Can you question God?

God allows, and even desires, our questions because He knows we sometimes need clarification to understand His will. One example is the disciple often referred to as “Doubting Thomas.” Thomas missed Jesus' resurrected appearance to His disciples.

Who questioned God in the Bible?

Adam, Eve, Abraham, Sarah, Moses, David, Elijah, John the Baptist, and the list goes on. They all were doubters. Even Jesus' family thought He was crazy. All the disciples ran away in doubt, not just Thomas.

Can you ask God anything?

Even though God knows what you want and need, He wants you to ask Him for it. God can answer vague prayers, but being specific creates a deeper bond between you and Him. Being specific does not guarantee that God will answer your request in the way you want Him to.

Can you be angry at God?

Depending upon a person's beliefs, the thought of being angry at God, an all-powerful transcendent being, can seem rather taboo. The very mention of God suggests authority — an ultimate moral authority. So, to be angry at God can seem irreverent or sacrilegious.

Can a human talk to God?

We can learn to hear God speak through his Church, through the love of his people and through the voice of his priests and pastors. When we listen to, read and study the Holy Scriptures, he speaks using the voice of our heart.

Is it okay to question God?

What is God's phone number?

It's 212-664-7665.

Is depression a sin in Christianity?

"Depression Is a Sin" in Christian Literature. Accounts that describe depression as sin or as caused by sin written by Christians and aimed at depression sufferers are not difficult to find, whether online, or in often-bestselling books written by mental health professionals and Christian ministers.

Why am I losing my faith?

It is possible that it is a variety of things in your life that are causing you to feel a loss of faith. Whether it is stress, trauma, grief, or just feeling a disconnect from God and the world around you, it is important to assess these emotions.

How do you know when God is punishing you?

Did a negative experience cause you to regret your wrong actions and recommit yourself to God? If yes, it is a sign that you have been punished for discipline. God wanted you to reflect on your wrongdoings, so He let you pass through trials that would make you admit your mistakes.

Is it a sin to ask God why?

It's not a sin to question God — search the scriptures if you doubt. I believe God wants us to question His plan and His ways. He settles our doubts by giving us the belief that His ways are not always our ways.

Is it OK to ask God for what you want?

All throughout scripture God commands and encourages us to ask Him for what we want. God longs to hear your requests. Give Him the pleasure of hearing from you! The first way you ask God for what you want is to simply start praying.

Can you ask God for little things?

The Bible makes it clear that followers of God won't be very effective unless we depend on Him (John 15:5). Praying about little things is one way we acknowledge our dependence on God. It helps us choose God over earthly sources of strength and helps us trust God's direction in every aspect of our days.

Is it OK to question your faith?

It's normal to have questions about God. Sometimes taking faith and the questions it poses seriously means struggling with faith. And sometimes it causes you to have doubts. But as long as there's a kernel of belief left in you, you have not lost your faith.

Is it a sin to say God's name in vain?

Leviticus 24 says that a person caught taking God's name in vain was to be stoned. It was a capital offense. God wants us to know that His name is important. When you misuse or disrespect God's name, you are offending the creator of the universe.

Who doubted God's call?

Gideon, the reluctant warrior, overcame doubt to answer God's call. Jack Zavada is a writer who covers the Bible, theology, and other Christianity topics. He is the author "Hope for Hurting Singles: A Christian Guide to Overcoming Life's Challenges." The story of Gideon in the Bible is told in Judges chapters 6-8.

How do I move close to God?

How do I build my faith in God?

Is being mentally ill a sin?

Unfortunately, many Christians, either through unintentional misunderstanding or unfortunate teaching believe that mental illnesses are a result of sin on the part of the afflicted. To these people, many or most who are well-meaning, mental illness is either a result of sin or a punishment from God.

Is being hurt a sin?

To blame victims for their pain is a sin against the wounded, against the brokenhearted, against the oppressed; it is a sin against God himself, whose heart is with those who hurt. Nowhere does scripture tell us to confront the wounded.

What does God say about anxiety?

"Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." "When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles."

How do I get God to talk to me?

How do I meet God?

Then how can we meet God? He cannot be met with rites and rituals, or with our power, status and wealth, but only with devotion, like Sudhama did. He cannot be met when we carry with us our wish-list of selfish prayers, but only with love, like Sudhama.

Why does God hide himself?

God is hiding to prevent us from finding him on our own terms. Instead, God invites all people to come out of their hiding places, to seek him in the person of Jesus, so that he will find us.