Asking for More | There is More, Part 1
Key Thought | God is not withholding from you. He is inviting you to ask.
Key Scripture | “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.” —Luke 11:13
There’s a quiet hesitation many of us carry when it comes to asking God for more. Not always because we don’t believe, but because we’re unsure. Unsure if it’s for us. Unsure if we’re ready. Unsure if we’re even asking for the right thing. And sometimes, if we’re honest, we wonder if God actually wants to give it.
But Jesus speaks directly into that uncertainty.
He doesn’t present God as distant or reluctant. He describes Him as a good Father—one who gives, one who responds, one who delights in caring for His children. And then He says something that shifts the entire conversation: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
That means the limitation isn’t on God’s side.
He’s not holding back. He’s not weighing whether you’ve earned it. He’s not waiting for you to get everything right first. He is inviting you to come to Him with openness and expectation.
And yet, many of us stay where we are.
We grow comfortable with what we understand. We build our prayer lives around what feels familiar. We rely on words we know how to form, thoughts we know how to articulate, and patterns we’ve grown used to. But Scripture calls us into something deeper.
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” —2 Peter 3:18
Growth doesn’t happen accidentally. It requires movement. It requires a willingness to step beyond what is comfortable and into what is available.
God has given us His Spirit—not as something distant or reserved for a few, but as a gift for every believer. And part of walking in that gift is learning how to pray beyond just our understanding.
“For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God… in the spirit he speaks mysteries.” —1 Corinthians 14:2
There are moments when words fail us. Moments when we don’t know how to carry what we feel, what we need, or what we’re walking through. And in those moments, God hasn’t left us alone.
He’s given us His Spirit as a helper. Not to complicate things, but to deepen our connection with Him.
The invitation is simple, but it requires a response: Ask.
What if today you let go of hesitation and simply asked God for more of His Spirit? Not with perfect understanding, but with trust that He is a good Father who gives.
Prayer | Father, thank You that You are good and that You give freely. Help me to let go of hesitation and trust You enough to ask for more of Your Spirit in my life.
Reflection | What is holding you back from fully asking God for more—and what would it look like to trust Him in that today?
Key Scripture | “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.” —Luke 11:13
There’s a quiet hesitation many of us carry when it comes to asking God for more. Not always because we don’t believe, but because we’re unsure. Unsure if it’s for us. Unsure if we’re ready. Unsure if we’re even asking for the right thing. And sometimes, if we’re honest, we wonder if God actually wants to give it.
But Jesus speaks directly into that uncertainty.
He doesn’t present God as distant or reluctant. He describes Him as a good Father—one who gives, one who responds, one who delights in caring for His children. And then He says something that shifts the entire conversation: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
That means the limitation isn’t on God’s side.
He’s not holding back. He’s not weighing whether you’ve earned it. He’s not waiting for you to get everything right first. He is inviting you to come to Him with openness and expectation.
And yet, many of us stay where we are.
We grow comfortable with what we understand. We build our prayer lives around what feels familiar. We rely on words we know how to form, thoughts we know how to articulate, and patterns we’ve grown used to. But Scripture calls us into something deeper.
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” —2 Peter 3:18
Growth doesn’t happen accidentally. It requires movement. It requires a willingness to step beyond what is comfortable and into what is available.
God has given us His Spirit—not as something distant or reserved for a few, but as a gift for every believer. And part of walking in that gift is learning how to pray beyond just our understanding.
“For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God… in the spirit he speaks mysteries.” —1 Corinthians 14:2
There are moments when words fail us. Moments when we don’t know how to carry what we feel, what we need, or what we’re walking through. And in those moments, God hasn’t left us alone.
He’s given us His Spirit as a helper. Not to complicate things, but to deepen our connection with Him.
The invitation is simple, but it requires a response: Ask.
What if today you let go of hesitation and simply asked God for more of His Spirit? Not with perfect understanding, but with trust that He is a good Father who gives.
Prayer | Father, thank You that You are good and that You give freely. Help me to let go of hesitation and trust You enough to ask for more of Your Spirit in my life.
Reflection | What is holding you back from fully asking God for more—and what would it look like to trust Him in that today?
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