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“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:8 (ESV)

Asking the right questions at the right time can prove crucial. Like when you’re running to catch your plane and you’re unsure which gate is yours. Or even better what about those moments when the one cutting your hair suggests taking a little bit more off. Great time to ask, “How much is a little bit?” Failed to ask this question as a third grader when my grandma left me with not too much hair. School pictures that year were not purchased.

Funny how we often avoid asking questions probing through our thoughts for fear of how they may make us look. So instead, we often forego knowing in favor of intimidation and fear. Now that definitely doesn’t serve us well. And settling in on too many assumptions usually steers us in the wrong direction. Silence leaves us regretting the unasked, unspoken questions that would have unlocked so many doors.

When Jesus faced lots of accusations and questions, He met his critics and cynics head on with deep, probing questions. In fact, if you study the Gospels, you will find Jesus was the ultimate question asker. He challenged His disciples with questions and often answered their questions with, yes, another question. When others tried to trap Him with His own words, Jesus resorted to questions which left them blindsided.

Jesus, the Son of God, had infinite, unlimited knowledge –  nothing was beyond Him. He knew the questions before the words hit someone’s lips, yet He was strategic in using those moments to cultivate thinking on the part of the one asking. He painted beautiful word pictures (Parables) to bring full circle His point and allowed the listeners to think rather than simply telling them the underlying truth.

So the next time we think our question is ridiculously silly, let’s ask anyway. If we feel our questions are too deep, probing and uncharted ask anyway. God knows what is on our minds – the thoughts that are desperately searching for an answer. But once we ask let’s not fail to wait and trust, search and seek. Right in the midst of answers is a beautiful relationship with God, the one who longs for us to dive deep into His word and gather close so we can listen intently to His wisdom.

“Jesus how sweet it is to come to You with all our unknowns, doubts and questions trusting completely that You are our ultimate answer giver – we are so blessed.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life