A phrase in James has haunted my mind. You may be very familiar with this phrase too. As I've gone to work it has floated in the back of my mind, at home it shadows me. Everywhere I seem to go and everything I do brings this phrase back to mind and I can't get it out of my head. Have you ever had an experience like that with a Bible verse or phrase? Something hits you so hard that you can't forget it if you wanted to. This is how this verse sat with me, sometimes I wanted to forget it but I couldn't get it out of my head. I heard it, but sometimes it made me angry to remember. Let me introduce you to this verse. You can find it in James 4:2, and it says, "You do not have because you do not ask." You've probably experienced many of the same feelings and frustrations that I have faced. You may remember a specific time that you felt abandoned by your closest friends. You may have felt defeated by a sin that kept pulling you into the temptation