“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." ~Luke 11:9-13
We are bombarded daily by endless amounts of information, whether we want it or not. This can easily lead to blocking out the information or automatically believing it, instead of questioning and researching what we are reading and hearing. As children we have this natural instinct to ask questions, seek to understand, and find the truth. This natural instinct seems to be dulled from years of learning, watching, maturing and aging. Life experiences can easily create stubborn and defensive hearts blocking inquisitiveness. As a Christian we must remember a wise person is one who seeks the truth continually. Asking questions is essential for growth and development and yet we resist it persistently. And sometimes we are just plain lazy; "The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly." ( Proverbs 15:14), this is one of many examples that continuous runs throughout the book of proverbs. Worldly habits, such as resistance or laziness, can permeate into our Christian lives keeping us trapped in routines of meaningless motions and lead us down a dark path of compromises. The one thing that keeps us from such a direction is the act of being aware; the mindset of continuously re evaluating and asking ourselves the hard questions; and always going back to the word for reassurance and understanding.
"Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." ~Acts 17:11
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