New International Version (NIV)
5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
I was having my bible study when I came across those verses. Not that I didn't know the story but it made me to ask myself a question. When we tender our request to God, what do we ask? The story above, in which some of us already know, is about God telling Solomon to ask him for whatever he wants. He wasn't selfish in is request and asked not for only what will benefit him but also his people and his request was granted.
When we pray, do we just ask for selfish requests? Do we bombard the gates of heaven with requests like; I need riches, I need money, I want a job, I want a spouse, I want a child. Probably that is the reason in which some of our prayers don't get answered. As good as those prayers might see, they are selfish. Why don't we pray like Hannah in the bible who asked not just for a son for herself but also one who will serve God. And as we start asking God for unselfish requests, we see changes in our lives.
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