06/16/2026
There are seasons in life when questions seem to come easier than answers. You pray, but the situation doesn’t change. You read your Bible, but the struggle remains. You watch the news, hear conflicting opinions, face painful circumstances, and before long the facts in front of you can start feeling louder than the faith inside you.
If we’re honest, every believer experiences moments like that. The good news is that God is not threatened by our questions. Throughout Scripture, some of God’s most faithful servants brought their questions directly to Him. Job questioned. David questioned. Habakkuk questioned. Even John the Baptist, sitting in prison, sent messengers to ask Jesus if He truly was the One they had been waiting for. Notice that God did not reject them for asking.
What often strengthened their faith was not finding every answer immediately, but bringing their questions into the presence of God. Sometimes we think faith means never struggling with doubt. Biblical faith is often choosing to trust God while questions still remain. The problem comes when we spend more time listening to our fears than listening to God’s voice.
Facts are important, but facts alone never tell the whole story. The disciples saw five loaves and two fish. Jesus saw a multitude about to be fed. The Israelites saw the Red Sea. God saw a pathway. Martha saw a tomb. Jesus saw a resurrection. The facts were real, but God was greater than the facts.
That’s why Romans 10:17 says, “faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Faith is not built by ignoring reality. It is built by viewing reality through the lens of God’s truth.
I’ve found that when discouragement grows, it’s usually because I’ve spent too much time staring at the problem and not enough time staring at the promises. God’s Word has a way of recalibrating the heart. When fear says, “This situation is impossible,” Scripture reminds us that “with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
When circumstances say, “You’re alone,” God’s Word says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). When the future feels uncertain, God’s Word reminds us that He is already there. That doesn’t mean every question disappears. It means we learn where to take them.
Some of the strongest faith isn’t found in people who never struggle. It’s found in people who keep bringing their struggles back to God and allowing His Word to speak louder than their fears.
So if you’re carrying questions today, don’t run from God. Run to Him, open His Word, sit with His promises. Bring Him your doubts, your confusion, your fears, and your unanswered questions. Because when facts feel louder than faith, God’s truth has a way of rebuilding confidence one promise at a time. And you’ll often discover that the God who hasn’t answered every question has never stopped being faithful.
By Dr. Matthew Young, D.Min.
