Re:Verse passage – Luke 11:5-13 (day two)
I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. vs. 8
You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. James 4:2b-3
To be clear scripture is not saying that you are always going to get whatever you ask, but it also recognizes we don’t often bring our whole hearts to the Lord. Perhaps we feel like we don’t deserve whatever we are desiring, or we feel a sort of guilt. Why would the Lord think to bless me more than someone else? That kind of self-talk will only lead to a spiritual angst and anxiety that no-one needs. Be in constant dialogue with the Lord, always. You can be sure that he isn’t going to sell all the cattle on a thousand hills just because you ask, but if you are in a never ceasing conversation with the Lord of creation doesn’t it stand to reason that you will start to desire the things he desires? Spend more time with Jesus, and see how that begins to shape your prayer life.
