God is not afraid of your questions...

When I had this realization several years ago, it was so freeing...

Growing up as a Christian, I was often confronted with questions. And, I always felt terrible when I didn't have the answers. It seemed to me that answers were what I was supposed to have...an answer to every question, and the right answer to every question. Not only that, but whenever someone would ask a question, I felt strangely fearful, as if somehow I would be unable to defend God, and as a result of my lack, his power and greatness would be immensely diminished and the questioner would be lost forever. If I had only understood then what I understand now, I would have been appalled by the arrogance of my thinking. The fact is, God's dealings with individuals don't begin and end the moment they encounter us, and how ridiculous is it to think we should have all the answers all the time. Only God has all the answers, and he is not afraid of our questions. God is so much bigger than that. Sometimes the best answer we can give a questioning person is, "I don't know". One thing I have learned is to never underestimate an individual's need to search things out for himself, to connect with God on a personal level without always going to someone else for answers. After all, scripture does exhort us to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12)... That scripture goes on to say that it is God who works in us... God is not afraid of our questions, so why should we be afraid when others ask questions. God can handle it! HE is God. Not me. And, what a relief that is!


c2009 Lorenda Houston

Misquotes...

I heard it again the other day -- "Money is the root of all evil." That is definitely one of the most misquoted Bible references of all time!

It's not money, it's the love of money.

I Timothy 6:10 says, "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." (NIV)


c2009 Lorenda Houston

Take a deep breath...

the smell of the desert after the rain...

fresh... new... clean... fragrant...

it's the smell of hope...

just as rain comes to the desert, so god's spirit descends on our souls, bringing an internal cleansing, making everything new... fresh... fragrant...

when the spirit of god comes, there is hope.



c2009 Lorenda Houston