I want to thank each of you who took the time to respond and share your very heartfelt thoughts. I believe God had something to say to me in each of your answers and I truly appreciate the wisdom, prayers and blessings you have shared.

I have been a lifelong believer, but I know that the older I get the more I seem to question the Lord, rather than finding peace in God. I know this is probably largely my own fault. Although I attended a Christian school growing up and regularly attended church, I only go about once a month now and spend little time reading my Bible. I pray daily, but sometimes I refrain, thinking, “Why would God even consider my prayers when I question Him so? He deserves to hear prayers from a true follower.” By that, I mean that He deserves someone who gives Him the unconditional trust He should have, as our Creator and Master. He deserves praise, and in my lack of faith I have a hard time doing even that.

I do continue to pray that God will reveal Himself to me and that I will SEEK and be OPEN to that revelation. I know it starts with me.

Again, thank you for the wisdom and prayers you have shared. God Bless you all.

Sheryl

How can i as an american that has not everything but i do have a home and a car and so much in comparisin to the people that sheryl refers to have any real insight.

I come from a background that would take countless words to lay it all out in this blog, so i won’t. However i can try to share from the insight gained from ny background. God is in control, but, mankind has been given the helm. Creation exists with a timeline in place that is largely dictated by man and mans morality. We will ultimately run out of time and Gods willingness to allow our decline to continue, but as of yet we have not run out yet.

i recently taught this to our congregation maybe it will help here.

God allowed Jesus to arrive in an exact moment. We as mankind would have sent Him sooner because we want everything fixed now, and if Jesus is the answer then send Him “now.” God however knew to send Him “then.” At the exact moment that would allow man to be reconciled unto the Kingdom of Heaven. Then if we follow Matthew 13 we see a progressional description of Jesus’s ministry. From the sowing, to the allowance for “Both” the “good” and the “bad” to be given time to sort themselves out. Then the uncontrollable spreading of the good news, to the leaven. Leaven is used as a type here for good but historically leaven shadows corruption not redemption. So using leaven as the type that it is in the bible we once again see a contrast of “good (the mustard seed growth) to “bad” ( the leaven). Ultimately at the end of these parables we get a picture of Revelation or Judgement day.

Once again God is in control but we as mankind are unfortunately still driving the planet and thus we as a whole are corrupt. But forgiven and righteous by the timeliness grace of God in the person of Christ. I will close with this, I recently heard our condition described by T D Jakes better than i have ever heard it described before. He said there is a little bit of Jason in me (from friday the thirteenth horror movies) nad there is that person that God created me to be in there right along side.

Isaiah 1:16-18 Sheryl. God lays it out in 16 we are instructed to repent. In 17 he tells us to learn to do well by being his love in somebody elses life. And then in 18 he says that because of our obedience to the prior to scriptures that we can “reason” with God Himself.

Allow Gods broken heart for these peoples lifes conditions to spark a difference in the world through you. You be the one Sheryl find a way to begin to pray and support Gods broken world somehow, someway.

Wow i’m long winded. Hope this helps.

I’m aaron from Malaysia.

Firstly to your question, we are not to figure God out, in which way He shall provide, we must first place our faith on Him believing (without a shadow of doubt) that He will fulfil His promises.

I believe that the sufferings of the world is allowed by God so that people in need would draw near to Him, as the bible says “draw near to Me and I shall draw near to you”. It’s just too common for people to seek God only in times when they need something.

For anyone to understand and apply this verse in their lives, they must know our ever-loving God, for His promise says “I shall not leave you nor forsake you”. Without knowing Him, it’ll be difficult to place your faith in Him. Then as we start to grow and have faith in Him, there’ll be no more need to question God so much because our ways are not His ways.

God is ever loving, He will definitely not leave a person seeking Him in vain, but suffering is the due consequence of the fallen world. God hates sin.

God shall supply to people who has faith in Him, even to those who has just started to have faith in Him. There are many ways that He can do that. He may send a donor, He may send a missionary, He may send a crusade even, or maybe sometimes, He would give instructions to certain individuals that He has selected to buy some food and give to the needy. Honestly speaking, there’re a million and one ways He could do just that, therefore, questioning God is not a wise thing to do at all.

That’s why, i believe that our God does not show Himself into spectacular media-worthy attention because He is grooming us for His coming Kingdom, to have faith in Him. This verse is very difficult to accept, especially if one is a young believer. We must breath God in every breathe that we take to see how wonderful are His creations, feed on His Word to grow in the truth and lead a prayerful lifestyle to have a personal relationship with Him.

These may not be the best answer, but i hope it helps. God bless u all…

There are so many answers to your question. Faith is the evidence of things not seen but things hoped for. God has supplied on this earth his belivers. To do what? To pray, intercede, help, and sacrafice ourselves for him first and then others. Do you have your own troubles, that are unique? Well of course we do and God says, cast your cares upon me. God says, trust & believe in my name and I shall supply. We all have a cross to carry Sheryl. He said anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me (Matthew10:38). So what am I saying? I am saying that we can do can do something about it(the problems in this world). I’m saying that through him all things are possible. The word “through” represents that there is something required of us. And with Gods help nothing is impossible for us. We are to move through him. I’m saying that the hungry ones too have a burden and also a cross to carry. He will shine before them. Because his word say’s he will shine before all men. He is already with them. God is trying to open up our eyes. So that we can stop thinking of ourselves and our own needs and start focusing on others. The enemy has you mad at the worng one. You see you need to take that passion and cry out to God, intercede, & pray the burden that GOD has put in your heart. I will be praying for you Sheryl, because without God you too will hunger and thirst. Without God you will die. I pray right now for you that God will soften your heart. And open your eyes to the truth that has already been planted in your heart. I pray you will not lean on your own understanding of him and remember Gods ways are higher than our ways.

I too try to be faithful and believe that Jesus is my Savior but have A LOT of questions.