My guy’s favorite line is “MA-WHERE”S THE MEATLOAF!!” Always gets a laugh, although not usually from his mother.  It seems today’s world seems to think persistence =annoying= results.

Consider even the parable in the Bible where the widow keeps pestering the judge. Finally he gives in. Apparently he’s so annoyed he decides to give her what she wants so she will stop bothering him, or that is how we have interpreted this. We carry this over to our Heavenly Father and think we will wear him down with our incessant demands until He finally…begrudgingly gives in.

Yet, I’m not sure this is the true picture of persistence.  God is not holding out on us until we throw a tantrum and demand He give us what we want, and yet often times that’s exactly what our prayer times sound like!

Consider this; God rewards persistence because it reveals our true desires and our heart’s passions. Those things we seek Him for day after day, without any thought or intention; those are the things He hears and rewards. These are the things that really matter to us!

David said in Psalm 27:4:

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple.

When we know the one thing we truly desire from God, we don’t have to force ourselves to repeat, and claim, and petition God. They will flow out of our hearts in our time with Him. This is when He responds to our persistent prayer…not because He is annoyed or bothered, but because He sees our true heart and responds.

“Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 1:13

So, I got invited to join the “”mom” “what?” “mom!” “what!” “MOM!” “WHAT!” “hi” group on Facebook. I remembered the Family Guy commercial where this comes from. A frazzled carton mom lying on the bed, trying to ignore her son, I’m sure you’ve seen it. I for one do not think it’s especially funny.

My guy’s favorite line is “MA-GET ME SOME MEATLOAF!!” Always gets a laugh, although not usually from his mother. It seems today’s world seems to think persistence =annoying= results. Consider event he parable in the Bible where the widow keeps pestering the judge. Finally he gives in. Apparently he’s so annoyed he decides to give her what she wants so she will stop bothering him, or that is how we have interpreted this.

We carry this over to our Heavenly Father and think we will wear him down with our incessant demands until He finally…begrudgingly gives in.

Yet, I’m not sure this is the true picture of persistence. God is not holding out on us until we throw a tantrum and demand He give us what we want, and yet often times that’s exactly what our prayer times sound like!

Consider this; God rewards persistence because it reveals our true desires and our heart’s passions. Those things we seek Him for day after day, without any thought or intention; those are the things He hears and rewards.

David said in Psalm 27:4:

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple.

When we know the one thing we truly desire from God, we don’t have to force ourselves to repeat, and claim, and petition God. They will flow out of our hearts in our time with Him. This is when He responds to our persistent prayer…not because He is annoyed or bothered, but because He sees our true heart and responds.

“Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 1:13