So Many Questions

Remember when you were in school and the English teacher always told you about the who, what, where, when, why, and how? Some men might label those as the women questions. You know how men will simply except the fact stated and not have all the answers for a woman when she asks more about an issue.

So many times in my life I have failed at asking more detailed questions about issues in order to answer all of the questions that all of the women in my life ask about a situation. Yet, so many times when God asks me to move in a direction I would like to have all the facts up front. We all want the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions answered before we step.

I still laugh when I think of when my family and I moved to New Orleans to attend the Baptist Seminary. As soon as I arrived I was getting hit with questions about my calling. With whom are you going to serve? What position are you going to get? Where are you going to serve? When are you going to get to it? Why are you serving in that capacity? How are you going to balance school and serving?

My reply to those questions showed that my who, what, where, when, why, and how perspective was totally different. I was asking who they were, what was I to do to get my family settled, where was my apartment, where were my kids to attend school, when do I have to pay, why are you asking me to serve, and how do I do all of this at one time?

God is the creator of the world and the one that loves us more than we can understand. If we are truly trusting Him then we do not have to have all of the details. The funny thing is that if we are focused on the Bible then we have all of the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions answered. On top of that we have the Holy Spirit that guides us through our calling. Wow, it is easier to follow Christ than it is to follow man.

The answer to all of the questions is found through the Bible and prayer.

What source are you using to get all the answers?

Can one discern God's will without reading His word?

I challenge everyone to read a book of the Bible. Start with John and then read John again. When you finish that book, read the book of John. Get with me after that and I can help you with a more complex reading plan where you start at the beginning and read all the way to the maps.