why does it take time for God to grant your wishes?

I received this question the other day & thought others might have the same question: “why does it take time for god to grant your wishes? Is it because god’s angels take the message up to god and then wait for him to answer and then they would get back to us, is that the long process or is it something else?”
(Female 18-30 yrs old - Europe)
I sensed a little sarcasm here, I may be wrong, but here’s my answer:

“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)

Some often see God as a genie; they just rub the Holy Bible & poof, out pops God, all blue & singing, “You ain’t never had a friend like me” & granting their every wish. They usually use verses like John 15:7, in this verse Jesus says that we can ask for whatever we wish & the Father will give it to us…but most people who quote this verse do not quote the whole thing, like: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish…” Jesus is saying the same as He does throughout Gods word, as in 1 John 3:22, “and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.” When we are in Christ & His word is in us & we are obeying His commandments, we will be in His will, we will not be asking for selfish things, we will be concerned with what concerns Him. We will ask according to 1 John 5:14 which tells us that God hears what is according to his will, so when we live by God’s will, then & only then will He answer our prayers.

Now God tells us in James 4:3 that the reason at times we do not receive an answer for our requests, is because we ask from selfish motives, “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” Those who ask from God & they are out of His will, are asking from wrong motives, they want for themselves.

God always hears the prayers of those who are His. He always answers their prayers, with a yes, no or wait, but either way He always answers, we just often are not looking for the answer in any other way than the way we want the answer to come.

Timing wise, God knows what & when we need something. If we are in His will, He will provide for our needs, it may be in the moment we ask, it may be a year later, but whatever the timeline, if it’s in the will of God, then it will come in the time God sees as best.

To sum it all up, God only hears the prayers of the righteous, as stated in Proverbs 15:29 “The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.” The only prayer that God will hear from the wicked, is the prayer of repentance.

Vern