When God doesn't immediately give us what we want It may be that the act of asking is just as important as what we are asking for.

“Everyone who keeps on asking is receiving.” Jesus (literal translation)

Babies instinctively nurse. Nursing is something we never really outgrow, it matures into adult expressions of asking. And, when we ask, we express the same simple dependence that infants possess. I am certain that this is why God wants us to ask and to keep asking. The very act of asking is receiving-- not just what we are asking for, but asking itself is our greatest need. Asking expresses our absolute dependence on God and nurtures the faith we have in Him. Because dependent trust is the basis of all interaction with Him, strengthening our ability to ask is just as important as anything we could ask from Him. 7/26/2011 Conversations Within ts (On the Road to the Grand Canyon)