For reveryone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
The way that the Christian experiences victory in life (power over sin, peace in turmoil, hope in despair, etc) is by faith in God. Our mighty God is always ready and willing to provide for us, but often we don’t believe and therefore we don’t ask and we don’t receive.
So, the challenge we have is whether or not we will believe our God. Do you believe He is able to provide? Do you believe that in His love He is willing to provide? If so, they what are you waiting for before you trust Him?
Later on in the same chapter, John writes this:
14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Take courage, ask, and believe!