We're having a big family reunion this summer, and I admit my husband and I are kind of nervous because most of our relatives aren't religious. We don't want to come across as self-righteous killjoys, but I guess we ought to take a stand somehow for Jesus. Should we just not go?
I've become very disillusioned recently because it seems like almost everyone I've looked up to has turned out to be two-faced or corrupt—celebrities, sports figures, politicians, you name it. Can anyone be trusted today?
Does prayer really change anything? I've wondered about this, because if God really wants to do something, He'll go ahead and do it anyway, won't He? He's not going to wait until I get around to praying about it.
I know you've said that God sometimes answers our prayers with a "no"—but if that's the case, then why bother to pray?
A friend of mine always prays when she's facing a decision, even a very small one. I guess that's OK, but didn't God give us the ability to think things through on our own? Why spend time praying about something, if it's already obvious what we ought to do?
I grew up thinking that the only prayers I was supposed to say were ones I'd memorized as a child. Now I'm afraid to pray in my own words, for fear I'll say something wrong and God will be offended. Am I right to feel this way?
Mr. Graham, how would you like to be remembered?
Why did God make me such a shy person? I want to make friends and be accepted by people, but whenever I get in a crowd I just freeze up and don't even talk to anyone. Sometimes I wish I was someone else.
How honest can we be with God? I don't want Him to get upset with me, but to be honest I'm kind of angry at God because He doesn't seem to be doing anything about my problems. What would happen to me if I told Him?
Is it wrong for me to ask God to let me die? My husband passed away a few months ago, and all I want to do is go to Heaven and be with him. I can't tell you how empty my life is without him. We'd been married over forty-eight years.
You often tell people to ask Jesus to come into their lives with a simple prayer of faith. But how do I know if I'm saying the right words? Maybe I haven't said enough, or I've said the wrong things. How can I be sure God has heard me?
Why do I feel near to God one day, but then the next day I'll feel like He doesn't even exist? I wish my spiritual life wasn't such a roller coaster. This isn't the way it's supposed to be, is it?
