It is something for the LORD to provide just what and when we need. It is something also when He does so just as we ask.

“¹⁴Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.” “¹⁷Then the servant ran to meet her and said, ‘Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.’ ¹⁸She said, ‘Drink, my lord.’ And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. ¹⁹When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, ‘I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.’” – Genesis 24:14 & 17-19 (ESV)

Here we see the account of Abraham’s servant finding Rebekah, the wife of Isaac. The servant was tasked with selecting a wife for Isaac from the land Abraham had left as He followed the LORD’s direction. The servant asked the LORD to make it clear to him the woman by having her complete some specific tasks. And the LORD did so.

I often ask the LORD to speak to me plainly. I am terrible at getting subtleties. I need to be bopped on the head for me to get things. I am reminded that LORD wants to provide for me. He wants to ensure that I have all that I need. It is up to me to ask for things from the heart and I should be specific. The servant of Abraham, wanting to do right by his master, asks the LORD to bop him on the head to make it clear to him that the woman to be wife of Isaac would be found.

I am not sure that we as followers of Christ ask specific enough. Yes, the LORD provides what and when we need, but we also have to let Him know what we need. When the LORD finds that what we request is in alignment with His will, He will provide and do so just as we ask.

What is your view of asking specifically? Are you reluctant so as not to put too much restraint on the LORD or yourself? What if you asked for exactly what you NEED and allowed the LORD to provide, and do so specifically, knowing that when the request aligns with His will, He will grant it as you ask?