A truly caring parent will not give answers that are contrary to what is right, no matter how much the child insists. Sometimes the answer is simply Yes, other times it is simply No.
Sometimes I am unprepared for the answer to my question, or there is more I need to learn, or the best method of delivering the answer requires special timing. Even though I ask a simple yes or no question, the answer I hear is "wait a while."
At other times, though the question was framed to elicit a Yes or No response, the answer that comes is personal spiritual instruction. I feel something of what God feels toward me. I am prompted as to some action or direction to take. Often in these situations, the spiritual instruction I receive seems almost unrelated to my original question. Yet as I carefully consider His response, I realize it is the answer to the question I should have asked.