WHY GOD!?!?

The "why" questions always plagued my mind when it came to choosing to believe in God and making the decision to walk out my faith.

Especially now days...with so many controversial topics on the table and so much pain in the world.

People who follow Christ can sometimes come across very judgmental, uncaring, close-minded and self-righteous. Right?!

I know we have all seen it...and maybe you have even experienced it first-hand...I know I have...many times...and I follow Jesus. I can't imagine how hurtful that would be to someone who doesn't believe.

(by the way...if you have ever felt this from me...I am deeply and unbelievably sorry and ask that you would forgive me...it would be very unintentional if it happened!)

Because of this...many people who don't know Jesus choose to stay away from a relationship with Him.

My prayer each day is that as I represent the love of Jesus...that people will not feel judged by what I say (because judgment is not my job anyways) but that they would feel Jesus' love through my actions.

It breaks my heart and causes me to constantly look at my own life and pray that I don't come across that way to ANYONE!

If I share anything about Him...it does not come from a heart of judgment...but from a deep place of love...because I want others to know and experience the amazing grace and love that I know.

The difficult part is that following Jesus can sometimes make people who don't follow Him feel uncomfortable to be around you. They know how you believe and they instantly feel like they can't be themselves...and it breaks my heart. I do TRY to live my life by the teachings and standards that God has set in His Word...BUT I in NO WAY think any less of someone who does not think like me! In fact, I love  people more who don't believe like me! Does that mean I agree with everything others do? Nope. But in the same way...people who don't believe like me don't have to agree with everything I do!

The way I believe is that God is our ONLY judge. I was not put on this earth to judge others...I was put here for the soul purpose of LOVING others and sharing what I believe!

If you don't choose to experience His love...that doesn't make me think ANY less of you! And I pray that you don't think any less of me for how I believe.

It is possible to show others respect even if they don't have the same belief system as you. 

Choosing to believe in God despite all the questions the world throws at you comes down to one simple thing.

Faith.

There are many times in my life when I have questioned God...actually, even more so after I made the decision to follow Him.

Here are some of my "why" questions...maybe you have some just like these!

Why did He allow my friend, who was a young girl, to die?

Why did He allow the man I loved to walk out on our engagement...?

Why are men and women being killed by police officers?

Why are police officers being killed?

Why are so many people stuck in sex trafficking?

Why so much abuse and loneliness in the world?!?!?!

WHY???

WHY?!?!!?!?!?

The questions can come at me like a raging storm!!!! Especially when you are crawling through a valley and the pain is threatening to overtake you!

BUT...

God never said that we would live in a world free from pain!!

In John 16:33 He says, "In this world you WILL have trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world."

He tells us very clearly that we WILL have trouble...but that He will overcome!

I will NEVER have all the answers to life's problems.

AND if I live in the "WHY" I will never experience life the way God intended me to live!

I don't know why bad things happen...

I don't know the "why" behind so many things in the Bible...

But I do know that once I CHOSE to put my trust in Him and made the decision to really seek Him...His power, love, mercy and grace were undeniable!

What "whys" do you have?

Seek Him with an open heart and mind

...and watch how He will give you the faith you need to navigate through all the questions life throws your way!


There is NOTHING that can compare to Jesus!


He is LOVE.




Oh how He loves you and me!