Somewhere, in
the sands of time, I came across someone who asked me, "
Who are we to question the things about
God's plan that we don't particularly agree with?"
Who are we? We are the created, the mortal, the small. But we should not question? Should we be ashamed of questioning? Do our questions make the Infinite, Almighty, Ever-Living God any less of who He is? Somehow I doubt.
This person told me that if I wanted an answer, to read God's response to Job after his questioning, which is basically, "Where were YOU when I created the universe?"
Leaving behind my uneasiness regarding the concept of sola scriptura, I picked up my Bible and read a little. And after reading it in the context of the rest of the book, I still have to ask: How can the conclusion of Job be taken as a divine mandate not to question? Earlier in the book, Job and his friends were attempting to set themselves up above God, thinking that they could explain away God's actions when God did not answer. This is what God was displeased with. He didn't like Job's self-righteousness, or his friends' judgments, but the questioning was never even the issue. God did not rebuke Job for questioning Him, but for overly emphasizing his own righteousness.
Job is not the only Biblical character to question God. The authors of the Psalms spent a great amount of time doing just that, and they are still read as holy writings today. Even Jesus quoted one of the Psalms as He died: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Surely, then, questioning the plan of God cannot be the sin it is made out to be.
I think that one reason that some are afraid to question God, to the point of considering it blasphemous, is that it is all too easy to live without questioning, simply accepting everything that happens as "part of God's Almighty Plan." For those who do, this is all well and good, except there is no growth in the comfort found there. Sincerely asking "Why" is not a sin, and sometimes, answers can be found. And maybe the answer sometimes is, "You could not possibly begin to comprehend."