As young students, we are taught to write stories with such creativity that when someone reads them, they won’t have to ask, “who, what, when, where, why, and how?” As a parent, you love questions, don’t you? Especially coming from your child during a long road trip or in the middle of trying to get chores done. “But, why, Mom?” “Are we there yet?” You might be cringing just reading those questions because they are so fresh and so constant.

I get it. I do.

However, I wonder what God thinks about our same questions? “Are we there yet, God?” “Am I done learning my lesson?” “Why do I have to go through all of this?” Our questions as humans don’t ever stop; and our God who hears them doesn’t ever stop loving us because of them. Sure, like a good Father, He might grow weary of our questions. He did in the case of Abraham. Six times Abraham asks God to save the wicked land of Sodom for the sake of his nephew, Lot, who lived there. God was about to destroy the whole town because of their blatant sin against Him. Abraham knew that meant his nephew would perish along with the town. “For the sake of forty-five, will you spare the town”? Abraham asks God. God gives Abraham His favor, and six times Abraham lowers the number. God agrees until He is done listening to Abraham’s constant questions and He simply turns and walks away. As parents, we probably need to learn to turn and walk away, but we can also learn to allow to be a little more patient with some of the pleads of our children. At least, if they are for the good of others. As children of God, we can learn from this story that God is generous with us, He cares about our hearts’ desires, He is patient with our needs. As we are tempted to ask God the what-if questions, the how-come questions, and the why-me questions, I hope this article I found shines a little hope for TRUSTING in God in the day-to-day and the hurts and pains. It’s the four questions that Abraham DIDN’T ask.