Just Wondering #1
Comments(5) Questions are just as powerful as answers in many ways. After all if we didn’t wonder about things and ask the right questions how would we ever get the right answers?
I often tell people that there are no such things as stupid or silly or bad questions, just stupid, silly and bad answers! That’s true as long as the question is an honest one.
So here’s what I’m going to do. Below I’m going to list some questions that are either ones I’m dealing with or that I often hear others ask or wrestle with.
What I want you to do is to respond in the comments section. You can say whatever you want of course (tho spam, bad language, etc. will be deleted), but what I’m looking for is the questions YOU are grappling with right now.
If I happen to hit one of yours, please let me know, otherwise feel free to share what’s on your mind!
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Why is the church so slow to respond to cultural shifts in appropriate ways in order to relate to and reach the world more effectively?
What can be done to change this and “get with it†without leaving Biblical truth and revelation behind us?
How can I get more people to read and return daily to this blog?
Why is the church, in America at least and from what I can tell most other places, doing such a poor job of transforming believers’ lives into the image of Christ?
Why are we so obsessed with finding “spiritual formulas†that guarantee results (like healing, answered prayer, prosperity, etc)?
After all this time why do so many people still cling to their denomination or brotherhood, or whatever you call it, and fear cooperating with their fellow believers in evangelism and ministry?
Why is it so easy for so many American Christians to become passionate about politics, sports, hobbies, etc., but not about Christ and their service to Him?
Why is it that I can happily and easily spend hours reading Military History or Science Fiction or Fantasy or whatever else I’m interested in, and find it hard to read the Bible for even an half hour?
If prayer is communication with the living God, why is it so boring for most of us?
Why does anyone support Benny Hinn?
I think it’s a terrible waste of time and Kingdom resources to have an entire Ministry devoted to prophecy. Yet they exist and some flourish! Are their supporters’ nuts or am I?
Why is most “Christian fiction†like the Left Behind series, etc, so bad?
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I’ll talk more about why I’m doing this later
I’d like to see you write or talk about forgiveness.
How do you let those hurts go?
Do you trust these people again?
How do I get rid of the resentment I feel?
Good questions Jan! I’ll be thinking about them!
For most of the questions you posed I think there are two primary reasons. First is that our sin nature lives on so we continue to be creatures of our old habits. Second, Americans are hooked on comfort and and ease and along with that goes quick fixes and easy answers. There are many ministries and authors who aim at that sad truth.
As for prayer, for me, it is somewhat like working out used to be. Hard to get myself to stick with it. But over time and particularly when I sought God’s work on my heart’s desire to pray, it became something I wanted to do, needed to do, as it helped me feel better. Like exercise I missed it when I wasn’t spending enough time on it. But far more than exercise it is my conversation with the One who loves me beyond my understanding! It gives me joy, it’s a place I can pour out my sorrows, and it is how lift my cares and concerns for others to the place where real change and healing can take place.
Thanks Miss – but the world is still waiting to know what YOUR questions are!!
Good insights – as always!
Christian Carnival LXXX
This week’s Christian Carnival promises something for everyone as we cover a wide range of interests and subjects. Thanks to everyone who submitted their posts. As always, it has been fascinating to discover each other’s perspectives.