What else?

Everything else.

Paul says in Galations "And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and now all the promises God gave to him belong to you."

But James says "And yet the reason you don't have what you want is that you don't ask God for it. And even when you do ask, you don't get it because your whole motive is wrong – you want only what will give you pleasure."

The two reasons mentioned here for not receiving are:

1. We do not ask
2. Our motivations may be wrong when we do ask.

A third thing James mentions is doubt "But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. "

First, in regard to #2 and our motivations, we cannot simultaneousley seek to recieve from the Lord and seek to satisfy and indulge in the appetites of our flesh. The desires of our flesh are at war with the very Spirit who gave us our new life and who empowers our prayers.

Secondly, regarding doubt and not asking. Regardless of our creeds and what we "say" we believe, our faith will be placed where our assurance and confidence truly rests. What hinders us? Most likely at least two things for sure: 1) a hidden performance orientation that has very deceptively taken us captive so that we are hesitant to approach God. In other words, we are not really confident that we qualify or measure-up and 2) an inaccurate perception of God that has convinced us that He is really more unconcerned and distant to my needs in life small or large.

This is how Paul in Romans 8 describes the heart and willingness of God toward you, "Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?"

From Daniel 9, "We do not ask because we deserve help, but because you are so merciful. "O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, O my God, do not delay, for your people and your city bear your name." I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sins of my people, pleading with the LORD my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain. As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice. He explained to me, "Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding. The moment you began praying, a command was given. I am here to tell you what it was, for God loves you very much."