“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:6-8
Last week, I posted about just asking for wisdom. God is willing to give wisdom and more to us, if we just ask.
I want to look at the next few verses from James 1 and see how we are supposed to ask. I think that we can take these things and not only apply them when asking for wisdom, but also when we ask for other things.
- Ask With Confidence – The first thing I notice in these verses is, “ask in faith, nothing wavering.” We should have a respect and fear for God, but we shouldn’t be afraid to ask Him for things. God doesn’t want us to waver in our asking. He wants us to be confident, to be sure in our prayers to Him.
- Ask With Consistency – When we pray, we need to be consistent in talking to God. We need to talk to Him everyday! If we pray today and then we don’t talk to God for another 3 weeks, I don’t think God will bless that. But if we have a constant and consistent relationship with God, He will bless that through answering our prayers.
- Ask With Calmness – God likens wavering to that of a wave that is tossed about with the wind. He doesn’t want His children to be like that, He wants a calmness, a peace in our life. When we pray, pray with calmness. He is the peace that we need in our lives. Yes, he hears us in the loud and bustling areas, but He enjoys that sweet fellowship in the quiet place.
Whatever you need, pray. Whenever you pray, be confident, be consistent, be calm!
Counted Faithful 
Thank you for this word. With the busyness of life prayer often goes by the wayside. Then we wonder why we have not what we think we need. But then also sometimes when we ask, it is not in God’s will for us to have. He knows what is best, He knows what we need. Sometimes we ask for things that are outside of our provision that He so willingly provides. At those times maybe we need to look at why we are asking for something. See if it is something that fits in Gods plan for our lives?
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