“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” (Luke 11:9-13, NASB)
This passage is from Dr. Luke’s account of Jesus’ discourse on prayer. Jesus says that we don’t have because we haven’t asked. If we were to ask, and if it’s in God’s will, we will receive the affirmative answer to our prayer. People often say that God hasn’t answered their prayers. God ALWAYS answers the prayers of those who love Him. The potential answers are “Yes,” “No,” and “Not yet.”
Jesus compares the love of His Father to that of earthly fathers. He says that if a child asks his dad for something good, then the dad won’t give him what’s bad. Likewise, if we ask our heavenly Father to give us the Holy Spirit, He won’t turn us down. We’re the “evil ones” here in this comparison. Jesus says, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
https://dailyverses.net/luke/11/13.
We can rest assured that our heavenly Father hears our prayers and answers them. This truly gives us hope. We have a good, good Father!