Ask Him For What He Already Knows

Though I already know what Jeshua needs when he is looking for his snack, I always tell him to ask me first.

This is, in fact, what the Father does.

Matthew 6:8 - for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

The Father already knows what we need even before we ask. Yet He wants us to ask.

John 16:24 - Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

James 4:2 - You do not have, because you do not ask.

It seems contradicting but it is not. If the Father simply gives us what we need without us even asking, we will not develop an intimate relationship and dependence upon Him.

Each time when we ask Him, we are actually relating and communing with Him. When He answers us and gives us what we asked for, we will also learn gratefulness.