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“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (James 4:3).
Yesterday we spoke about praying to the Lord in true faith, recognizing who He is, and that His power is able to answer our requests. But does this mean that we always get everything we ask for? No, for sometimes even as Christians we can ask for things that would not be good for us, and things that would only make it easier for us to sin. Then the Lord wisely does not grant our request. A mother would not give her small son a pair of sharp scissors, even if he were crying for them. He would hurt himself with them for sure!
The Lord expects that our requests would be made for things that would help us to please Him, to honor Him, and to serve Him better. If we are walking with the Lord, He will be much more likely to grant our requests, for we will pray for things that He wants to give us. Even if we are wanting to please the Lord, He may not give us everything we ask for, because He knows better than we do what would be good for us. We can trust Him to answer our prayers perfectly!
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