"You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures. Adulterers!" (James 4:3-4a).
God wants us to ask! Because of Christ, we can boldly approach the throne of grace and make requests of God. We do not have to cower in fear, only bow in reverence and respect to our loving and gracious Father who wants us to have what is good for us. We needn't be wimps! We can ask for the impossible! The only requisit is that our requests be not selfish. Our commitment is to God. When our requests are self-centered we are being unfaithful in our relationship to God. We can pray for great and impossible things, but not with a selfish motive!
Grace&Peace;
Tom
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Couldn't you say that the earlier story about Martin Luther was a selfish prayer. Maybe all the prayers I am praying are selfish. How can I know that my prayers are done with a unselfish motive? Maybe it is a no brainer for some, but not for me.
BL
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