Dua

This has been playing on my mind a lot lately- I really underestimate the power of duas. I don't want to, but it's just one of those notions that is so deeply engraved in my mind without me realising. I don't want to go into why I feel this way, but today I heard something that I hope will change my mindset with regards to du3a.

The speaker said that every dua has an answer. Yes, every single one. When we ask for a dua, there are three possible outcomes-

1) Allah answers that dua and grants us what we asked for

2) Allah, in his infinite wisdom knows that what we have asked for is not in our best interest and gives us something better instead

3) We receive neither what we asked for, nor something better, but instead, Allah solves a problem from our lives, relieves a hardship, removes an obstacle.

He also talked about how we should ask with insistence and begging, the same way I so often beg my parents for something. The sad thing is, I hardly find myself asking for anything and trust me, it's not because I don't need to. Whatever it is that stops me from asking, I hope I can correct it soon.