Perhaps one of the most asked questions in life is this: 鈥淲hat would you like?鈥� From childhood through our teen years, from the earliest years of marriage and parenting and now, for me at least, in my senior years, it seems we鈥檙e continually either asking or being asked, 鈥淲hat would you like?鈥�
Those four simple words take on their own personality depending on the accompanying facial and body expressions. They convey dramatically different messages depending on the tone of voice in which they鈥檙e spoken and the circumstances under which they鈥檙e asked.
I remember those times when I first begin querying our children as to their preferences in everything from breakfast cereal to what they wanted to wear to school that day. They were happy times and the older I get the more I treasure those memories. Then there were those times when neither they nor I could agree on things that matter most to teens. I just thank God that our sons turned to be such great adults in spite of me!
It is in those times of grief and sorrow, however, that we find that question, posed by caring and loving friends and family, so heart-wrenching.聽
Although I鈥檝e read the account of Jesus healing a blind man (Luke 18:39-42) many times during my life, the impact of His question to him hit me hard this week: 鈥淲hat do you want Me to do for you?鈥� 聽
鈥淚sn鈥檛 that obvious?鈥� came to mind. 鈥淲hat else would he be asking for?鈥澛�
Thinking of my own circumstances I came to this conclusion: Answers aren鈥檛 always easy, but 鈥渆asy鈥� answers aren鈥檛 welcome. Rather, we need the peace that comes with knowing He is the ultimate provision for every need. In every circumstance we face He asks us the same question. His answers are His prerogative but He always listens.
