"Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.' Jeremiah 33:3 The Amplified Study Bible
The rule of thumb is, when you want to know something, you ask someone. If you don't ask, you usually do not find out. We may think we know it all but, we don't and to think we do is foolish. Some people who are in some kind of authority fail to ask questions because they feel they are expected to know the answer. However, we can't know everything and it is better to be honest about it than pretend.
Therefore, God tells us to call on Him and ask - ask Him the way forward; ask Him how this will work, how to do a particular thing and even ask Him about our future. Charles F Stanley comments: 'Throughout the bible, God promises to speak to His children - but we must listen for His voice. To listen actively, we must come before the Lord expectantly. We must eagerly anticipate Him speaking to us.' To add to this, I would emphasise the need to display good attending skills - really listening to what is actually being said, feeding back part of it and generally showing God or whoever, that you are really listening.
We miss so much when we fail to ask God things. He has so much He wants to tell us and even show us. We ask Him for certain things but when we don't receive them, we assume that it was not God's wish. However, there may be a reason, He may have agreed but at the time, it remains hidden from us until we give a little more to Him or do a certain thing. If we don't listen properly, really going deeper, it may be lost. This could be the reason why you have not received what you have been praying about. Ask Him if there is something blocking your request or if, you need to do something first. He will show you. However, be open to the fact that what you ask for is not for you. Whatever, He will tell you if you ask.
It is good practice to just spend time with Him asking Him for nothing but just enjoying His presence, You don't even have to speak, just enjoy the presence of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes, words are not enough and we do better to just sit and enjoy, wait and listen. You may get far more out of this than doing all of the talking.
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