Brock Hughes- Reading

I was reading the Bible yesterday and I came across a verse that was really interesting to me. Luke 11:9-10 says, “Keep asking and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking and you will find. Keep knocking and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks finds. And the door is open to everyone who knocks.” This was really crazy to me because sometimes I have a lot of trouble asking for something because I think I can do it on my own. It is really cool the fact that God loves us enough that He will give us what we ask for.

My only problem with that verse is that I feel like a lot of times people take it completely out of context. I have had friends that have complained about praying for a new car for a long time and never getting one. I feel like a lot of times people are only Christians because they think they can get whatever they want by being one. This verse to me does not mean that at all, I feel like it is important to ask for things important to you in the world, but I also feel like this verse is more about asking for God’s presence and other virtues that one would want to have. Obviously, God is considered our Father, therefore, He wants to give us everything; however, sometimes the things we want are not the things that would be best for our souls. Many times that new car that we want isn’t in God’s plan because it would cause us to covet and become prideful over the car and treasure that more than relationships and God. Therefore, I think that asking for God’s will is the best thing one can do; however, I still make sure that God knows what I would love to have happen just in case it is His will.