curiosity kills the cat?

As we thirst to launch ourselves into a faith in Jesus that is 'real', not charred by social and cultural brainwashing, we often encounter something the world frowns upon and in doing so makes us overly uncomfortable. What is this unforgiving feeling that haunts us? Curiosity. We are filled with a curiosity to know God more, and because of the implantations of society into our minds, we look down upon that ourselves and refuse to ask questions. Questions—duh—often make us look stupid, embarrass us, and force us to bathe in our seeming ‘stupidity’. But while the world scolds curiosity, Jesus adores it. Thomas refused to believe Jesus had risen until he placed his hands on Jesus' wounds; the other disciples were frustrated about that, but was Jesus? Did Jesus scorn him for his curiosity? No! He walked right up to him and said, “Put your fingers here and see my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” (John 20:27 NLT) God will not back down from your questions, but accepts them smiling and with arms wide open. We should not be afraid of curious questions—God loves to answer them more than we could imagine. If faced with doubt while working to ‘reunite’ or ‘strengthen’ or ‘advance’ our faith, questions are not a stumbling block, but a tool. We must lift our questions up to God and patiently wait for his reply!