I've been a christian for over 7yrs, and i've recently taken on the mentality where "if God says it, then I believe it and that settles it". I've learned through my time that "questioning God" and not listening to what He's saying, things will fall apart... and rather quickly. I've accepted the hard fact that life's simply easier when I don't "listen to Cecil" , but if I do what God wants, everything works out for the best. But does that mean that we can't question Him?

Most of us have children. We know full well that they ask a ton of questions. "Can I have a snack?" "Can I play outside?" "Why can't I do something that you can do?" They ask because they are curious and trust us. And when we answer them and it doesn't make sense to them, they ask another question.

Children are always learning, and every question comes from a desire to understand. They don't intentionally ask to challenge, but because they believe. That's a big part of what "faith like a child" means.

Questioning is ok only if we truly are looking for an answer. Someone who asks but doesn't care for an answer, is challenging. That is not believing, but undermining. Researchers ask to learn facts, and then use it to create a theory. They want to find the truth. During a cross-examination, a prosecutor asks questions to reveal the truth. This is challenging and not really asking.

If our approach in questioning God is similar to that of a researcher, then that is the right attitude to have: curious. We ask because we don't know the answers, like a child. We definitely don't want to prosecute God, assuming that we know more than He does.

God is a mystery to us because everything about Him is "infinite" - His goodness is too good, His grace too profound, His knowledge to deep, and His love too good. Our human minds can't even begin to understand Him. And although His Word describes what He's done, He's still a mystery where we'll never fully understand His Him or His Plan.

I won't argue - The Bible gives us everything we need, but not every answer. The Bible, although unquestionable, isn't clear all of the time. It's not some simple rule book (and I'm thankful for that!), and it doesn't address every problem explicitly. But it does describe the character & work of God. His word comforts & directs us, it gives us necessary truth, but not also room to wonder.

I believe that it's ok to ask God questions, as long as it's like a child - you are truly looking for an answer, and that you're willing to adjust or abandon your current thinking if God directs us so. He is the most patient & loving Father, and His heart wants us to truly learn, and sometimes, that's done through questions.