“The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.”

A thought by Mark Batterson (2011-12-13) from his book Be a Circle Maker: The Solution to 10,000 Problems (Kindle Locations 129-130). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

I am really striving to understand this fact even at 64 years of age. I have been going thought a crash course in the past few months. Even yesterday God answered one of my prayers. During my morning walk time I prayer a specific prayer and God answered it before I went to bed.

What could happen in 2012 if we really believed that God answers our prayers, our specific prayers? He just wants us to ask. Of course there are some prayers we don’t need to ask. They are prayers that we know He won’t answer. Please help that married person to start loving me. He won’t answer that one. As you read the Bible you will see God’s way of thinking so you won’t ask Him some things. But there are way more He will answer but He won’t because we haven’t asked.

God gave us a condo in Florida near where my sister and mother live this past year. He let me know when and where because I asked Him. He let me know that I was supposed to give one of my cars away and He then gave me one to take its place. He worked all that out because I asked. He gave me a church to be a part of in the City that is the church that my daughter and son-in-law will be a committed part of when we leave. He gave that to us because I asked. He will do the same for Margaret and me when we move to Florida because I am asking.

There is so much that God wants to give to us but He doesn’t because we haven’t asked. Now of course those answers may take weeks, months and years but He will give answer them if we ask. I asked for 18 months that God would give my daughter Stefanie her husband Andrew who loves her and protects her and is her spiritual covering. Now I didn’t know the answer was Andrew but I do now. Marissa, my son, Brett’s wife is also a specific answer to my prayer.

Now this privilege is only for His family. But you can be a part of His family by accepting Him into your life, to be the leader, provider, counselor, Savior, Lord of your life. Just ask Him to come into your life. It can’t happen if you don’t ask.

So why not start asking right now?

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