Any questions?

Jeff Lovell Jan 03, 2008

We had a good gathering last Sunday. With the beginning of the year, we took our time together as families for prayer…and we had several interactive family friendly prayer stations set up around the building that gave us each a chance to reflect on the past year and look forward to the coming year, asking God for his direction.

questions

One of the stations invited people to write questions that they have…if they could ask God something, what would it be? There were some very thoughtful questions, and we’re going to use these to provide direction for our times together over the next several weeks. I’m looking forward to some good discussion as we explore the scriptures together and see what they say about our questions.

 

We’ll take 1+ questions each week and wrestle with it together. Some of these may have some clear answers, while others may propel us to embrace mystery and the unknown. We’ll also talk briefly about the whole idea of having questions and doubts, and what that means to our faith. Here’s a 2 sentence preview of what I’m thinking:

Questions are central to our faith - they acknowledge that we don’t have all of the answers and need to look beyond ourselves for guidance. Questions propel us to search for and discover more of God.

What do you think?

the questions

Here are the questions that you wrote last week - from adults and kids alike:

  1. How do I live as you desire (love You - love others) when there is so much else that must be done to live here? Err - maybe I know the answer - give me the ability to execute …
  2. Why do you allow suffering especially of the innocent?
  3. Can you help me ride my bike?
  4. Why do you make hiccups?
  5. How do I best work through decisions with co-workers in a kind but not door-mat way?
  6. How do we live a life like Jesus showed us in a world that is so different and often so far from God?
  7. How can I become like a child in your presence without losing my ambition?
  8. How do I know when You are pleased with me? How do I know when I’m good enough?
  9. How do I know what God has planned for me?
  10. How do I stay focused on serving you when I’m so easily distracted and exhausted?
  11. What does it mean to be who you created me to be? How can I grow more confident in Christ?
  12. How do I let go of my need to be liked by others?
  13. Where did God come from?
  14. What is heaven like?
  15. What does “salvation” mean? What does the Bible really say about it? (from a previous discussion)

more questions

And, some questions about the questions: Are there any recurring themes here? What do these questions tell us about ourselves and how we think about God?

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