Unashamed...

The Enlightenment thinkers questioned everything. Why...why not...what...how... They were part of a movement that affected the entire world beause they were unafraid to question. I, on the other hand, claim "guilty" when I ask myself if I am ashamed to question what I have always declared at truth. I've been raised in a culture where I've learned to accept what I believe because others that I respect and love knew it to be true before me. I've sometimes - often times - been scared to ask GOD why...why not...what...how...and because of my fear, for years my faith has stayed far from what it could have been - what it should have been. When reading "What Is Englightenment?," my mind was brought back to one of the greatest questioners in history. The thinkers a few hundred years ago were not the first to question the subject of the soul, matters of faith and belief, of law, morality, virtue, eternity...or ultimately, GOD Himself. No, there was one thinker - the father of the wisest man in the world - who was one of the greatest questioners in history. Some of his questions seemed as if they would offend GOD. "How long, O Lord?", "Why have You rejected me?", "What gain is there in my destruction?", "Why do You hold back Your hand?" His name was David. He asked GOD questions that most would never dare to ask; they would be afraid. The King of Israel, however, believed too much not to question the GOD he worshiped. He loved Him too much not to ask for answers. He was not rebellious or arrogant or foolish to ask the things He did...he was unashamed. And for His boldness, GOD proclaimed David to be "a man after His own heart." David trusted the GOD in whom he placed his faith enough to question, to ask, to seek, to knock...and GOD revealed Himself to David in ways few have experienced. I am tired of believing "just because." I am tired of living on the outskirts of the Light when I have the opportunity to step into its center. GOD has told me to ask (Luke 11:9-10). It's the way to enter His heart.