Ask Without Fear
Lumaki ka rin ba na napapagalitan kapag masyado kang maraming tanong? Baka hindi mo na rin ito masyadong maalala. Pero para sa marami sa atin, bata pa lang tayo ay tinuruan nang huwag masyadong magtanong at huwag masyadong madaldal.
Bakit ko nasabi ito? Recently, I was talking with a friend who’s also an introvert. (Just for definition, introverts are people who need a lot of alone time to recharge, and are often described as quiet people. Pero pwede rin maging madaldal kapag kasama ang kaibigang comfortable sila) We ended up talking about how we were as kids, at nagulat kami nang maalaala naming napakadaldal pala namin noong bata kami—at pareho kaming laging pinagsasabihan ng mga magulang namin na matutong tumahimik!
Dahil din siguro dito kung bakit marami sa atin ang hindi na masyadong nagtatanong habang tayo’y lumalaki—even in topics that actually welcome questions and critical thinking. Napakahalaga nito lalo na sa ating relasyon sa Diyos. And the good news is, the Bible is full of Psalms where the songwriters constantly ask God questions. Some of them are even heavy questions, like “Where are You, God?” or “How long will it take, God, before You move?” Hindi ba’t kailangan ng matinding tapang para makapagtanong ng mga ganito?
Ikaw ba, may mga ganoon din bang tanong sa kalooban mo? Let’s take this week’s series as our God-given permission to start asking Him those questions. You can do that through writing in a journal. Pwede rin sa panalangin, sa tahimik na paraan, o sa pagsigaw sa Kanya ng mga tanong na nagmumula sa galit o sama ng loob. Rest assured, He will not turn away from you.
Tandaan mo, isa kang miracle!
