Can i question god

Eventually, a still distraught Gideon has to know for certain that the Lord had truly spoken to him and that this really was the will of God. So, he runs and puts together an offering of bread and a goat and brings them before the angel. According to instructions given by the angel, Gideon puts the meat and the bread on a rock and the angel touches the offering with Gideon's staff—and boom!

Gideon believes. I can think of many more examples of some very godly men and women who struggled with God's will just as much as Gideon -- Moses, Abraham, Sarah, Job, doubting Thomas, Peter, etc.

And though their questioning might have made them falter and might have caused them to wait longer for a promise to be fulfilled or do the right thing, God was with them because He knew that when it came right down to it, these men and women desired to serve God. They just needed to think outside of the box. They needed to gain the right perspective.

They needed a lot of encouragement. There are cases when questioning is a sign of an unchanged and unrepentant heart, however. Take the case of the questioning sessions instigated by the Pharisees in the New Testament. These sessions were a means to prove Jesus wrong and validate their own desires and philosophies.

How arrogant they must have seemed to our Lord. If your heart is humble before the Lord, not self-righteous, and if you acknowledge God as being the one in control with your best in mind, then don't be afraid to question, just make sure that when you ask, you are seeking for answers in the right place. You can't question God's will and expect him to honor it if you aren't willing to hear the answer. Listening comes in several forms, but all forms start with a submissive and receptive heart.

We must be humble before God. We need to have an open Bible before us. His response was one of doubt due to his age, and the angel responded, telling him he would be mute until the day God's promise was fulfilled Luke Zechariah doubted the ability of the Lord to overcome natural obstacles.

Anytime we allow human reason to overshadow faith in the Lord, sinful doubt is the result. No matter what our reasons may be, the Lord has made foolish the wisdom of the world 1 Corinthians Even the seemingly foolish plans of God are wiser than the plans of humanity. Faith is trusting in the Lord even when His plan goes against human experience or reason. Scripture contradicts the humanistic view that doubt is essential to life, as Renee Descartes taught, and teaches instead that doubt is the destroyer of life.

James highlights when the people of God ask the Lord for wisdom, they are to ask for it in faith, without doubt. The Lord says that if we doubt while we ask Him, we will not receive anything from Him, because we are unstable. The Lord uses the Word in the life of the people of God to help them grow in the grace of God. Christians need to remember how the Lord has worked in the past because that defines how He will operate in their lives in the future. Once we understand what the Lord has done in the past, what He has promised for His people in the present, and what they can expect from Him in the future, they can act in faith instead of doubt.

There are many examples we could use of doubt in the Bible, but some famous ones include Thomas, Gideon, and Sarah and Abraham laughing at God's promise. Thomas spent years witnessing the miracles of Jesus and learning at the feet of Jesus. But he doubted his master had been raised from the dead. An entire week went by before he saw Jesus, time for doubt and questions to creep into his mind.

When Thomas finally saw the risen Lord Jesus, all of his doubts went away John Gideon doubted the Lord could use him to turn the tide against the oppressors of the Lord.

He tested the Lord twice, challenging Him to prove His reliability through a series of miracles. Only then would Gideon honor Him. Abraham and his wife Sarah are two very significant figures in the Bible. Both followed the Lord faithfully throughout their lifetimes.

When they were given this promise, they both laughed at the prospect. Christians have a holy charge to proclaim the Word of God in season and out of season, which requires thinking seriously about what the Bible is and what it teaches.

God has provided His Word for Christians to read, study, meditate upon, and proclaim to the world. As the people of God, let us dig into the Bible and ask our questions from confidence in the revealed Word of God so we can grow in the grace of God and walk alongside others who struggle with doubt in our local churches.

Despite all the questions that arise, the Psalmists continue to affirm God's characteristics. Some other examples are when they talk about:. But in the right way. We're not to accuse God of doing wrong, or to act like we know better than him. But we're to honestly approach Him with our questions and the things that are on our heart as we seek to live for Him. Answers to common questions about prayer. Honest prayer. Is the enemy to revile your name forever? Are the Psalmists disrespectful?