Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Category: The Meaning of Life
Two human traits which are most corrosive and ugly when operating together are ignorance and arrogance. People who are both ignorant and arrogant tend to assume that you are the ignorant one. They may have more respect if you have letters after your name, but not if you don't think as they do. We need to stand our ground internally so as not to be drawn into their desire to diminish our self-respect and our confidence.
Sometimes you wish you could solicit the help of God, but he doesn't seem to show up. At times you wish you could give him a piece of your mind, but he's not there in any tangible way to take questions or criticism. Where is he when you need him? Why does he seem so distant? Why doesn't he stop all the terrible things that happen in our world? Does he care at all? If you haven't asked any of these questions, you aren't human, or you aren't being honest.
How does a couple stay "in love"? How can they stay together? My parents were married for sixty-five years before my dad passed into the next world. As their son I observed their relationship or lack of it for decades, often with horror, disgust or a sinking heart. What I'm about to share is not my opinion only but the shared observation of several family members, male and female: we all saw the same things.
Jesus told his disciples, and by extension us, to stand firm to the end in an increasingly cold world. It isn't easy when you can't trust most of the people around you, when you can't trust your own leaders, when the world appears to be falling apart, and when there is very little or no genuine love or affection to keep you going.
Culture changes by the day. You may be young and think the world you see will continue for all your life: it won't. Powerful forces are at work to ensure that, and you yourself may be a part of that powerful force. What makes you feel safe and comfortable now may not be there in a few years, and the same can be applied to who makes you feel safe and comfortable.
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 