Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?”
At a district meeting last night as an icebreaker we were supposed to introduce ourselves and share a question, any question we have been asking or would like to ask. One asked, “How do you define the word ‘ambiance’ to a three year old?” One had actually asked her the question! Children are full of questions. That is one of the primary ways that they learn. Adults ask a lot of questions also. I wonder why we drive on parkways and park on driveways. In a pastoral counseling class at Emory our textbooks were arranged by the various cognitive therapies and the type questions to ask a counselee to obtain the information needed for that therapy. Our professor told us he preferred that we get that information without asking questions! We practiced making leading statements but that was more difficult than just asking. At our meeting one woman wanted to ask God, “Why do good people die and bad people prosper.” If you could ask God anything what would you ask? Consider that. Perhaps study of that subject is direction you should take for spiritual growth. Jesus said, ““Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Dear God, There is so much about your nature that we cannot understand. We ask for wisdom and discernment. Teach us how to ask the right questions. Amen.
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