1 Corinthians 8:2 English Standard Version (ESV) If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.

I never imagined myself saying this; “I don’t know.”

It is alright to admit you don’t know. We study together, we search the scriptures and questions will come up where we don’t have the answers. It is better to say “I don’t know” than to make something up.

We like to be seen as a source of help for others who are struggling, and we should be there for them. The worst thing we can do for them is to use our imagination when truth is the only thing that will help them.

Some have decades of experience in finding answers and it can be daunting to hear a question we have not heard or thought. If we let our years of experience place us in a position of considering ourselves a reliable source of help, we must remember that it is our Lord who is our help.

Psalm 34:17 English Standard Version (ESV) When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

A troubled mind is trouble and yet we do not often think about that condition. Trying to use our imagination to sort out answers is a sign of pride. We should cry out to the Lord and ask with honest and sincere faith, “Help me Lord or help them without me.”

We don’t always have to be their answer man. Maybe it is someone else’s turn to be the one to answer.

In a group setting there will always be one or two that are seen to be reliable and that is fine but what if there is one or two more that the Lord is needing to raise up in confidence to be a source of help? It is best sometimes to withhold a quick answer and allow others to “take a shot at it”.