James 4:3 (KJV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Other translations use the word "wrong motives", "wrong reasons", "ask wickedly", "ask evilly", and adds that it is intended to be consumed on one's own pleasure. This then begs the question, "You mean I can't ask God for something I really want to consume on myself? That's unfair!"
Well, you don't have to worry either way. You can ask and still get if all the conditions are right in God's eyes. Then that also begs the question, "What is right in God's eyes? I have not met him, I can't see him, so how?" That is also not a problem. He has indicated very clearly in His Word the Bible what the limits are.
