“How do I know God is good?”
This was a question that was rolling through my mind for a few weeks. I knew that God was good, but something deep within me wanted a reason as to how I knew God was good. Was it just because that’s what people told me to believe or was there something more to it?
For some reason, my mind challenges status quos and is not content to have a shallow and subpar answer. As a result, I’ve always had questions like the one above that prodded for connection to a deeper truth.
For a long time, questions like the one mentioned above, would unsettle me. I felt like I was questioning the very foundation I was standing on and that made my whole life feel extremely shaky. Plus, if I sought out to answer the questions, it was completely unknown what answers I would find. Would I like the answers? Would the answers be encouraging? Or even worse, what if I found no answers?
At times, it has been a difficult and scary process, but in wrestling through my questions with God, He has taught me a few valuable lessons that I’ve listed below:
- My life is not based on my understanding, but on Jesus.
- Questions are not something to be afraid of.
- God is bigger than my biggest question.
#1) “My life is not based on my understanding, but on Jesus. “The first lesson was given to me by a mentor of mine. As we walked and talked about the nature of reality, he casually said, “You’re life is not based on your understanding, but on the life of Jesus.” That truth brought so much freedom because it taught me that I didn’t have to understand everything. Scripture teaches that my life is not based on how well I can wrap my mind around the workings of this world; rather, my life is based on the firm foundation of Jesus. He came to show me what God looked like, living a perfect life, dying a gruesome death and rising again to reveal that He is who He said He is.
#2) “Questions are not something to be afraid of.” The ambiguity of questions were something I feared which made me feel that having questions was bad. However, recently God showed me that questions are good! Take a classroom full of students for example. The students that ask questions are the students that are engaged in order to learn and grow. The students that “zone out into space” and don’t ask any questions are arguably the students that could care less about learning the material. So when I ask questions in God’s classroom about the nature of this world, life, and faith, that’s a really good thing because it shows God (the teacher) that I am engaged and desire to learn and grow. And plus, questions get answers!
#3) “God is bigger than my biggest question.” I’ve had some massive questions in my life, questions that I thought I would never figure out or get through. Time and time again, I have found that God is bigger than my questions. He has always gotten me through the unsettled moments and has revealed answers that have solidified me even more in my faith and relationship with God. I now know that no matter what question I face, God is Lord over all.
Do you find yourself asking a lot of questions? What do you do with those questions? Do you keep them to yourself or dialogue about them with trusted people and God? Do the lessons above provide any value for you? I would love to hear about your thoughts!
Be blessed.
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