I know and fully believe that God is good and that his timing is perfect. I also know that he gives us the desires of our hearts. I know that he delights in giving his giving his children good gifts.
In my life, I have longed for certain things for years and years. I have grown so accustomed to waiting, so accustomed to being without the things I desire that I forgot that I serve a God who wants to hear my requests. I have learned so much about what it looks like to wait patiently. I have learned to fully rely on the Lord even in the wanting. And I have learned to recognize God’s faithfulness in all seasons. It’s an incredible thing to have firsthand knowledge of the value of patience and long-suffering. I’ve been taught so much through waiting, but I much to learn.
I was reminded recently that I can ask, seek, and knock. That I shouldn’t give up so easily when presenting my requests to my father. I spent some time reflecting on human relationships and how parents interact with their children. Parents love when their children ask them for things, even when they cannot give them everything they want. How devastating it must be for a parent to never hear what their children desire.
I am a daughter of the most high king and I am learning that he loves to hear from me. He is my Daddy and I believe it makes him glad when I approach him confidently and persistently. I am going to continue waiting on the Lord, but in the waiting I will ask, seek, and knock.
“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. The Lord is near to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.” Psalm 145:17-19
