Ask

It is International "Ask a Question Day". If you don't know How?, What?, When? Why? Who?, you have to ask. If you don't ask, you will never know How?, What?, When?, Why? nor Who? I never had a problem asking a question. As a matter of fact, as I have shared before, my Mom thought I was going to be an attorney because of my incessant questioning. She was wrong but I still ask a lot of questions.

The key to asking a question is asking the right person for the answer. It takes just as much intelligence to ask an intelligent question as it does to give an intelligent answer. And, the old saying is, "There's no such thing as a stupid question. Stupid people don't ask questions." A lot of validity in that; you gotta ask, and you gotta ask the right person.

Today's word is a quote from Abraham Joshua Heschel, which says, "We are closer to GOD when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers."

We all have questions. Whom better to ask than GOD, Who knows all the answers, Who knows all things. We will ask our friends for advice, which is a great place to start. We will ask our clergy for advice, which is another invaluable resource for answers. We will ask counselors for advice, which is also a great place to get answers. Yet, we seem reluctant to ask GOD, Who knows everything about every situation, including the outcome, what we ought to do. Know why?

I think we often don't ask GOD because we already know the answer, and we don't want that answer. We ask so many people because we are looking for the one person to tell us what we want to hear. I try to be a person that tells people the truth PERIOD. However, I know I have missed the mark many times. But, GOD will never be wrong. If you have a difficult question, GOD has the answer and the plan of action. All you have to do is ask.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T