Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
-Exodus 33:13
I'm a Bible Quizzer, most of you already know that in quizzing there are a ton of different kinds of questions: quotations, cross-refrences, direct, parts etc… No matter what kind it is, however, there are only four ways to respond to a question. Your response tells the team you are competing against, and everybody watching, a lot about yourself.
Response #1 - Interrupt. That shows you have confidence, that you are prepared and have studied. You know the risks but have decided to take them anyway. Whether you get it right or wrong, you still have gained the respect of the other quizzers because you tried. If you keep doing this, eventually, you'll win.
Response #2 - Wait until the end. One way to answer a question is to wait until right after the quizmaster gets done reading, then buzz in. People do this because they aren't as prepared, and hence not willing to take the risk.
Response #3 - Get the reread. The other team interrupted, got it wrong, then the question is read just to your team. This one is a no-brainer! You had the opportunity to answer twice, so you will (probably) get it right.
Response #4 - Do nothing. When you do nothing, this leaves the question unanswered. The quizmaster reads the question, but no one interrupts. Not one person buzzes in after he's done. For five seconds the room is completely silent. Time is called. The question is closed. The quiz moves on. Then the audience starts whispering, "Even I knew the answer to that!" "Why didn't yellow one buzz in?" "That was too easy!"
Letting a question go by unanswered shows you are not prepared. It shows you do not know the material, that you aren't referenced or charted, and that you don't think the risk is greater then the need.
There are questions that haunt millions of people around the globe. What are they? You hear them every day, "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" "What is my purpose?"
David is just one of the many people across the globe who have prayed that God would show them His purpose:
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
-Psalm 25:4-5
God's purpose for us is extremely important. If we don't know it, we have no burden, we can't become the best that we can be, we have no passion, the list can go on and on.
I'm only 17, but January is running at me full speed, bringing with it adulthood (scary!). Now would be the time to figure out the little things, like my career, where I want to go to college, and what God's plan for me is.
You see, when I get to heaven, I want to hear God say, "Well done thou good and faithful servant." Not, "Oh Heather… if only you knew what My will was for you... the things you could've been and done.... Oh well, at least you made it, that counts for something!"
Discovering God's will, and doing it, is the most important thing in my life right now. I want my ministry to have God's blessing and anointing on it. I want everything I do to be for God's glory. When I get to heaven, I want to hear Him say, "Well done."
I can't afford to let these questions go unanswered.
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