\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do we assume that when we don\u2019t get the answer that we want for our prayers, that God hasn\u2019t answered?\u00a0 Do we always give our children what they want, when they want it? So it is with our Heavenly Father. We don\u2019t always get what we want, when we want it! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But God HAS answered\u2026.. He answered it with a \u201cNO!\u201d\u00a0 Another time it might be a\u00a0 \u201cWait a while\u201d answer. But it is still an answer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s look at some of the reasons our prayers aren\u2019t always granted immediately. The psalmist tells in Psalm\u00a0 66 verse 18 that if I \u201cregard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me\u201d. So if we are harbouring resentment against a person or hugging some sin in our life, our prayers don\u2019t get any higher than the ceiling. We have to get ourselves right before God first, and then make our request. \u00a0\u00a0 There is another verse that says in a modern translation\u2026. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about ANYTHING; instead, pray about EVERYTHING, and don\u2019t forget to give God thanks for the answer\u201d (Philippians 4:6). We are to give God thanks, even if we don\u2019t get what we have asked for. We are to remember that He knows what is best for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then an example of this, is what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10\u2026 \u201ca thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me\u2026.concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me, And He said, \u2018My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness\u2019. So Paul could see that there was a reason for his problem, and that he could overcome it with the Lord\u2019s help. As a result he was able to give God thanks for it, and even glory in his weakness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Another reason is that we ask in the wrong spirit\u2026.we beg, we plead, we use other verses to show why our prayer should be answered how and when we want it. But we should always ask that it be in the Lord\u2019s will, not ours. And then ask for\u00a0 the patience to wait and see. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Then again, the Lord might be using us to prove a point to someone else. Remember how Job was the most upright man on the face of the earth in his time. But Satan kept on at God\u2026 \u201cYou just give him some trouble and see what happens, he\u2019ll curse You then!\u201d So God allowed Satan to take away all Job\u2019s possessions, and even his children. But Job remained faithful to God, and said, \u201cThe LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” \u00a0In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Even when worse came on him and his health was taken away from him, being covered with putrid boils, and his friends telling him it was all his fault, that he must have been sinning secretly, Job was still able to say, \u201cThough He slays me, yet will I trust Him!\u201d (Job 13:15). What an example he is to us today, after all these years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So let\u2019s remember these things when it seems the next time that God hasn\u2019t answered our prayer. He HAS answered\u2026.with a “No” or a “Wait a while”, and don\u2019t forget to thank Him for His answer!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why do we assume that when we don\u2019t get the answer that we want for our prayers, that God hasn\u2019t answered?\u00a0 Do we always give our children what they want, when they want it? So it is with our Heavenly Father. We don\u2019t always get what we want, when we want it! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But … Continue reading Why Aren’t our Prayers Answered?<\/span>