Episode 267: Ask, Knock, and Trust the One Who Answers

Episode 267: Ask, Knock, and Trust the One Who Answers

From Write this Down! with Dot Bowen by Dot Bowen

April 29, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

Dot and Cara discuss the challenges of persistent prayer and the nature of God's responses.

You've asked. You've knocked. You've kept asking. And the door is still closed. Dot and Cara get real about the places where prayer feels hard, where persistent asking starts to feel pointless, and what Matthew 7 is actually saying about a God who doesn't hand you a stone when you ask for bread. This one is honest, a little vulnerable, and full of hope for anyone who has wrestled with why God keeps saying not yet. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us. Got a question about today’s episode or something else you’d like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know ! Episode Recap Intro (00:00) Write this down: Matthew 7:7-11, a call to keep asking the God who gives good gifts to his children (00:13) Ask and it will be given to you, sure, but what about all the times it hasn't been? Dot and Cara get honest about the frustration of persistent prayer (01:21) What Luke's gospel adds to this passage, and why the Holy Spirit matters in how we read it (02:36) Unanswered prayer isn't always a no, and sometimes the no is the answer you'll be most grateful for (04:00) Cara opens up about where she is right now with asking, when you trust God's nos but you're just tired of…

People in this episode

Host: Dot Bowen

Guest: Cara

Topics covered

  • prayer
  • faith
  • trust
  • God's answers
  • spiritual struggle
  • hope

Keywords

  • prayer
  • Matthew 7
  • faith
  • God
  • spirituality
  • trust
  • unanswered prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 7:7-11, Luke's gospel

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