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“Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around. And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours” (1 Kings 3: 7-9, NLT)?
If you could ask God for anything, no restrictions, no questions asked, what would it be? Would it be the newest sports car in your favorite make and model? What about the laptop you’ve been eyeing for weeks on end? How about endless wealth to bless yourself, the world, and everyone in it?
For many of us, the desires we ask from God sound less like stuff and more like providence:
-God, send me “the one,” to date and marry.
-God, give me a sign of what to major in at college.
-God, please take away my chronic pain.
-God, I beg you to heal this cancer.
-God, I need a miracle of miracles.
-God, I need answers and direction.
-God, I need you now.
If you’ve ever asked these questions, or prayed them as prayers, then you’re in good company—I’m sure most of us have. But one thing I’ve learned to ponder over the years is something that never leaves me no matter how old I get: If I could ask God for anything without limit, would it align with His will for my life?
In 1 Kings 3: 4-7, Solomon is crowned as King. One night, after sacrificing 1,000 burnt offerings, God asks Solomon the question many of us wish He’d ask us: “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you” (1 Kings 3:5, NLT)! But instead of asking for riches, fame, long life, or even death of his enemies, he asks for an “understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours” (1 Kings 3:9, NLT)?
Whoa, full stop. Did you catch that? I can’t go back in time and ask Solomon what he really wanted to ask God for, but one thing was certain: Because he loved the Lord his God with his whole heart, mind, soul, and strength, what he asked God for would be in alignment with God’s will for Solomon (1 Kings 3:3-4, NLT). God’s desires within him overruled any earthly or worldly desires he may’ve tried to cling to.