Asking the Lord Again
Many of us, as Christians, just don't understand prayer. We think that prayer is just asking for things when it is much more. It involves praise, thanksgiving, confession, and intercession for others as well as our prayers of supplication for ourselves. However, when we ask God for something, we should not think we just need to ask once. We may need to ask many times before we receive His answer. David wanted to know if it was God's will for him and his men to attack the Philistines at Keilah, so he asked God. God told him to attack, but his men were afraid, so he asked again. (I Samuel 23:4) When David asked again, God did not get mad, but He gave him the same answer to confirm His will to David and his men that He would help them conquer the Philistines. We all need to learn how to ask God again when it is needed to know and do His will. God is not our servant or our genie that we can just order Him around and tell Him what we want. He is Lord of all. We go to Him humbly to ...