This week, I’ve been trying my best to be consistent in my prayer time. It’s a struggle, especially since I was on day shift last week, and it’s kind of tempting to skip praying when I wake up a bit late, or to read tweets and Facebook updates instead of opening my Bible. I know, right? Life is so simple before all these social networking stuff.

But anyway, I tried harder this week, and it’s funny how much I heard from God this week — it’s like He’s so eager to talk to me.

And you know what, maybe He is. :)

So today’s Gospel was all about asking.

Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. (John 16:24)

Asking. It seems so easy, but I realize that more often than not, I never asked for specifics from God. I always asked for His will, I always asked for something general. Maybe I’m too lazy to think about it, maybe it’s because I don’t know what to ask for. I’m not really sure, but yes, more often than not, I fail to ask. Sure, it’s always good to ask for God’s will, but I have to remember that my God delights in my asking. Of course, He may not give everything I ask for (I doubt He’d give me bpi training, but who knows), but He’s working on me as He says no (or more often than not, wait).

So, I asked. I wrote them all down this morning, and while nothing earth-shattering happened today (save for my shopping trip), asking gave me hope, and asking gave me assurance that God heard me, and He is working on me, and He will give me what I ask for, that my joy will be complete. In His perfect time, of course.

What about you? What would you ask for?