Sunday Musings

"Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.” (Matt 6:8) In Sunday School we read this scripture and discussed why we need to pray if Heavenly Father knows what we need before we ask. I have been thinking about this today. I'm guilty of this sometimes. I know that Heavenly Father loves me and knows what is best for me, and so I sometimes just wait for him to bless me with what I need and then I get frustrated when those blessings don't come. Sometimes they do, but if it happened all the time it would leave out an important step, I think. In the next chapter of Matthew are the verses, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” (Matt 7:7-8) Asking for what we need, through prayer and fasting, is an important step in coming closer to our Heavenly Father and Christ and in developing faith. Our Heavenly Father knows our needs and wants to bless us with what is best for us, but sometimes I think it is up to us to truly seek for it. And it's important to remember that our plan is not always the same as our Heavenly Father's plan. Anyway, that’s just what I’ve been thinking about today. I need to take a more active role in asking for blessings that my family and I need, rather than just waiting for them to fall from heaven.