No Answers

By Gerald Hochstetler

July 1, 2025

I have learned, or I should say, I am learning, that God often doesn’t give the answer. We want answers. One plus one equals two. We want to read the Bible that way. We pray. We want answers.

But do you want to know what’s really happening? In our seeking, praying, and studying, He is growing our faith. When there is faith, you silently trust. In faith, you believe and enjoy peace. The object becomes our Lord and Savior rather than the answer.

This is why Stephen looked to heaven and saw angels while stones were knocking him to death. Stephen didn’t have an answer. He had God.

I have been SO MAD at God because of the vagueness that sometimes surrounds my life. In fact, for a while, I let it drive me away from God. But now I am beginning to see vagueness is God-ordained. It keeps us at His feet.

I have a brother who often says, “I don’t know” when the conversation turns to God. Some might consider that unspiritual, but he doesn’t need to know. He is okay with just trusting. That trust has spoken volumes to me.

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