Selfish motives will not be blessed by God. “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures” (James 4:3).
Ang Kristiyano na may makasariling motibo sa panalangin ay hindi pagpapalain ng Diyos. "At humingi man kayo, wala rin kayong natatanggap, sapagkat masama ang inyong layunin---humihingi kayo upang gamitin sa kalayawan" (Santiago 4:3).