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Do you think it's possible to be a Christian and also hold public office?
Billy Graham writes, "Over the years I have known a number of men and women who were devout Christians and who also held public office ..."

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Do you believe God has a purpose for every person?
Billy Graham writes, "Many people go through life without ever thinking about it—but that doesn't change the fact that God put us here for a purpose."

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Is it wrong to question God when things don't go the way I think they should?
Billy Graham writes, "It's not necessarily wrong for us to ask God why He's allowed things to happen to us the way they did."

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Do you believe everything that happens to us happens for some higher purpose?
Billy Graham writes, "This is actually a very difficult question to answer, and that's because the answer is both 'yes'—and 'no'!"

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I'll graduate from college soon, and I don't have a clue what I'm going to do. Does God care?
Billy Graham writes, "Yes, He most certainly does care about our future. ... This is why the most important thing I can urge you to do is to seek God's will for your life."

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Just months before our wedding, my fiancee called it off. Why did God do this to me?
Billy Graham writes, "I understand what you are feeling right now; many years ago, when I was a young man in college, I went through a similar experience."

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Most of my friends are already married, and I am not getting any younger. What should I do?
It is important to remember that it is not necessarily God's will for everyone to marry.

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I have one problem after another. Has God forgotten me?
We are sometimes at a loss to know why difficulty is permitted in our lives; however, God has not promised us lives of ease.

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Does God want all of His children to be financially wealthy?
We can find no evidence in the Bible to indicate that God's will is for everyone to be wealthy, or that there is something wrong with Christians who do not have many material possessions.

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Why doesn't God seem to answer my prayers?
When we think of "unanswered" prayer, it may be that we do not understand the way in which God responds to our requests.

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Does God reveal things through dreams and visions?
The Bible indicates that God revealed His will to selected people through dreams or visions ...

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What do Christians mean when they say they heard the Lord speak to them about something?
Most Christians who say that the Lord "told" them something do not mean that they heard an audible voice.

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Is it all right for a Christian to believe in astrology and discover God's plan for his or her life through a horoscope?
Astrology is offensive to God because it attributes to planets and stars the power that belongs to God alone and because it tries to find the will of God by other means than God has appointed.

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Which of the hundreds of Old Testament laws are applicable to us as Christians?
The New Testament says that the Old Testament law was intended "to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith" (Galatians 3:24).

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Does God really care how we use our natural resources?
God does care about how we treat the earth which He has given us for a home.

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My son (in his forties) died of cancer recently. He was a fine Christian ... Why would God take someone like him?
Billy Graham writes, "No matter what happens to us, God still loves us and He still cares for us. He knows your pain and heartache, and He knows the grief you and your son's family are going through."

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I'm just an ordinary person, and I can't sing or preach or anything like that. Can God still use me somehow?
Billy Graham writes, "The Bible lists many other gifts as well, and God wants each of us to use our gifts to build up His people and extend His kingdom."

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A couple of weeks ago, two of my high school classmates were in a bad car wreck. Why did God let one die and the other escape?
Billy Graham writes, "My heart goes out to you and your classmates, and especially to the parents of the student who was killed."

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Does God care how we spend our free time (as long as we aren't doing anything wrong)?
Billy Graham writes, "It's wrong to think God doesn't want us to enjoy ourselves or that His goal is to make us miserable! ... God knows that we need times of rest and recreation."

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I'm facing a major decision in my career right now, but to be honest I'm not sure if God cares which choice I make.
Billy Graham writes, "God knows all about our lives—past, present and future. And yes, He does have a plan for us, and He does care about the decisions we make."