Luke 11:8-9 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. 9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. NKJV
God is not required to meet our every personal desire anytime we ask. He is not a God on a string waiting to be pulled at our request. Sadly, many view our Lord in this way, yet in this manner we only wish to use God for our purposes. But God is concerned for our personal needs and does respond to those requests. Many times God chooses to wait in the midst of our petitions to test our sincerity. If our request is only for a personal desire of our flesh then soon the desire will change and thus our request. But if our request is for a valid need, then we will persistently make our request known to God as the need continues. This is the type of petition the Lord honors. He desires to meet our needs and the longing of our hearts (not of our flesh). We should present all of our true needs to the Father and be assured that He will hear us.
