Matthew 7:7 says, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  We often hear this verse used to claim that Jesus tells us that we can have whatever we want if we only ask for and seek it.  When we do, then the door will be open for us to get anything we really desire.  I believe that this really has to do with seeking and finding God's will for our lives, and not with seeking and finding material things.  If we first seek and find God's will, then we will not be concerned with the material things of life.  Following Christ has never been about gaining material things, but has only promised us a cross to take up daily.  Verse eight states, For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  Once more, I do not believe that Jesus was speaking about material things, but was instead speaking about knowing and being empowered to follow God's will for our lives.  Verse nine asks, Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  Jesus is still referring to asking, knocking and receiving.  He asks us if our son asks us for bread would we instead give him a stone.  This would indeed be a cruel action on our part.  Verse ten then asks, Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  Once more, Jesus is asking if our son came to us in need, asking for a fish or food, if we would not only fail to help him but would seek to further harm him as well, giving him a serpent.  Then verse eight asks, If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?  Jesus asks if we who are evil know how to give good gifts to our children, then how much more will the heavenly Father give to those who are His children.  Again, this has to do with meeting needs, bread and fish, and not with making the son rich in material things.  Verse twelve states, Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.  We often hear this stated as do unto others as they do unto you, but it goes beyond that.  We are to do unto others not just as they do unto us, but as we would want them to do unto us.  This I believe implies our thoughts about how we want others to act, and not just their actions toward us.  Verse thirteen declares, Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  I believe that Jesus was calling on people to put their faith in Him, because He is not only the straight gate, but He is the only gate to the heavenly Father.  We cannot come to a right relationship with God any other way.  There are many paths to destruction, some even called religions, and many people find them, but there is but one gate to God.  That gate is faith in  Jesus Christ, crucified, resurrected, and Lord.  Verse fourteen adds, Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.  It is our responsibility as followers of Christ to point lost people to this straight gate, which as already stated is faith in Christ.