September 2nd, 2025
This week, I’ve been thinking about one simple question: What do you want?
It’s a question the Lord asked many times throughout the Word of God and it’s something we need to take the time to ask ourselves. If you are living with a focused desire, your life will have purpose. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33,
“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
We are all called to seek His kingdom first, but the kingdom of God in your life will look different than the kingdom of God in mine. The kingdom of God is the expansion of His purpose, power, and authority on the earth. However, the purpose of God in my life is different from yours. We have to ask for the right things!
James 4:2-3 says,
“You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”
We are all called to ask, and when we’re aligned with Him, we will ask from a place of, purpose and not from our fleshly desires.
Many people live their whole lives waiting for God to move without ever asking. They wait for God to heal if it’s His will, but they never ask Him in faith. They wait for God to direct them if it’s His will, but they never pray and take steps.
Throughout scripture we see countless examples of God asking people what they wanted from Him!
1 Kings 3:5-10 is a picture of this truth in the life of King Solomon. It says:
‘At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
Can you imagine God appearing before you and saying, “Ask what I shall give to you?” Solomon’s answer was so pleasing to God that He also gave him the things he didn’t ask for—wealth and long life and victory over his enemies. This is a picture of what Jesus said! As Solomon sought God’s wisdom, all the other things were added to him.
In Jesus’ ministry, He often asked people what they wanted. In Matthew 20:29-34, Jesus asked Blind Bartimaeus what he wanted. Even though it was obvious he needed his sight restored, Jesus still asked what he wanted!
What is it you want from the Lord? If He came to you as He came to Solomon, what would you ask of Him? In Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we have something greater than Solomon had!
Jesus said in John 16:24,
“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
He said in Matthew 7:7-8,
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
1 John 5:14-15 says,
“This is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.”
Mark 11:24 says,
“Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
John 15:7 says,
“If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will bedone for you.”
With all those promises in mind, I ask you again: What do you want from Him? He has plans and purposes for your life that are just for you. He’s waiting for your heart to come into alignment with His so you can ask according to His will and receive all He has for you. The key to fulfillment is allowing the God-given desire of your heart to eclipse every other passion.
This week, a quote from one of Smith Wigglesworth’s sermons captured my heart as I reflected on these things. I’ll conclude with it. He said:
‘A man said to me last night, “Do you think I am baptized with the Holy Ghost?” I said, “I don’t know anything about you.” [The man said], “I am willing for anything.” Then I knew he was not baptized. I never saw a man willing for everything and anything that got anything. The man that gets anything [from the Lord] is the man who goes after one thing.’
Psalm 27:4 says,
“One thing I ask from the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in His temple.”
It’s a question the Lord asked many times throughout the Word of God and it’s something we need to take the time to ask ourselves. If you are living with a focused desire, your life will have purpose. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33,
“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
We are all called to seek His kingdom first, but the kingdom of God in your life will look different than the kingdom of God in mine. The kingdom of God is the expansion of His purpose, power, and authority on the earth. However, the purpose of God in my life is different from yours. We have to ask for the right things!
James 4:2-3 says,
“You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”
We are all called to ask, and when we’re aligned with Him, we will ask from a place of, purpose and not from our fleshly desires.
Many people live their whole lives waiting for God to move without ever asking. They wait for God to heal if it’s His will, but they never ask Him in faith. They wait for God to direct them if it’s His will, but they never pray and take steps.
Throughout scripture we see countless examples of God asking people what they wanted from Him!
1 Kings 3:5-10 is a picture of this truth in the life of King Solomon. It says:
‘At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”
It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”
Can you imagine God appearing before you and saying, “Ask what I shall give to you?” Solomon’s answer was so pleasing to God that He also gave him the things he didn’t ask for—wealth and long life and victory over his enemies. This is a picture of what Jesus said! As Solomon sought God’s wisdom, all the other things were added to him.
In Jesus’ ministry, He often asked people what they wanted. In Matthew 20:29-34, Jesus asked Blind Bartimaeus what he wanted. Even though it was obvious he needed his sight restored, Jesus still asked what he wanted!
What is it you want from the Lord? If He came to you as He came to Solomon, what would you ask of Him? In Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we have something greater than Solomon had!
Jesus said in John 16:24,
“Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
He said in Matthew 7:7-8,
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
1 John 5:14-15 says,
“This is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.”
Mark 11:24 says,
“Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
John 15:7 says,
“If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will bedone for you.”
With all those promises in mind, I ask you again: What do you want from Him? He has plans and purposes for your life that are just for you. He’s waiting for your heart to come into alignment with His so you can ask according to His will and receive all He has for you. The key to fulfillment is allowing the God-given desire of your heart to eclipse every other passion.
This week, a quote from one of Smith Wigglesworth’s sermons captured my heart as I reflected on these things. I’ll conclude with it. He said:
‘A man said to me last night, “Do you think I am baptized with the Holy Ghost?” I said, “I don’t know anything about you.” [The man said], “I am willing for anything.” Then I knew he was not baptized. I never saw a man willing for everything and anything that got anything. The man that gets anything [from the Lord] is the man who goes after one thing.’
Psalm 27:4 says,
“One thing I ask from the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in His temple.”
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