Asking, Seeking, Knocking

We have quit asking, we have quit seeking, and we have not knocked for so long that we have forgotten where the knocker is!

What do I mean by that sentence? Well, when is the last time we actually talked to God the Father, petitioning him due to some circumstantial issue that might involve either ourselves or someone else? Have we honestly prayed for something or someone?

We always seem to pray for the big things, but we seem to forget to pray for the little things. There are times when our prayers seem to go unanswered. We get discouraged. Answers to prayers and events happen in God's time, not ours. So, what are we to do when we come to the Throne of Grace and petition the Father on behalf of either ourselves or someone else?

Matthew 7:7-8, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocked it shall be opened.

Jesus advises us to continue seeking God. Individuals regularly surrender after a couple of weak endeavors and presume that God cannot be found. Yet, realizing God takes confidence (faith), center (focus), and completion (follow-through). Jesus guarantees us that our endeavors will be remunerated. We ought not surrender in our endeavors to look for God. Keep on asking him for more patience, love, knowledge, wisdom, and comprehension. He will offer them to us.

Matthew 21:22, And all things. whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer. believing, ye shall receive.

This is not an assurance that we can get anything we want essentially by asking Jesus and believing. God does not give demands that would hurt us, hurt others, or that abuse his own temperament or will. Jesus' assertion is definitely not an unlimited free pass. For prayers to be fulfilled, our solicitations should be in line with the standards of God's kingdom. The more grounded our conviction and belief, the almost certain our petitions will be in accordance with God's will, and afterward, God will be glad to give them.

Mark 11:24, Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray. believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Jesus, our model for supplication, when implored, “All things are possible unto

Thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt” (Mark 14:36). Our prayers and petitions are regularly propelled by our own desires and wants. We like to hear that we can have anything. In any case, Jesus prayed for God's will to be done. When we pray, we should communicate our yearnings, however, we should want his will to be done over our own. We should examine ourselves to check whether our petitions center around our inclinations or God's.

John I 5:7, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will. and it shall he done unto you.

Jesus has alluded to "abiding in" him. This refers to the individuals who are really associated with the True Vine, and who bear spiritual fruit, therefore (John 15:1-6). This additionally alludes to those in whom His words "abide". That suggests a similar established, personal, nurturing relationship between the plant and its branches. In different spots, Jesus unmistakably associated fulfillment of prayer with the will of God (Matthew 6:10; 26:39). We are not to act as if God is like a snack or soda machine, where we can pick and choose what we want. Addressed supplication possibly happens when what we ask is essential to God's will.

Colossians 4:2, Continue in prayer and to watch in the same with thanksgiving.

Has anyone of us become grown tired or burnt out on appealing to God for a person or thing? Paul says to "Continue". Perseverance shows our confidence and faith that God answers our petitions and prayers. Faith ought not falter and die if the appropriate responses come gradually, for the deferral might be God's method of working his will in our lives. If or when we begin to feel exhausted in our petitions, realize that God is available, he is continually tuning in, and he is continually acting. Perhaps not in the manners we had hoped for, but rather in manners he knows are ideal.

James 1:5-6, If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

God does not allow each neglectful or childish solicitation. To “ask in faith” signifies asking with certainty that God will adjust our longings to his purposes. A brain that "wavers" is not totally persuaded that God's way is ideal. It deals with God's Word like any human guidance holding the alternative of noncompliance. It sways between sentiments, the world's thoughts, and God's orders. If our faith is new, feeble, or battling, we should recall that God is dependable. We ought to be faithful to him. To balance out our faltering or suspicious minds, we should submit