A Father's gift

Matthew 6:7-12


“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."


To those of us familiar with the trials of parenting, we know that above all things, even when we don't see eye to eye with our children, we want the best for them. God provides for us, even though we are imperfect, so how much more so do we provide for our children as we are able.


It's actually painful when we cannot provide the things we want to give them, over and above the things they need. Just today, God granted a huge answer to prayer allowing me to provide a huge need for my own son. I don't agree with all of his life choices, but I still want what's best for him and have been praying about this particular need for months.


God loves us. We don't always understand, but He always, always gives us exactly what we need. Always, no exceptions.


So, if you have a need, ask God to provide. He won't always give us what we want, but if we need something, He never fails.