My sister Tara booked a room in Florida that promised an ocean view, but when she arrived, she found that mostly what you could see from her room was the parking lot. If you stretched your neck out and looked to the side, you could actually get a glimpse of the ocean. However, the scenery did not live up to its billing, and she was noticeably disappointed.

Her husband Mike talked with a hotel employee about their disappointment with the room. After one night with the parking lot view, they were able to move to a different room; one that had a spectacular full view of the ocean. That was what they were promised. That was what they were expecting. And that’s what they got…after they asked for it.

James 4:2 says, “…You do not have, because you do not ask God.”

Who knows what wonderful blessings we might be missing simply because we don’t pray for them?