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Communications

by Duane Huffstutler  
4/14/2010 / Christian Living

Communications

Have you ever given much thought to communications? You are speaking to someone and you say what is on your mind and they respond with what is on their mind. This continues until everything that needed to be said is said, good or bad. All questions are asked and answered, complaints and disagreements are settled.

What about our communications with God? I have heard all my life that you are not to ask God why. And you are not to disagree with God about how he handles each situation. And the biggest thing that you are not to do is to get mad at God. My question is; why am I not to ask God a question or get upset when I don't agree with how he handles a situation. Doesn't he already know that I am upset, or that I don't understand something? What difference is it going to make if I verbalize it with God in my time of communication with him? Let's take a look at a few situations where men of God were allowed to verbalize their thoughts when they were talking to God.

First let's look at Abraham (Genesis 18:16-33) When God told him that he was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Abraham asked him if he was going to destroy the righteous with the unrighteous. Genesis 18:25 After questioning about destroying the cities for fifty righteous he then asked this questionThat be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the judge of all the earth do right? Then he turned around and asked if he could find 50 - 5 would he still destroy the cities, this went all the way down to 10 and God spared Lot and his immediate family. During all of this, not once did God get mad at Abraham for questioning his decision. But Abraham always asked the question with respect and I feel that that is the key to questioning God and getting the answer. How many times did Abraham do things that were not right and God did not strike him down? Abraham and God talked many times and there were several things that Abraham didn't understand or agree with but he and God were able to work things out and keep going.

Then there is Moses (Exodus 32)On Mount Sinai, When Aaron had built the Golden calf and God told Moses to leave him alone so he could destroy the people and make a great nation of Moses.(Exodus 32:7-14) and Moses stood right there in front of God and corrected him, or disagreed with him interceding for the people and he was not struck down. In fact they had a big discussion about the situation and God listened to him and Moses convinced God not to destroy the children of Israel. This was not the only time that Moses disagreed with God and God listened to him. All through the Old Testament God talked to the prophets and men of God some asked questions and some took what was said at face value and did it no questions asked. But each time when it was done with respect it was allowed.

So if God shows us in thru the Bible that he allows people to ask questions and he answers them, why should I be held back from asking him the questions that I have? The Bible says that God is the same yesterday today and forever and that he changes not. Is there something about this day and time that he forbids us to question what he is doing? I have not found any thing in the Bible that says that I can't ask him questions about what I don't understand. I have not found anything that says I can not disagree with God on certain situations or topics, but I must do it with the utmost respect for who God is and his authority. In fact I have at times asked God questions about things that were happening in my life and he has answered them. When my wife was in the hospital in Birmingham I was praying for God to heal her. He allowed her to live for 3 more years. But in Mobile He told me that to heal her he had to take her home. I got upset and told the Lord that he couldn't do that I needed her. Jesus said that we were to be angry and sin not. It wasn't until he and I had discussed it for several weeks and she had gone through many things that I agreed to let her go and be healed that he took her. But God didn't get mad at me and grind me into the dirt, but he gave me a peace about her death. After a while I let go of that peace and let her death get to me but I didn't have to let go of it I could have kept it the whole time. I allowed my situation to dictate how I handled the situation. That was not God's problem that was mine. God did his part to help me understand and then went one step farther in giving me time to accept what he had already worked out. He was very patient with me and explained why she had to go home to be healed. Even when I didn't like his explanation, he was patient and kept trying to get me to understand, until finally I did. He refused to take her until I was willing to give in to his will. I now understand why and praise him for being patient with me and explaining to me the why. There are many people that say I was wrong in what I did but I never once was condemned by God for questioning him.

God knew all the time the way I was feeling, He knew before we started the discussion how I was going to feel and he worked with me until I could accept his decision. I may not have liked his decision but I later came to realize that it was best for all. Because he already knew how I was feeling I felt that I could verbalize it just to him with due respect and everything would be ok. This is not the only time I have had discussions with God about a situation and he honored my point of view. I am not saying that I got what I asked for because I didn't but he took the time to explain why I would not be getting what I asked for.

I had no intention to go in this direction but there must be someone here that must needs what is being said. I have not talked about this for about 15 years and had no intention to start now. If you need it use it and if you need to talk about it lets talk.

But remember it is ok to ask God questions, just look at the examples that God gave us in the Bible. It is ok to disagree with God, just look at these examples also. But the key thing to remember is that we must treat God with the utmost respect in all situations and never try to command him to do something on not to do something. We must remember that He is God and we are just humans we have no right to command God or disrespect God. If we disrespect God we are just asking to be not listened to and he will never even acknowledge or respond when there is any disrespect towards him.

Duane L. Huffstutler, Written 2011, Faithwriters.com
Duane L. Huffstutler is the Sunday School Director at Oak Grove Pentecostal Ministries in Bonifay Florida. All scripture is from the King James Version (1611)

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