{"id":25967,"date":"2020-08-07T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=25967"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:28:24","slug":"why-doesnt-god-answer-my-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/why-doesnt-god-answer-my-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Doesn’t God Answer My Prayers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever wonder why our prayers<\/a> don\u2019t seem to be answered? Reality is, God answers prayer but we may not like the answer. He may say \u201cyes,\u201d \u201cnot now,\u201d or \u201cno.\u201d Why is it that it seems we hear \u201cnot now\u201d and \u201cno\u201d more than we like? What is it that hinders our prayers?<\/p>\n

[bctt tweet=”Do you ever wonder why our prayers don’t seem to be answered? – Martin Cicero”]<\/p>\n

I actually did not realize that there are so many things that hinder our prayers. Things that may hinder our prayers include sin, ignoring God\u2019s Word<\/a>, an unforgiving heart, refusing to help those in need, wrong motives, lack of faith, poor relationships with God and others, failing to pray, and so much more.<\/p>\n

These are all things that we can work on. We can start by spending time in God\u2019s Word and then applying His Word to our lives. Once we begin to understand what sin is, we are able to confess our sins. As we feel God\u2019s forgiveness<\/a>, we learn the value of forgiving others<\/a>. When we struggle to forgive, we are able to ask God to heal our heart and help us to forgive as we have been forgiven.<\/p>\n

Exercise Our Faith<\/h3>\n

Faith<\/a> needs to be exercised to grow stronger, so we need to begin to exercise our faith in the little things, and we will see our faith become stronger. We will then have the courage to step up to the next level, trusting God for our faith.<\/p>\n

Our motives are pointed out to us as we read God\u2019s word and apply it to our lives. It is with the help of the Holy Spirit <\/a>that we are able to see our motives and then change them so that we might be more like our Savior.<\/p>\n

If we want a good relationship with God and others, we will have to work on it. Good relationships don\u2019t happen all at once. They require that we put others first. This shows that we care. As Theodore Roosevelt once wrote,<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.\u201d<\/p>\n

[bctt tweet=”Good relationships don’t happen all at once. – Martin Cicero”]<\/p>\n

What Does God Ask of Us?<\/h3>\n

On the other hand, God asks for two things, our time and our love which is seen in our caring obedience.<\/p>\n

God does not give us everything that we ask for, but He does give us everything that we need. But that doesn\u2019t mean that we shouldn\u2019t pray expecting something to happen.\u00a0 Psalm 5:3 reminds us;<\/p>\n

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.<\/p>\n

Did you notice that we make a commitment to talk to God in the morning? Our prayers are to Him and Him alone and then we \u201ceagerly watch.\u201d We watch to see what God will do with our request and what He will do in and for our lives.<\/p>\n

As we remove prayer obstacles, we will begin to walk with our Heavenly Father in such a way that it honors Him. The excitement comes as we see the glory God receives as He answers our prayers.<\/p>\n

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