I have been so thankful for this sermon series on Ecclesiastes. I have learned so much about a book that can be confusing, and I feel I have a much better grasp on why it is in the Bible, thanks to yesterday’s sermon from Mike.
My favorite takeaway from yesterday is that it’s okay to question and doubt. It’s okay to be a skeptic. How amazing that we have a God who is truth, so therefore, there is nothing to fear. He wants us to come to Him with our questions and cry out to Him when we don’t understand. He wants us to use the minds He has given us to explore and search and wonder. It’s not a scary thing for Him, because He is truth, and He will be found. I have a dear friend who was struggling with her faith and asking all sorts of difficult questions a couple years ago, and I remember being able to trust God that He was big enough to bring her through that and that her skepticism would bring her to Him. And guess what, it did!
What an amazing God that does not want us to blindly follow, but wants us to know and love Him with all our hearts, minds, and strength. His truth will always prevail!
Listen to yesterday’s sermon here!
September 1st, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I really appreciated the sermon yesterday, too, because I’d label myself as a doubter and skeptic lately. One thing I heard recently is that our faith isn’t in our faith - it’s in a person. Mike also echoed that yesterday. I guess this has been a new and helpful thought for me lately. Even though I’m filled with doubt, I still believe that Jesus is big enough to cover all that doubt. Very encouraging to me in these times of darkness.