There is no limit for what we can pray. We might get so carried away with prayer that we pray to win the lottery or have the opportunity and the wherewithal to travel to exotic places.
Such prayer is not praying for what we need, but what we want that is for our pleasure.
In the book of James we read: "You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures." James 4:2-3
What we pray for may be downright foolish according to God's wisdom. It might look well in our own eyes, but not good for us from God's vantage point. We all have to wrestle with the disappointment that comes when we have fine tuned a prayer and there is no response from heaven.
When God answers prayer, it is a gift that is given to us. God as the giver would desire us to have what is for our edification, well-being, and growth for the kingdom.
If we find that we have an unanswered prayer, perhaps we need to examine the content of that prayer. Are we asking for something that is only for our pleasure? I must admit that sometimes there might be a fine line between what is good for us and what is for "spending on our pleasure." Here it is left in God's decision for what is best in our lives.
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