Keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7: 7
The command to “keep on” is highly beneficial for our spiritual growth. Remarkably, there are couples of what we need to keep on doing in the scripture. However, the focus for now will be on persistence in prayers. Being persistent and consistent in prayers guarantee results, and also builds our faith. We persist in an activity because we believe we can find answers by doing so. Some people ask, why do we have to keep on asking? Is it because He didn’t hear us the first time? No, God heard. Sometimes, there is a timeline between our request and delivery/receipt of the request. The timeline is usually for the processes that will birth the delivery of the answers. This is because our God is a God of process. Also, He is a miracle worker and not a magician.
Benefits of keeping on in prayers
Persistence in prayers helps to eliminate obstacles that might hinder the manifestation of your answers. The more you pray about a situation, God will begin to give you insights regarding the situation; He can also lay specific prayer points in your heart to guide you in the right direction.
To keep on asking helps to build our faith. In the process of asking and waiting for answers, it is important to continue to find encouragement in God’s promises, otherwise discouragement will set in. The more we stay focused on what God’s word says about us, the less anxious we will get. Recently, I was trusting God for a particular approval. The odds were clearly against me, but I believed that God was able to settle it. Anytime I felt like giving up, I looked for bible devotionals that strengthened my faith. God came through and I got the needed approval.
In Luke 18:1-5, the widow was able to get justice through the unfair judge due to her persistence. Furthermore, Daniel through persistent prayers was able to eliminate hindrances and received answers. Daniel 10:12-13.
Sometimes, to give up seems like a better choice, but you will never experience what God has in store for you if you keep quitting to do your part.
In conclusion, hold on, don’t give up. Keep on asking and believing. Be persistent and consistent. For everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Our God is faithful to perform