7 “Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door[a] will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8 CSB)

The verses above require effort. We are told that we must first ask to expect anything to be given to us. We must then seek so that we can find. And lastly we must knock once we have found.

The idea here is that prayer has more actions beyond the asking. There is an effort God expects from us to actively work with him to finally reach what is expected from us. Once we are there we must knock, again actively doing something in fulfilling our end of the prayer bargain.

The faith life is an active life, make no mistake.