Are there different types of questions? Is there such a thing, as a stupid question? Are some questions unanswerable? What kind of answer am I looking for? How will asking this question help me to glorify the Lord? These are the questions I considered.
I believe there are different types of questions. There are those asked to find out information. What time is it? Just for example. There are those that are meant as a challenge. Why? Why do I have to eat food? (These are spoken in a certain tone that makes it evident what the person is really asking. Many times the person already knows the answer.) There are those questions asked to find deeper meaning. What is our purpose in life? There are those that help us to relate to and show sympathy to others. How are you feeling today? There are many different types of questions that are asked with very different purposes in mind.
So, should we ask questions, is the question? The answer depends on what type of question it is and what kind of answer you are looking for. I love questions. I tend to ask a lot of questions whenever I write blog posts, in fact. Additionally, asking questions and reflecting on them is how God speaks to me the most. It goes something like this, a verse stands out to me, I stop and think about it (which means I ask a question), and as I am thinking God reveals to me the truth behind the verse and how it relates to others. Questions are good and God teaches us through them. However, (you knew it was coming) I do not believe all questions are beneficial all the time. I am not talking about stupid questions. And by stupid I mean questions that are asked for the sake of asking. I am talking about those questions, which probe, at the great mysteries of God, which we cannot possibly understand.
Questions like, “Where does God come from?” and “How can we know he is real?” if taken too far, will lead us to doubt everything and have faith in nothing. Now, I am not suggesting that we shouldn’t think about these things, only that we are careful when and how much we do. You will drive yourself insane if you try to prove God’s existence because you cannot possibly prove it. You will find all sorts of evidence to support it, but that is not a proof. Likewise, to consider from whence the Lord came, will cause you to despair. Everyone, at some point in their faith, has to wrestle with some hard questions, to which the answer is to put your faith in God or abandon all and live for nothing. Ask hard questions and seek the Lord to find an answer, but do not stay there. Do not dwell on these sorts of questions. There is a point at which you either believe in the things unseen or you don’t. That is what faith is.
If you have doubts of God’s existence, but want to believe. Then believe and put your trust in Him. Trust Him to take you through. This is my battle, now, but I choose to believe despite how I feel that God is real. Perhaps you struggle with something else; then trust that God will give you understanding in time. We must remember that we are made to have a personal relationship with the Maker of heaven and earth so that he may be glorified. If our questions begin to interfere with our relationship with him and his ability to use us for his glory; then stop asking and simply trust. Be still and know that he is God.
My friend, I pray that the Lord will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know what is the hope that has called us, that you may know the greatness of His power, and the riches of His glorious inheritance among the saints. Pray for me too. God Bless and protect you my friend.