The destination

God is the destination you seek.¹ Any limit you have in the accuracy and depth of how you see God will limit the flow of blessings from him to you. Ignorance or error in how you see God will create limits in the trust you have in God, the motivation you have for making changes to become more like him, and the accuracy of the changes you make to become more like him.

The Lord promised that we will encounter additional evidence to build our trust in him as we follow his example.² Part of this evidence comes from receiving what we ask from him. The scriptures contain many promises from the Lord that he will grant us what we ask, believing it is right, and believing God will give it:

22 ...Have faith in God.
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (Mark 11)

And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you. (3 Nephi 18:20)

...God...doth grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing that ye shall receive..... (Mosiah 4:21)

...Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you. (Moroni 7:26)

If you do not receive greater evidence as a result of doing what you believe is his will, you should assume that something is significantly lacking in your understanding of God and search for those who have succeeded further than you. You will only do this to the extent you are honest. Very few people recognize or respond to these signals, but if you maintain enough humility to prefer a greater relationship with God through correction than you do the false pleasure of affirmation in your present beliefs about him, he will abundantly bless you with an increasingly improved idea of how he is.³

The depth, breadth, and accuracy of your knowledge of God is far more important than getting what you want. Greater evidence of the correctness of your understanding of God’s will is essential to having greater trust in God which, in turn, is required for him to lead you to making more significant changes to become more like him to receive even greater blessings.

Only to the extent that you know God can you accurately compare and contrast yourself with him to then enumerate improvements by which you can become more like him:

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3)

As you pay attention to your idea of how God is and fully live up to it, you will receive ample feedback indicating where your understanding of him is lacking or incorrect.