{"id":4164,"date":"2021-07-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2021-07-01T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T12:58:44","slug":"why-situations-and-people-will-make-you-question-your-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/26\/why-situations-and-people-will-make-you-question-your-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Situations and People Will Make You Question Your Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-95.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" width=\"331\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-95.png 506w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-95-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Chronicles%2017-18&amp;version=NIV\">1 Chronicles 17-18 GW<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2017&amp;version=GW\">Luke 17 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questioning faith is common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life situations will happen that cause you to doubt.&nbsp; Wavering in your faith is normal.&nbsp; Everyone does; if they say they don\u2019t, you may want to question their integrity.&nbsp; Everyone has thought or uttered the words, \u201cGod, what are you doing?\u201d Jesus says we will have situations in our lives that will cause us to lose faith.&nbsp; But God always comes through.&nbsp; Somehow, someway, God shows up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, if you\u2019re what causes someone to lose faith, not cool.&nbsp; Jesus was most likely referring to the Jewish leaders, called Pharisees. These religious leaders concerned themselves with keeping the law more than listening to Jesus.&nbsp; As a result, they caused people to question their faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Pharisees still exist.&nbsp; If you talk to people about church, you will find out quickly; most people have a horror story.&nbsp; Something happened; members handled a situation poorly, people got hurt.&nbsp; As a result, they question their faith.&nbsp; Sadly, I\u2019ve experienced this myself from people who loved Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Imperfect people love Jesus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we weren\u2019t imperfect, we wouldn\u2019t need Jesus.\u00a0 God\u2019s love for us, warts, and all are what draw us to Him.\u00a0 When we confess our sins and submit to Him, we\u2019re admitting our imperfections.\u00a0 Every morning, as we start a new day, we begin again\u2014the sins of the past day forgiven as we confess them to God and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve caused someone to stumble in their faith, confess it to God.&nbsp; Then seek forgiveness from whoever you wronged.&nbsp; Admit your failure to represent Jesus well, then ask for grace.&nbsp; Instead of causing someone to falter, you\u2019ll help them to grow.&nbsp; And you\u2019ll grow too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situations and people will make you question your faith.&nbsp; Ask God the hard questions, He\u2019ll answer. If you\u2019ve made someone stumble in their walk with God, own it. Faith is fluid, changing every day as we grow closer to our Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. Learn how I used prayer to control my emotions and develop healthier relationships in my life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord, thank You for loving imperfect people like us.&nbsp; Forgive us if we\u2019ve caused someone to stray.&nbsp; Show us the error of our ways and help us to repair the damage.&nbsp; As we submit to You, let our faith grow.&nbsp; Today, allow us to draw people to You by our words and actions.&nbsp; In You, we can do all things.&nbsp; IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Have you caused someone to stumble in their walk with the Lord?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 minute read. Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 17-18 GW; Luke 17 GW Questioning faith is common. Life situations will happen that cause you to doubt.&nbsp; Wavering in your faith is normal.&nbsp; Everyone does; if they say they don\u2019t, you may want to question their integrity.&nbsp; Everyone has thought or uttered the words, \u201cGod, what are&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/26\/why-situations-and-people-will-make-you-question-your-faith\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Situations and People Will Make You Question Your Faith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4168,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164\/revisions\/4168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}