You have a Question? ASK.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." (Matthew 7.7-8)

For those of you who actually read my blog, thank  you, but I just wanted to let you know that this post is kind of like my last one in a way. I talked a lot about asking for help when you needed it the most, and how as humans, that doesn't come easiest to us. Not only is asking for help a hard thing to do, but asking questions in general is something that goes away as we get older. I know a lot of you have experienced that time when a child keeps asking and asking and ASKING you multiple questions, and you wonder how they could have so much to talk about; it's because they are curious. We are all curious in some ways, it's just as children, we are not afraid to ask. As we grow up, for some reason or another, we feel like we are bothersome for asking questions, or that our questions are not important, but they are. How are we going to figure out anything through life if we don't ask questions and know the answers?

Do not be afraid to go and
live your life. 

Through this passage, Christ is telling us that if we do not seek for answers, we will never know. If we do not ask, we will never receive. As humans, we have to break down those barriers and make ourselves vulnerable to asking questions and opening up to others whether it makes you uncomfortable and awkward. And believe me, I have learned to just embrace my many awkward moments and situations.
One example that I have noticed in the past couple of days of how asking questions can change a life, is when I went to talk to  the dean of the School of Education, Dr. Rock. Just one day, I decided to email him and ask if I could meet up. I had no idea what exactly I wanted to talk to him about, just that I had a question about what I was going to do after I graduated. Just through that 30 minute meeting, Dr. Rock had different people I could contact, many opportunities that I could possibly do after I graduate, and he told me that I could come in and talk to him whenever I needed to. Through one simple email and a question, I had some kind of plan for my life after college.
It doesn't take extreme courage to ask a question, yet an open mind to do so. Do not be afraid to make yourself vulnerable to the unknown. We all have to do it one way or another, so do it with an open and steadfast heart. Christ calls us to ask questions, why not answer Him?


Erika Watson