I sent the following email to a friend/former colleague:
Haven’t seen you in a while. Let me know if you’re free for lunch or dinner.
danielle
She replied with:
That sounds like a good idea. I’m really in need of some adult conversation. I’m going to the Frankie Beverly and Maze concert next week with my 12-year old son!!!!
But this response really annoyed me and got me thinking. I wondered why she was unable to get another adult to go with her. Now, I know some parents take their children to concerts for exposure, but it was obvious from her response that that was not the case.
She is going to the concert with her son, not because she wants to, but because she doesn’t want to go alone and couldn’t find another adult to tag along.
But did she even ask?
Yes, it sounds simple enough, but I really think a lot of people miss out because they don’t ask for what they want. We’ll pray and make our requests known to God, but can’t make simple requests known to those closest too us. When He told us to “ask,” was he just talking about asking Him?
Now, this isn’t bible study, but I am curious – Is it hard for you to tell people what you want from them and how you want it?
