There are some in our world who have a “name it and claim it” mentality about prayer. While we may need to pray for a car, we do not need to pray that the Lord may give us the most expensive car made. The Lord is not like a Santa Claus who just goes around giving away free things we want. James speaks of asking wrongly. You are not to be asking just to fulfill your passions.
Note well the balance between James 4:2 and 4:3. First James is asking if are you praying, then he asks why are you praying. What are your motives? Are you just asking for what you want, or are you humbling yourself before the Lord and asking for God to bless you with things according to His will?
Consider: 1 Peter 5:6-7
