Luke 11:13
Even in that, we are told that it is more blessed to give than to receive. I have to imagine that while I'm sitting on His lap, just trying to spend some time with Him while He's watching the game, He might just have something for me. Whenever I sat with my Earthly grandpa, he would always have a pocket full of candy. Sure, I hated those anise things, but I always tried them, I always wanted to like them.
In our passage Christ asks "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
What does that look like? Can you put the Holy Spirit in a box with a bow around it? Can you wrap it at all? Well, the answer of course, is yes.
Ok, you can't put it in a box with a bow. But you can wrap it. You can contain it; sort of. See Jesus is telling us that if you ask to be filled with the Spirit, and you have to ask it doesn't just happen, then He will dwell in you. Your body becomes the Temple, in which you can house God. And by doing so, by letting God give this amazing gift to us while we sit on His lap, some amazing things happen in your own life. The fruits of the world become less and the fruits of the Spirit overflow out of you.
According to Galatians 5 that means that hatred is replaced by love. Rage by joy. Jealousy and envy by peace. Selfishness and discord by patience. Dissensions and factions by kindness. Impurity by goodness. Idolatry by faithfulness. Witchcraft by gentleness. Debauchery and drunkenness by self control.
Those are the things that I want for my children. Those are the things that I know my Father wants for me and from me. What's incredible about it all, is we just need to sit in His lap for a while, ask Him sincerely for it, and they are yours.