Lying on my college dorm's bed, I questioned that there was a God...and if there was one, how could he let bad things happen....could I really trust Him, who did things or allowed bad events....
My roommate at the time was perplexed that I would even question God's existence, His actually being there....and to this day, I don't know if she ever had those struggles or questions....
Struggles like these must happen to every generation...some more that others...some deeper than others...for a variety of reasons...the questions of Why? How come? Why me? Why them? Are You for real? If, then? What for? Etc...crop up in writings over the years....each person coming to their own conclusion...some feeling guilty and some feeling at peace depending on the context of their questions ....
Job's "friends" questioned, the Israelites under Mose's leadership questioned, generation after generation has questioned....we each have the opportunity to make our decisions regarding God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit...the creation, how we fit into the picture ....some turn away, some feel guilty for even questioning, some dig deeper than others, some find that gentle peace that pervades the seeking soul...for some it is simple while others it is complex...we are each unique in our searching, in the manifestation...
for me, God is there...thank YOU...help each to find their place, their roots, their solid ground....
But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the Lord your God and obey him. For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:32,39
Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
1 Chronicles 16:10
“..... If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
1 Chronicles 28:9b
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6
"But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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