Ask God

You don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. James 4:2

A friend of mine tells a story that drives home the power of making your requests known.

“Our goal was to raise three million dollars for the church building program.

“We visited all of our church members to enlist their support. We never specifically asked for contributions, but we did ask them to prayerfully consider their involvement.

“One church member was a very wealthy gentleman who was known for his generosity. On Pledge Sunday, this man handed me a check for fifty thousand dollars.

“I was overwhelmed. Then, about six months later, the local paper ran a photo of this man giving a one-million-dollar check to the YMCA.

“I wanted to know why he hadn’t done the same for his own church, so I made an appointment and asked him, point blank, ‘Why did you pledge fifty thousand dollars to your church and a million to the YMCA?’”

“I’ll never forget his answer: ‘You didn’t ask for it, and the YMCA did.’”

Do you not have what you want because you haven’t asked for it?