What Do You Want?

I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers,
Who has given me wisdom and might and has
made in own to me now what we desired of you.
Daniel 2:23



Children are quick to respond to their enviroment. Babies immediately cry when they are hungry, thirsty, tired, sick, or wet. Toddlers are not at all bashful in communicating what they do and do not want. However, as we grow older, maturity teaches us to use discernment in making our desires known and to give way to the needs of others in many situations.

The Lord nevertheless tells us we are wise to always come to Him as little children -telling Him precisely what we need and want. While looking directly at a man whom He knew was blind, Jesus asked, him, “What do you want Me to do for you?” Without hesitation he replied, “Master, let me receive my sight” (Mark 10:51).

Jesus could see he was blind, yet He asked him to make a request. In like manner, God knows what you need “before you ask Him” (Matthew 6:8). Yet He says in His Word, “by prayer and petition (definite requests)....continue to make your wants known to God” (Philippians 4:6).

Why pray for what seems to be obvious? Because in stating precisely what we want, our needs and desires become obvious to us.

State your request boldly before the Lord tonight. He’ll hear you. He’ll respond to you. And just as important, you’ll hear yourself and respond in a new way to him.

Our prayers must mean something to us if they are to mean anything to God.

The Question for Today Is “Father, I Have a need to bring to you?

Taken out of the book of “Quiet Moments with God for Women.”

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