Keep asking, seeking, and knocking

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.~Matthew 7:7-8

What do you do when it feels like your prayers are not being answered?  You do what He tells us to do .  Keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking because His word tells us that we will receive what we ask for.  He tells us that those who seek shall find and that the door will opened for those who knock.

I know what it feels like to pray and beg God to give you the desires of your heart.   I also know what it feels like when you think the answer is afar or not coming at all.  It’s a struggle and it’s own kind of suffering. I will not sugarcoat the reality of the heartache that can come in the waiting, but of this I am confident - the Lord is near to broken-hearted.  He hears our prayers and His silence does not mean an absence of good on our behalf.

So we keep asking, seeking, and knocking because what we really desire is Him.  You see He is the answer to every prayer.  He alone can direct our steps in the way that we should go.  He alone is the one who opens doors that man tries to shut.  He alone closes those same doors that the thief tries to enter in and destroy.  The answer we seek is not the outcome of our request.  The answer we seek is Jesus who makes every outcome for our good according to His purpose.  

We can trust that God is true to His word.  Be persistent in your prayers.  Ask God, seek God, and knock on His door.  He will answer, be found, and open up the door of blessings beyond measure to you.

Lord, sometimes I get discouraged because I have not learned to wait on You the answer for every situation and circumstance.  But Lord, let no my heart be troubled.  May I run to you asking, seeking, and knocking knowing that You will hear me and provide  exactly what I need.  Let me not waiver in hope and expectation because You are my hope.  Let me remember that the outcomes of my request are safely in your care because You alone know what is best for me.  So may we all be encouraged by your Word and love for us.  In Jesus name. Amen