"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from The Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does." James 1:5-8 (NIV)
James, the half brother of Jesus, writing to the scattered believers in Christ, tells them to ask for wisdom if they want it. However, if they ask for it, they must believe that they will get it. If they have any doubts about receiving it, they will basically block their own blessing.
The same applies to us today. When we pray and ask God for a blessing, we must believe that we will receive it. Doubting God shows a lack of faith in Him. When we doubt that we will get what we ask for, we basically block our own blessings. No one else will get the blessings that have our name on them, but doubting will cause us not to get them either. Pray that God will help our unbelief.
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