If you ask the wrong question, you will get the wrong answer. If you ask the right question, you may stumble into the right answer.
The desired end determines what the questions are. If everyone had the same goal, we would come up with the right questions.
There was a time that both political parties had the same goal but differed on how you attain that goal. The Political system has shifted from how we can make life better for the people to how we can keep control philosophically. The questions remain the same among the people, but the answers change now with a different goal. You can still give the right answer, but the answer will not be received if the goal changes. The insanity we are seeing is because we’re not factoring in the possibility of the goal being changed.
We are in economic trouble in America. Questions would be asked, what can we do to make our economy stronger? There are many correct answers. For example, stop spending money we don’t have. Another answer would be to invest in what makes the Nation financially stronger. But those answers are rejected. We are now giving billions of dollars to poor countries around the issue of Climate Reparations. How can this be? The answer is that the goal is no longer how we can make our economy strong. So, politically they are giving answers to questions that are not being asked.
In the church, we face much the same thing. We were asking the right questions at one time, but now the questions are searching for another answer. There was a time that the goal was to cause people to love God and serve the Lord Jesus. There was a time that the goal was for people to worship the Lord and commit their lives to Christ. That was always the right answer. If we were faced with difficulty that was filled with despair and personal hurt, the answer was to stay committed to the cause of Christ and push deeper into the person of Christ. That answer is being rejected now.
The goal seems to be that we want to feel better. The goal is that we want the hurt removed. We seek healing before we commit. We seek provision before the need. We search for answers that will cause us to experience joy before we engage in kingdom service. So, our questions seem to be, how can I feel better? How can I get over this hurt in my life? The answer hasn’t changed. The answer is that we keep serving God and loving Jesus. The answer is to stay the course and drive deeper into the kingdom of God and the person of Jesus Christ.
To attempt another answer is like hitting the ball and running to third base before you touch first or second base. You cannot bypass committing to the cause of Christ and run into healing. If the end goal is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and walk out our faith, then that must come first. The scriptures teach us to seek God's kingdom first, and He will add all these other things to us. There is an established order. If you first seek the Kingdom, your healing will follow. You will run into the joy you seek as a by-product of living your life in full surrender to the Lord, regardless of your circumstances. May we start asking the right questions again?
I have asked many times, Lord, will you heal me? I have asked, Lord, will you send provision? I have said, Lord, this hurt runs too deep for me to bear. But I have not yet asked those questions from the sidelines. We are instructed to fight a good fight, finish the course and keep the faith regardless of circumstances. When that is the constitution of our life, the questions will come with the right answers.
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