The teachings of Jesus were often counterintuitive to his listeners 2,000 years ago, and they can still be counterintuitive to us today. His teachings can confront and even confuse us, but what we can be sure of is Jesus always wants us to grow in our faith. The problem is there will be times that we are going to experience something that will cause us to question what we believe. Our faith will be shaken, and we will hit a barrier that could not only stop our growth, but if we let it, it could cause us to walk away from God.