It may also be a bit selfish, but I feel like i have more of a purpose when I can help someone.
