He knows what I want, He knows the desires of my heart.
Isaiah 65:24 tells us, “Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear” (NIV). While we are searching for Him, He is finding us. While we are waiting and longing, He is speaking and answering.
Matthew 7:7 NIV Ask, Seek, Knock 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
If God knows what we need, if God knows what we want before we ask. Why ask?
When we take the time to pray, we acknowledge our dependence upon the Lord and his grace and mercy. ... God doesn't need your prayers because He knows exactly what you need before you even ask, but we need Him in our lives so desperately. Our prayers are a proactive act of faith on our part.
I found this essay online and want to include it as an explanation:
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his demons, he said, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t even keep them from biblical values. But we can do something else. We can keep them from forming an intimate, continual experience with Christ.
“If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken. So let them go to church, let them have their Christian lifestyles, but steal their time so they can’t gain that experience with Jesus Christ. This is what I want you to do. Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day.”
“How shall we do this?” asked his demons.
“Keep them busy with the non-essentials of life and invest unnumbered schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered. “Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, then borrow, borrow, borrow. Convince them to work six or seven hours a day, ten to twelve hours a day, so they can afford their lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As their families fragment, soon their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work.
“Overstimulate their minds so they cannot hear that still small voice. Entice them to play the radio or CD player wherever they drive, to keep the TV, the DVD player, and their CDs going constantly in their homes. Fill their coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with news twenty-four hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes and email with junk, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotion.
“Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their holidays exhausted, disquieted and unprepared for the coming week. And when they gather for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so they leave with souls unfulfilled.
“Let them be involved in evangelism. But crowd their lives with so many good causes that they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family unity for the good of the cause.”
It was quite a convention. And the demons went eagerly to their assignments.
I think this one explains it pretty well. So my response is – Nope! Not today Satan and tomorrow is not looking good for you either. I have zero time for you and your lies. I will pray, I will ask, I will seek and I will not fall prey to your temptations.
Heavenly Father – Extend out Your Strong arm to these attempts to derail us. Be with us and show us where we need just to rely on You. Thank You for unveiling the schemes, Thank You for walking us through. For Loving us even though we fail. I pray in Jesus Name - AMEN
Amen!