God wishes that we get to know Him ( Elder Paisios )
In order to succeed spiritually, a person can ask God for love, prayer, wisdom, obedience and other virtues. But God wishes that we get to know Him — plant this firmly in your mind, —He will not give us anything that we ask, no matter how we toil, — if we do not humble ourselves first. When our only goal is humility, then God will give us everything gratis.
Elder Paisios