Have you ever been frustrated with God? When things go wrong, or when life gets too heavy to handle, I think it’s human nature to ask God for answers. But how many of us are bold enough to question God?

Questioning God

When things go wrong, or when life gets too heavy to handle, I think it’s human nature to ask God for answers. But how many of us are bold enough to question God?

God, why did this happen to me?

God, why are you letting them go through this?

There are times that we may have questions about our faith or about our circumstances, but we’re afraid to ask. Why do you think that is?

Maybe when we were young we were told not to ask certain questions, or make certain observations about the Bible or our faith. There are some faith communities where questions aren’t permitted because “It’s not our place to ask why.” I’ve found that this usually means there’s a fear that the questions will be a threat to the powers in charge — but that’s a different issue.

Questions are a natural part of life, and the Bible is filled with people asking and even demanding answers from God. And amazingly, God doesn’t seem to mind.

Habakkuk Questions God

The prophet Habakkuk demanded God answer his questions about the oncoming destruction of Israel in his…