When I was growing up I didn’t like to ask for many things. Probably because the family finances were often stretched, or I didn’t want to be disappointed if what I asked for didn’t eventuate. This hesitancy to ask unfortunately carried over into my adult life, and relationships with both people and God. We can think it is easier to go through life not asking anyone for anything, but that would mean that we are primarily dependant only upon our own limited resources, when God wants us to know we can ask of Him.
Jesus said, “And I say to you ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock, and I shall be open to you.” (Matthew 7:7-8)
We aren’t meant to do life alone, or only in our own strength. God wants us instead to: