What does Romans 1:10 mean?
Concluding his thought from the previous verse, Paul now reveals what it is that he prays when he mentions his readers to God. Paul asks God to allow him to visit Rome. Apparently, traveling to Rome and seeing these people in person is something Paul has longed to do for quite some time. In fact, it sounds if he has set out to come to them previously before being prevented in some way.Paul again models for us how to pray, in this case for something that you deeply wish to happen. He asks God if it may come to pass by God's will. Paul recognizes that the circumstances of his life, including where he will or will not go on his travels, is not something that is within his control alone. It must also be God's will in order for something like this to come to pass. In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul will offer an example of something for which he prayed, and which God declined (2 Corinthians 12:7–10).
Paul prays earnestly, regularly ("without ceasing"), and submissively for what he wants, waiting to see if God will allow for it to happen.