James 4:2

I stood waiting, wondering why the elevator wasn’t stopping on our floor. . . I had forgotten to push the button that asks it to stop.

You do not have, because you do not ask (James 4:2).

Ask for Help

She asked me to help, so I am helping.
If she had not asked, I would not be helping.

The same is true for prayer. You do not have because you do not ask (James 4:2).

You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask (James 4:2).

One verse. Two options for dealing with desires.

Choose the better way. Pray.

The verse begins, “You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel.”

The verse ends, “You do not have, because you do not ask (James 4:2).”

Choose the better way.

I stood waiting for the elevator, my mind preoccupied. It didn’t come until I remembered to push the button that calls it.

There’s a prayer lesson here. God has said, “You do not have because you do not ask (James 4:2).”