3. Believe

Ask me now, and I could give you a fairly well reasoned statement of faith and why I believe what I believe. Were we to have met 37 years ago, I would have hesitated before I gave you my answer. I knew what I should say – I just wasn’t fully convinced. It’s not that I stopped believing in God. I had simply found gaps in the accepted answers I received from my church. I’m not going into details, but I needed to know ‘why” and only got ‘because that’s what we believe.’

I will say that I am eternally grateful for the church I began attending when I was in third grade. The biblical foundation laid in my heart is rock-solid with Jesus as its cornerstone. Praise the Lord!

No. my questions were more about certain side doctrines that I couldn’t understand.

Del Tackett from the Truth Project has said that he has found that some spiritual questions prompt in him a cocoon response. A place to be alone with the Lord and confront, analyze, and assess theological/doctrinal questions for the purpose of transformation and renewal. Because we know that even if we don’t fully understand a concept in God’s Word at first glance doesn’t mean that it’s wrong or unnecessary. It just means that we need to spend more time searching for God’s mind in the matter.

Wouldn’t you know that my attending a secular psychology course would bring me to someone who would dialogue with me about my questions? Yes siree! God knows what we need and when we need it.
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Jeremiah 29:13 'You will seek Me and find {Me} when you search for Me with all your heart.

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