Still Knocking - Part 2

Some of you may be tempted to say, “Wow, what faith!” And maybe it is, but quite honestly, it has felt like frustration and disappointment. And the reality of my situation for me is this simple: I have nowhere else to go. I have no one else to ask to do this thing for me. Only God can meet this need. And so I have continued to go to Him.

After all, I think that is why this guy went to his friend. He was facing a crisis. I can imagine him thinking, “What do I do? Who do I ask? Taco Bell closes early on weeknights. Oh, I can go to my friend’s house.” And remember his friend’s response: “I can’t help you this time” meaning that he had helped him on previous situations, which is why he went back to knock on his door again. And that is why I go back to God again. He has helped me out before. And I refuse to believe that He does not care about my situation & me. The Bible bears witness otherwise. He is deeply devoted to me, like the friend in Jesus’ parable.

And so I asked myself recently, “Why do you keep praying for this need to be met?” If God wants that situation to change, He will do so. You’ve asked Him enough. And I pondered that until I remembered a prayer principle I have followed for many years. Whenever I have seen something that looks like it needed God’s intervention, my first response usually has been to pray. Sometimes those prayers will fade with time and I will quit asking God to help. However, there are also moments in life when I can’t help but keep praying for intervention. And so I keep praying and praying. I have learned that those promptings are the Holy Spirit reminding me of the need to pray, which says to me, “This situation is on God’s heart and He is going to answer in time, but for right now, He wants you to keep praying.” So I have.

That principle has brought me back to the door every morning and throughout each day. I keep knocking on the door trying to wake Him up. And I fully believe that one day in the future, God will open the door and give me what I ask. After all, He said He would. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. And to him who knocks, the door will be opened. I’m still knocking.