THE SILENT MISTAKE

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In the beginning, humanity’s first mistake was not curiosity—it was silence.

Adam and Eve walked with God.
They heard His voice.
They lived in His presence.

Yet when the serpent spoke, they never asked a question.

They didn’t ask God, “Did You really say this?”
They didn’t ask each other, “Does this align with what God told us?”
They didn’t pause to seek clarity, wisdom, or confirmation.

They listened—and acted.

One conversation with deception outweighed a lifetime of communion with truth.

The danger wasn’t the serpent’s question.
The danger was Adam and Eve’s failure to ask one.

Questions are not a lack of faith.
They are often the doorway to wisdom.

Throughout Scripture, God welcomes inquiry. Moses asked. David asked. Mary asked. Even Jesus asked questions—not because He lacked understanding, but because questions reveal hearts, expose motives, and invite revelation.

Silence in the face of confusion is not obedience—it’s vulnerability.

Adam and Eve assumed instead of discerned.
They trusted a voice without testing it.
They responded without seeking God’s perspective.

And many of us repeat that same pattern today.

We act on emotions without prayer.
We believe narratives without discernment.
We follow advice without confirmation.

We don’t fall because we ask too many questions.
We fall because we stop asking the right ones.

What if Adam had asked, “God, is this true?”
What if Eve had paused long enough to seek clarity instead of immediacy?

Obedience flows best from understanding—not assumption.

Faith does not silence questions; it directs them to God.

Before the decision.
Before the reaction.
Before the step.

Ask the question.

Because the absence of a question in Eden changed everything—and the presence of one today might save you from repeating the same mistake.

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