Chapter Two

Shortly after I began that journey with God I encountered some of the first spiritual questions that still run in and out of my life today. Its the whys, hows, and I don't understands of God.

Even though I had prayed to God and accepted that Jesus was His Son it occurred to me that I had conveniently embraced the same Christian faith as my parents and their parents. How was it any different than the Hindu, Mormon, or Muslim friends I knew in school believing in the faiths they had been taught since they were children. I didn't want the religion of my parents, I wanted to know what was real. What is true about this world we live in? We live in a culture that "embraces" all beliefs and values. Some say God is real and we are His creation, some say there is no "creator" and we began from nothingness. Both cannot be right.Whichever belief we choose will radically affect the way we live our lives.
I found a book called "Know Why You Believe" by Paul Little. It answered many of the questions that I had on the level I needed at the time. Searching for answers to the hard questions of faith still drives me now spiritually. I don't believe in religion or church for the sake of morality or tradition. If it isn't true than why does it matter?

The scary thing about approaching your faith that way is that it opens you up to the the fear that maybe the other side of your questioning is going to disappoint you. What if you find out you are wrong about God?
I feel like the best thing to do is take a deep breath, say a prayer and face your doubts head-on.

And you know what I've found as I've worked out some of those questions?

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 

God has answered my questions, He has made my faith stronger. Once I get through one hurdle it makes it so much easier to address another question because I have the previous experience of finding answers to fall back on. Here is one more verse that I think speaks to the reasons for discovering the truth behind what you believe:

"And without faith it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to Him must believes that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." Hebrew 11:6