What kind of things do you wonder?
I’m working in VBS this year, leading the Bible study and it’s been a while since I worked with children. They can be unpredictable and outspoken. What if they ask a question I can’t answer? I was nervous, anxious.
Oddly, I needed the lessons I would teach this week, and as I prepared the lessons, I found the messages filled me with the realization that we won’t always have all the answers. We only need to trust the one who does. As a child, I would ask a lot of questions, as most kids do. I trusted that my parents knew the answers. And when they didn’t know, they would send me to the dictionary or the library or encyclopedia to find it. As I got older, I realized that even knowing to send me to those resources helped me to trust them and so I did the same to my own children. I never minded when they questioned my logic. But I found directing them to my resources increased their trust rather than lessening it. The joke used to be “consider the source” when someone said something ridiculous. Sadly, the sources today, are not as dependable as we’d like. Many of them are ridiculous.
The Bible is a source we can trust.
However, the Bible is a source we can trust. Be sure you have an authentic version and not an AI inspired version that leaves out or adds in various false information.
God doesn’t mind if we question Him.
God doesn’t mind if we question Him or His Bible. He’s confident enough to handle our questions. It’s good to wonder. He wants us to ponder, study. Dig deep into our theology and into His word. He wants us to listen and hear. He wants us to look and see. He wants us to know without doubt that He is sovereign. He is who he says He is. Above all, He wants you to know that your faith is based on trusting Jesus. He is the guide; He is the answer to every question we will ever have. Does that sound hokey? Naïve, maybe? All I can say is that my trust in Jesus brings peace, and joy into my life. I am not afraid of being alone, he gives me courage and strength when I am worried or feel sad and hopeless. Honestly, He is my answer.
What do you worry about? What makes you anxious? How do you feel when you are powerless? Hopeless? Or alone?
The answer to all of life’s questions:
The answer to all of life’s questions is to trust Jesus. When we can’t find the answer, we are looking for, we can trust Jesus. when we feel alone, hopeless, powerless, afraid, we can trust Jesus. He is our compass. He is the True North. A compass can be broken, and sometimes it needs to be recalibrated. But Jesus is always the same. He never changes. He is always dependable. He’s never late or early.
Jesus is my True North! Is he yours?