Answering the Big Question

One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned over the years is this: if you settle the big questions of life, hundreds of smaller ones fade away. 

But if the big questions remain unanswered, you’ll keep circling the same issues—over and over again. Week after week. Year after year.

Picture this. A couple wakes up every Sunday morning, rubbing sleep from their eyes. And almost without fail, the same exhausting question hangs in the air:

“Are we going to church today?”

Fifty-two Sundays a year, they wrestle with it. Sometimes the kids argue. Sometimes exhaustion wins. Sometimes guilt drives them out the door.

But always—the question lingers.

Hebrews 10:25 reminds us: “You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, but you should meet together and encourage each other. Do this even more as you see the day coming.” (NCV)

Now imagine that same couple finally settles the issue: “We’re going to church every week.”

Decision made. No more debate. Right?

Not quite.

Because the next Sunday morning comes, and another question surfaces—not if they’ll go, but where they’ll go.

The average American believer today has three to five “home churches.”

   •   One week, it’s the church that emphasizes healing.

   •   The next week, the one with the polished kids’ program.

   •   Another week, it’s the church known for prosperity teaching.

   •   And then—“I need a word from God today—let’s find the prophetic church.”

So week after week, they wander from place to place.

But Psalm 92:13 declares: “Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.”

God doesn’t bless wandering. He blesses planting.

2 Corinthians 8:5 lays out the order: “First they gave themselves to the Lord; and then, by God’s will, they gave themselves to us as well.” (GN)

First, to the Lord. Then, to a local body.

So, let’s say the couple finally plants. They commit to one church. They show up every week. They serve. They attend midweek gatherings. Great!

But then comes another big question. Every Sunday, the offering bucket comes by. And now they ask:

“Do we tithe—or not?”

One hundred times a year, the same question resurfaces.

Yet Malachi 3:10 is clear: “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse… and see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”

The tithe is not a suggestion. It belongs to the Lord.

So why do so many believers never settle these things?

Jesus gives the answer in Matthew 22:29: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.” (NKJV)

Whenever we don’t know God’s Word, we make excuses:

   •   “I know the Bible says not to commit adultery, but God wants me to be happy.”

   •   “I know it says don’t lie, but if I hadn’t lied, I wouldn’t have gotten the job.”

   •   “I know the tithe belongs to the Lord, but if I tithe, I can’t buy the car I want.” 

Here’s the truth: when God’s Word is clear, the debate is over.

Psalm 119:11 says: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” (KJV)

The more of God’s Word you store in your heart, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

But even after we know what God’s Word says, we still question it. Why? Because Satan has one timeless strategy.

Genesis 3:1 records it: “Did God really say…?”

   •   Did God really say sex is reserved for marriage?

   •   Did God really say the tithe belongs to Him?

   •   Did God really say the church exists to reach the lost?

That one question is enough to keep us stuck—lukewarm, double-minded, paralyzed by indecision.

James 1:6–8 warns: “The one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind… a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

The enemy’s goal is simple: to keep you from ever answering the big questions.

So what’s the way forward? You answer the big questions.

   •   Are we going to church? Yes—every week.

   •   Where are we planted? In one local church, faithfully.

   •   Do we tithe? Yes—the first 10% belongs to God.

   •   Is God’s Word the final authority? Yes—every time.

When you settle those big questions, hundreds of little ones vanish.

Proverbs 3:5–6 promises: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (NKJV)

Elijah once stood before Israel and asked, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him.” (1 Kings 18:21 NKJV)

That same question still echoes today.

Will we waver—or will we answer?

The truth is simple: once you settle the big questions, the road ahead clears. God Himself will direct your steps.

So let me ask you—what big questions in your life still remain unanswered?

Because once you answer them, doubt loses its grip, the enemy loses his weapon, and your life gains unstoppable clarity.