I've got just a few questions...

Life is full of questions. Small children often ask question after question every day. Adults do too, just maybe not aloud. The truth is, people have a hard time with uncertainty, and that is what questions are-things we aren't certain about. The questions that arise in our lives can be simple or they can be complex. One thing stands true to every question though and that is- each question in our life was put there for a reason for it is through questions that sometimes God's master plan for our life is revealed.

For years, I've often wondered why God seems to put good people through bad things. I've questioned how he could allow a pregnant woman to get stage 4 cancer. I've questioned how God can keep two people from being together more often. I've questioned how God can take people from our lives so suddenly.

Through all my questioning though, I sometimes seem to forget what my life would be like if it didn't have questions. Questions lead to answers and answers come in God's due time. A life with no questions is a life that is going nowhere. Our questions-our uncertainties in life are what keeps us motivated to move on. Our uncertainties and questions are what motivate us to fight for what we want.




Clay Walker has a song called "Just a Few Questions I Have". Here are the lyrics:

"A Few Questions"

"How in this world can we put a man on the moon
And still have a need for a place like St. Jude's
And why is one man born in a place where all they know is war
And a guy like me has always been free
And how can two people who've built a loving home
Try for years and never have a child of their own
And somewhere out there tonight there's a baby no one's holding tight
In need of love, to me that don't add up

But I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans
I didnt' get to see you hang the stars in the sky
So I don't mean to second guess you or criticize what I don't understand
These are just a few questions I have

And why did my cousin have to die in that crash
A good kid only 17, I still wonder about that
It seems unfair to me some get the chance to chase their dreams
And some don't, but what do I know?

I wasn't there the day you filled up the oceans
I didnt' get to see you hang the stars in the sky
So I don't mean to second guess you or criticize what I don't understand
These are just a few questions I have

Why do I feel like you're hearing these prayers of mine
When so many outta be ahead of me in line
When you look down on me, can you see the good through all the bad
These are just a few questions I have"

Despite all the questions in our lives, God can see the good in the midst of the bad. We're going through the bad to appreciate the good. We're going through the questions so that we may appreciate the answers. God hears our prayers and he will lead us to the answers to the questions!

Tonight, let us ever realize that questions will always arise in life. Sometimes we will not understand why things happen the way they do. It's only natural to question things, but as we question things, let's not forget that our questions sometimes make us stronger. When you look back on the questions you once had, you will realize that the answers you now have might just be a big help to someone asking those very same questions one day. So, learn to appreciate the questions and share the answers. Uncertainty can lead to certainty. Are you learning to appreciate the questions? That's one question I have!

That, my friends, is just a few thoughts from a small town southern man!