James 4:3

¹⁴This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

²²so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

⁶But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. ⁷For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

¹Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

⁸The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

⁴Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”

¹⁸If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened. ¹⁹But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

¹²There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.

¹³Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

¹³It has come to pass that, as he called and they refused to listen, so they will call and I will not listen,” said the LORD of Armies;