2737. “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”26 If we ask with a divided heart, we are “adulterers”;27 God cannot answer us, for he desires our well-being, our life. “Or do you suppose that it is in vain that the scripture says, ‘He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us?'”28 That our God is “jealous” for us is the sign of how true his love is. If we enter into the desire of his Spirit, we shall be heard.
Do not be troubled if you do not immediately receive from God what you ask him; for he desires to do something even greater for you, while you cling to him in prayer.29
God wills that our desire should be exercised in prayer, that we may be able to receive what he is prepared to give.30
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
458. What are the duties that society has toward the family?
253. How is Baptism prefigured in the Old Covenant?
204. What is the relationship between the Resurrection of Christ and our resurrection?
228. What is the relationship between the sacraments and faith?
49. How do the three divine Persons work?
526. What relationship exists between truth, beauty and sacred art?
90. Did the incarnate Son of God have a soul with human knowledge?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the story of Naaman and how did faith and obedience cure him of leprosy?
What is the importance of persevering in the faith, according to 2 John 1:8?
The Story of Moses: How did God choose and prepare Moses to lead his people? (Exodus 1-4)
Christ’s Return: What Do We Know and What Do We Hope (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)?
