Sometimes God gives to us before we ask and sometimes because we ask. While God does countless gracious things for us, in us and through us without us requesting them or even realizing them, there are some things He does only as a response to us humbly asking Him. To be sure, we don’t pray to get what we want to build our own kingdoms; we pray to get what we need to live for His. Still, God loves to be seen as generous, loves for us to appeal to His generosity, and loves to give generously to us as He deems best because He loves us. So… Pray often, celebrating the grace already given to you and requesting the grace that is yet to come.
