Ask and you shall recieve...

I have always heard the saying "ask and you shall recieve," I thought that it was the most amazing thing ever, I can ask for anything and get it, then I thought about it and that attitude quickly turned to, I know that is not true. I remember being about 12 years old and I asked my mom why dont I get what I want when I ask God for something, I knew that he could do anything, because he was God. My mom asked me one simply sounding question, "what are you doing for him that will make him want to give you what you are asking for?" I was kinda offended at the thought of that question, I was not "sining" I came to church all the time and I listened to my parents (occasinally), I made sure that I was not cursing or doing anything that I had no buisness doing so again my question was still, "why wont God give me what I am asking for?" Than she said, "maybe because he doesnt feel like you need it right now, God will fulfill all your needs according to your riches and glory but he does not work on your schedual, he will give it to you when he knows that you need it. You just have to make sure that you follow his will."

I lost sight of that as I got older I begin to feel like I was obligated to certain things, and I would get mad at God like he was doing me a disservice, and I failed to see the reality that, I was the one doing him a disservice, I was the one out of his will, I was the one trying to do it on my own, and getting mad when I didnt recieve what I was asking for, God was there, he heard everyone of my prayers, but at that time I didnt need it, at that time I wasnt doing anything for him. a relationship does not invole one person recieving and not giving, it goes both ways. I said all that to say that my God is a wonderful God. The saying "ask and you shall recieve," is missing something, it should say "ask God and you shall recieve." Because everything that I have asked for I have recieved. I have a loving family, I am in a loving church, I have a job, I am in school, I am filled with the holy ghost, I have been baptized, I am happy. I asked and I recieved.