Episode Details

A powerful story of prayer, persistence, and divine timing inspired by Matthew 7:7–8 — “Ask, seek, knock.” For years, Hannah dreamed of serving in the Christian film industry, but doors remained closed—until one act of obedience changed everything. This devotional reminds us that sometimes faith means waiting, but other times, it means having the courage to knock and trust that God is already working behind the scenes.

Highlights

• God invites us to bring our bold prayers and desires before Him (Matthew 7:7–8).

• Dreams placed in your heart often serve a divine purpose, even when they seem delayed.

• Faith sometimes looks like stillness, and other times, like courageously knocking on a closed door.

• God’s timing is always perfect—He arranges opportunities long before we recognize them.

• Don’t let fear keep you from stepping toward what God has already prepared.

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Full Transcript Below:

When You Wonder If You Should Knock

By Hannah Benson

Bible Reading:

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find, knock, and it will be given to you. For everyone who asks receives and the one who seeks finds, to the one who knocks it will be opened.” - Matthew 7:7-8 (ESV)

Since I was 10 years old, I deeply desired to be involved in the Christian film industry. This flame burned within me, ignited by movies like FACING THE GIANTS, FIREPROOF, and in more recent years, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE and JESUS REVOLUTION.

If you’ve seen any of these or other movies that have tugged at your heart, then you know what I’m talking about. As a young child, movies that gripped me emotionally and glorified God in the process never left my mind. I devoured these films and coaxed my family to watch behind-the-scenes content with me. I loved seeing what went into the process of making a film.

What would it be like to be part of something like that someday?

Before I was even a teenager, I’d filled pages in my prayer journal, asking God to allow me to be involved in the Christian film industry. I thought it was impossible, but I prayed for God to open the door someday.

Eventually, I stopped praying those prayers as often. The hope of serving God in film ministry hadn’t fully died, but I laid it to rest and pursued what God called me to in that season, wh