Luke 18:35-43 tells the story of Bartimaeus. He is a blind man that kept hollering out to Jesus as Jesus was walking by.

Jesus heard the man calling out to Him and ordered that the man is be led to Him.

Therefore, Jesus knew the man was blind.

Once the blind man was near to Jesus, Jesus asked him a question…a loaded question…a simple question…a question with an obvious answer….

What do you want Me to do for you?

Jesus knew this man was blind and yet He still asked to be told what the man wanted.

Jesus wanted the man to say it out loud to Him first.

The man’s obvious answer?

Lord, let me regain my sight.

Vs 43 tells us he immediately regained his sight.

How many times do we assume God knows what we want from Him?

Is it because we have asked a thousand times before for the same thing?

Is it because what we need is as obvious as a blind man’s desire to see?

Jesus asks of us the same thing~

What do you want Me to do for you?

Be honest.

Be real.

Be consistent.

Don’t settle for what you don’t really need.

Get to the heart of the issue and ask for it.

Be persistent in your requests.

When our desires are in line with God’s will and good plan for both you and His Kingdom, He will say:

Your personal trust and confident faith in Me has made you well.

Our role, while we ask/wait/recover is to

Praise God

Glorify God

Follow God

Honor God

So all the people, when they see it, praise God too.