"Some of God's greatest gifts, are unanswered prayers." - Country singer, Garth Brooks
"God answers prayers; sometimes when hearts are weak. He gives the very gifts we seek. But often faith must learn a deeper rest, and trust God's silence when He does not speak." - M.G. Plantz
"The prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective." - James 5:16
Some people believe, like Garth Brooks, that God does not answer some prayers but allows us to wrestle out solutions on our own. Others believe that God answers all prayers; sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it is no and other times the answer is yes, but not right now. Still others say that God answers prayers but because the answer is different than what we expect, we actually miss the answer.
Are there prayers that God will not answer? And what do we do while waiting for an answer? How should our faith respond when we fervently pray but appear to receive no answer? Check out some of these Scriptures and your own search as well. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!
Hebrews 5:7
Proverbs 1:24-29
Hebrews 11:13 & 39
Luke 2:25-32
Psalm 27:13-14
Sneak peek for next week - Forgiveness AND Reconciliation
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Wow, not one respondant this week? Well here is what i can say about this topic. I believe God certainyl does answer all prayers, that none are unanswered. The problem seems to be that we can often "miss" the answer either because: we didn't get the answer we were looking for or we really were not paying attention to the answer or we did not wait long enough to receive God's answer. It has been my experience both personally and through Scripture and other people's experience that often God answers our prayers in such unique ways that are better than the solutions we came up with.
ReplyDeleteBut God always answers prayers. It's up to us to watch, see, discern and give thanks. Blessings, Pastor Damon