The Questions I'm Saving Up to Ask God

A running list — I have a feeling this one will just keep growing.

There’s a version of heaven in my head where the first thing I do isn’t sing or explore streets of gold. It’s sit at Abba’s feet with a notebook and pen and start asking him a dozen questions. Some of them are the kind that keep theologians up at night, while some of them are about my teeth. I’ve stopped trying to sort them into “worthy” and “silly” piles, because honestly, I think our Abba can handle both in the same conversation. Here’s what’s on my list so far.

Which kings actually watched Lucifer fall?

Isaiah 14 describes this strange scene of the “kings of the earth” who are already dead, rising up in Sheol to greet a fallen king with a kind of stunned disbelief, telling him he’s become as weak as they are (Isaiah 14:9-10). Most of that chapter is a taunt aimed at a real, historical king of Babylon, but tucked into the language is a layer many readers have long connected to Satan’s own fall from glory. They say he fell from heaven to the kingdoms of the world that existed before Adam and Eve. So who were they, actually? Not in the poetic, symbolic sense. But who specifically got a front-row seat to that moment, and what did it look like from where they were standing?

How many hairs do I actually have?

This one’s less of a “deep theological mystery” and more an “I would just like to know.” In Matthew 10:30, Jesus says the hairs on our heads are numbered. So that means somewhere in one of those grand ledgers in heaven, there’s an exact count of the daily total of hair on my head. I want to know the number. Bonus points if Abba tells me how many of them turned grey worrying about things that never happened, instead of trusting Him.

Who really wrote the book of Hebrews?

Even the early church argued about this question. Many of the letters or books in the New Testament letter name their authors somewhere in the intro or farewell. But Hebrews doesn’t. And the writing style is different enough from Saul/Paul’s other letters that scholars have debated it for centuries. Many still say Paul wrote this amazing book that talks about faith in Hebrews 11:11, but there are also others that say that Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or Luke wrote it. I just want to know who the real byline belongs to, so I can add them to my list of interviews in heaven.

Why does cortisol Put Fat on my tummy and thighs, specifically?

Of all the places it could land. Couldn’t Abba just make us look square instead of making me look like a melting hour glass?

What was here before us? and what were “they” like?

Genesis 1:1-2 has so many layers to it. That quiet space between “God created the heavens and the earth” and the earth being described as formless, empty, and dark. Most of us readers take that as just poetic setup for what comes next.

But some Bible scholars say there could have been an entire prior creation, one that was judged and destroyed before Adam ever showed up on the scene. They call it the Gap Theory, and not everyone agrees with this theory.

But if there was something or someone before us, when we get to heaven I’d really like to know who they were, what they were like, and what actually happened to them. Maybe they were the kings who were already in sheol when Lucifer fell?

When are You going to fix my bunny teeth?

Back to the important stuff. I know, I know. We’ll get new bodies with all things made new like they were originally meant to be. And this will sound very small standing next to eternity, but I’m asking anyway. Why did I have to have a dental relapse, and can’t we just fix these bunny teeth without braces?

Why didn’t Adam just stop Eve?

Genesis 3:6 is specific that Adam was right there with Eve when she was offered the fruit that caused so many problems. He wasn’t far away, or out of earshot tending the garden. He was standing right beside her and watched the whole exchange happen and didn’t say a word. Was he just as curious as she was? Distracted? Too surprised to speak up? Why didn’t he try to stop Eve?

Did Saul really not know it was David, for that long?

The anointing of David (1 Samuel 16) happened quietly with just Samuel and Jesse’s household in the room. There was no public announcement. So at first, fair enough, Saul had no way to know. But David goes on to become his musician, then his armor-bearer, and then eventually kills Goliath in front of the entire army.

And yet, immediately afterward, Saul asks Abner who David’s father is, as though he barely knew he was (1 Samuel 17:55-58). And it’s not till Chapter 18 when Saul starts to become jealous of David and plans to kill him. So how did David go so long without Saul recognizing him? Or without the rumors of his being chosen by God reaching Saul’s ears? He definitely didn’t have an actual Cinderella-style disguise, but I’d love to know how he did it?

How could Jacob really not realize it was Leah?

I’ve already asked this question in my older post Did Jacob Love Rachel More Than Leah at the End?. But seriouly, the “how” of the wedding-night switch itself still gets me. A full week of feasting, a veil, and presumably a fair amount of wine. But didn’t he take her veil off before you-know-what? How did an entire night pass before he realized he got a different girl? I’d love to have the mechanics of it plainly explained.

Why not just install a bashert sensor?

I’ve already asked, in a roundabout way, whether God has a bashert in mind for each of us. This is basically my sequel complaint: if Abba already knows who it is, why leave us to guess? A little internal homing signal would have saved a lot of us a lot of time. Plus, don’t get me started on wrong choices.

Did John actually see helicopters in Revelation?

In Chapter 9 of the Book of Revelation, John describes a locust army with faces like men, hair like women, teeth like lions, iron breastplates, and wings that sound like chariots rushing into battle. Many people say that “John was trying to describe modern warfare”, and some point to helicopters. Is this true? In case we miss the end times (you know, coz we’ll already have been raptured), I’d really like to see everything the way John saw it and maybe have a chat with him about writing better descriptions.

Why do we only see in part?

Paul says we know in part, we see dimly, like looking at a reflection in a foggy mirror, and that one day we’ll be able to see clearly, face to face (1 Corinthians 13:9-12). Why not just hand us the blueprint now, so fewer of us wander off course in the meantime? I have a feeling the answer circles back to trust. But wouldn’t everyone’s lives have been a lot easier and a lot less messy, if the mirror had been just a little bit clearer? Just saying.

Couldn’t You have just destroyed us too?

This is the one I keep asking Abba ever so often. If an earlier creation could be judged and wiped away, why not us? What made grace the answer this time instead? Why did He love us so much? Couldn’t he have just had another flood? I’m not really looking for an answer to this question. It’s one of those that just amazes me every time I think about it. Just how much He loved us that Jesus had to die for us. And it’s the one question that I know the only answer to is that Abba loves you and me, and that’s a love that I’ll be forever grateful for.

This list isn’t finished and I have a feeling it never will be. What would you ask Abba, given the chance? Tell me in the comments, and I might just add it to the list.

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