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NASB | James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 4:3 You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires. |
Bible Question: i've been asking for God to revel to me which way he would have me to go with my life espically with someone whom i have just met and havent received an answer but i do ask and beleive that he shall give it. |
Bible Answer: Hi, Buzz... Sometimes we look for all kinds of signs and clues to the will of God. Most of the time, we just need to be the best disciple we can -- growing in holiness and obedience, and letting our minds be transformed by the Word -- then using the mind that God has graciously given us. Look, for example, how the Puritans carefully bound Biblical principles with sound, careful thought: http://www.patriarchspath.org/Articles/Docs/PuritanCourtship.htm In Him, Doc |
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