moving from knocking to dwelling

luke 11 gives us a great passage on prayer. Jesus first gives the "Lord's Prayer" and then illustrates it to his followers. i am so glad he uses an illustration, for i often miss what He is really saying. Jesus gives the illustration of a person knocking and knocking and knocking at on a friends door to get food for an unexpected visitor. he also mentions that the Father's children are in the house with him. i have come to realize that since i am a follower of Christ, i am now living on the inside of the house. when i pray, i pray not from the position of being outside the house having to knock, knock, and knock again. i pray from a position of intimacy-of being with the Father.