Have you or someone you know ever said, "God doesn't care about me. He never gives me anything I ask for." The real question I have is what are you asking for and what is your reason for asking? What are your motives? If you are asking God to help you win the lottery then, yeah, I am pretty sure that request is not going to be granted.
Time for a heart check. God is not a genie. Scripture tells us that You must not test the Lord your God as you did when you complained at Massah. - Deuteronomy 6:16. Massah meaning "test." Jesus knew Satan's heart when He responded to Satan's challenge in Matthew 4 to jump off the temple. Satan had even gone so far as to quote Psalm 91:11-12 about how God would send His angels to protect Jesus. Jesus counters in verse 7 when He responds: The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’
Like Jesus, we have to be on the same page as God. To be on the same page we need to be in a right relationship with Him. In John 15:7 Jesus tells us: But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! - John 15:7 NLT
Those of us that remain in Him show that we have an enduring relationship with Jesus. That means that God's Word is in us. That means we are filled with the Holy Spirit. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, then when we ask for things we are asking for things that God can agree with us on. That is why it is so important for us to stay connected with Jesus.
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