Ask, Seek, Knock

Imagine what would happen if you went to a friend in the middle of the night and said, "Friend, lend me three loaves of bread.  An old friend traveling through just showed up, and I don't have 
a thing on hand."  The friend answers from his bed, "Don't bother me.  The door's locked; my children are all down for the night; I can't getup to give you anything."  But let me tell you, even if he won't get up because he is a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbors, he'll finally get up and get you whatever you need.

Here's what I'm saying:

Ask and you'll get;

Seek and you'll find;

Knock and the door will open.

Don't bargain with God.  Be direct.  Ask for what you need.  This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in.  If you little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate?  If your little girl asks for an egg, do you trick her with a spider?  As bad as you are, you would think of such a thing - you're at least decent to your own children.  And don't you think the Father who conceived you in love will give the Holy Spirit if you ask Him?

~Luke 11:5-13 [The Message]