No one can ever say that they are not in any need.
No matter how we try to stay independent, there will be times when we will ask for help or we will be in need of something.
So when we ask for help or in need of something, we are in a vulnerable state as we could face rejection and disappointment.
So when Jesus tells us to ask and it will be given, search and we will find, knock and the door will be opened to us, it does sound too good and easy.
But if we think that it is just to fulfil our needs and wants, then we need to rethink and reflect deep on what Jesus is teaching us.
Because our faith is not about ourselves but about what God wants us to do for others.
So when we ask for the good of others, search for others so that they can have directions, and knock on doors for others who do not dare to knock on those doors, then God will certainly grant His blessings on our prayers for others.
Just as Jesus came to preach the Good News to the poor and needy, when we intercede and intervene for those in need, then the Good News of salvation and of God’s saving help is proclaimed once again.
And in being instruments of the proclamation of the Good News, God will also come to our help and grant us our needs.