What kind of questions are you asking those close to you? lorewilbert writes about the importance of asking hard questions:
When I first began reading the Bible and would come across passages like Matthew 16:13-20, where Jesus asks the disciples who people said he was and then asks who the disciples say he was, I thought Jesus was asking for information. Jesus seemed, to me, concerned about his reputation and—I thought—rightfully so.
Every human cares about their reputation in some way. We all want to know the salacious details of who a person is or who others say they are or, really, who we are ourselves.
A. W. Tozer has often been quoted saying, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Jesus was asking his followers to reveal what they really thought about who he was, not to bolster his resume or self-confidence, but to teach his disciples to be honest about their doubts or faith, to name Christ as “Liar, lunatic, or Lord” . Jesus wanted his followers to know he wasn’t afraid of their answer, he could handle it.
“The art of asking a question aimed at the fathoms is difficult to learn and priceless to have practiced.”A friend and I have been taking turns each week counseling with one another. We are both prone to pandering, but a well-directed question aimed at the layers below reveals more than mere information. We ask hard questions not to gain information about the other, but to help the other reveal to themselves the truth beneath the surface things.
The depths of the human heart, mind, body, and soul are finite, and only God truly knows them, but they often feel fathomless to most of us because the work to map them seems too difficult to manage, too time-consuming to undertake, and too frightening to engage. The art of asking a question aimed at the fathoms is difficult to learn and priceless to have practiced. “God,” I pray often, “Make me a good question asker.
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