The Power of a Question

Have you ever had a question that it just seemed you could not get answered?  We live in a world that no longer struggles trying to find information, but rather the true test of the day is to sift through a plethora of information until you find what you are really looking for.  The struggle is finding what it is that is needed in a fast paced hyperactive world.  The answer lies in something that seems very simple, yet it is more difficult than what one could imagine.  To get the right answer we must be willing to ask the right question.   The scripture says...  You don't have, because you don't ask.  

I feel that many times as leaders it is difficult for us to ask the right question because we are concerned about how we will be perceived.  The facade that we have built around ourselves many times is what we hide behind.  If we ask a question, we are concerned that we will be perceived as not knowledgeable. Unfortunately we end up becoming a slave to ourselves that has not, because we were never willing to ask.  

What is the right question?  One question can open up so many doors in our lives.  Questions have the ability to dig deep into a matter, or they can become surface oriented and leave us wondering.  We learn by asking questions, and if we do not allow questions to be asked we are limiting our potential for knowledge.  When was the last time you put thought into the question you were going to ask?  How quickly could an argument be resolved if we knew what question to ask?  What depths of knowledge could be unlocked if we knew how to arrive at the right question.  

Let me challenge you today, before your next meeting, spend time thinking about what questions you are going to ask.  Think of the power of one question and always remember,  You many times don't have, simply because you didn't ask.