"What Do You Want Me to Give to You?"

My husband and I had been married six years, were in our late twenties, and desperately wanted children. Nothing happened.  Month after month we were disappointed when I didn't become pregnant.  I began to accept that the ugly label -- infertile -- applied to me.

Oh, how I remember the comments.  People who innocently ask why you don't have any children yet.  The ones who tell you to just relax.  Others who tell you how they never had that problem.  It seemed like people always had something to say.  Then there were the women who didn't want children who were having them.  It all seemed so unfair!!

Finally, we went to the closest infertility specialist we could find.  Her office was a little over two hours away.  When we went in, she sat down to talk with us before she examined me.  Her first question blew me away.

"What can I do for you?", she asked.  HELLO?!   This was a reproductive endocrinologist, an infertility specialist! What does she think I am here for?  After looking at her, completely surprised by her question, I responded.  "You can help us have a baby.  Help us find out why we haven't been able to so far."

When she asked what I needed from her,  I knew exactly what I wanted.  My heart's desire was to have a child.  I had been thinking about nothing else and had made the appointment weeks ahead of time, believing that she could help us.

2 Chronicles 1:7 - 10 records that God asked Solomon a similar question:   God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place.  Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth. Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people....  Solomon was bold when he responded to God.  He made a big request, and because Solomon's desire honored God, he was given all he asked and more.

God is still asking, "What do you want me to give to you?"  Psalm 37:4 says Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.  In Mark 11:24 Jesus said, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. " In John 16:24 Jesus said "Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."

Are you still seeking God for your heart's desires?  Are you still asking for Him to deliver on the promises He made long ago?  Are you boldly asking for Him to give you those things that you desire to return to Him to honor him?

While cautioning us about our motives, James states in chapter 4 verse 2:  You do not have, because you do not ask God.

What do you want from God?  Do you want more of Him? Ask Him.  Do you want to have opportunities to be used by Him? Ask Him.  Do you want Him to shake your life, your family, your church, with His presence and His power? Ask Him.

Our answer to the infertility specialist's question led to her intervention in our situation.  I had hoped she could help. Several months later I became pregnant with our first son.  What if I had not told her what I wanted?  To think, I could have missed out on the joy of my child!

When God asks the question,"What do you want me to give to you?",  He has unlimited resources and total power to give us what we desire.  What are you missing out on because you haven't answered His question?