I’ll never forget the moment one of our young daughters confessed that she didn’t know if she believed in God anymore. She asked me, “How can I know for sure if He’s real and if the Bible is true?” That’s a massive question for a still-maturing mind, and I had no idea how to provide a satisfactory answer.
How secure is your faith when you don’t have the answers you think you need? When our daughter asked her big questions, my faith was tested, and I was surprised by it. In that moment, I realized that trusting in my own knowledge was foolish—but would God handle the situation without my help?
Instead of providing an answer, I thanked her for her honesty and assured her that God could handle her doubts and questions. I promised to support her as she sought answers, and then we prayed together, asking God to guide us as our daughter searched for the truth.
Surprisingly, it seemed she didn’t need an immediate answer from me to experience peace. Our shared humility brought her comfort and gave her the security she needed to discover the answers on her own.
A Life-Changing Realization
A few weeks later, she asked to be baptised and wrote her own testimony of how God had revealed Himself to her. That moment brought me profound relief as I realized a life-changing truth: I don’t need to know all the answers; I must simply point others to the One who does.
The prayer of Jehoshaphat, one of Judah’s righteous kings, in 2 Chronicles 20:12 has become a favorite of mine—
”We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
Whether I want to fix a friend’s complex problem, provide answers to the women in my Bible study, or find wisdom in any other situation, I’m free from the pressure to know it all. “Not knowing” doesn’t make me a failure; it’s an opportunity to exercise faith, humbly depending on the Lord.
You Don’t Need All the Answers
Are you burdened by the need to know why? Do you feel like a failure when you can’t provide the perfect answer to someone with important questions? Have you felt stuck in your Bible reading because you’ve reached a passage that’s hard to understand? Take a deep breath and rest in the freedom we have in Christ—not to have all the answers, but to know Him who is the Answer.
Our aim as faithful followers of Jesus Christ is not to know everything, but to know Him.
“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 9:23–24).
