Unanswered Prayers
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:29
Have you ever felt like your prayer is getting no where? It seems like no matter how hard you pray, God is just not hearing your prayers. Doubt creeps in and causes us start second guessing - Is there a God? Are we saved? Doe He really care? And the list goes on and on of the many questions that cause us to doubt.
The last half of the is verse is my rebuttal to such doubt. The Lord hears our prayers. How he acts upon them is a totally different matter. But He hears. That is the important thing! A couple of verses that I keep in my "arsenal" to fight the creepy monster of Doubt"
- The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16b
- If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:11
Garth Brooks sang a song titled "Unanswered Prayers" that sums up our situation well - we often ask for things, not knowing what God has in store for us. Often, better than what we could ever dream of! So, don't doubt your prayers are being heard, just know that God is responding in His way not ours.
Proverbs 15:29
Have you ever felt like your prayer is getting no where? It seems like no matter how hard you pray, God is just not hearing your prayers. Doubt creeps in and causes us start second guessing - Is there a God? Are we saved? Doe He really care? And the list goes on and on of the many questions that cause us to doubt.
The last half of the is verse is my rebuttal to such doubt. The Lord hears our prayers. How he acts upon them is a totally different matter. But He hears. That is the important thing! A couple of verses that I keep in my "arsenal" to fight the creepy monster of Doubt"
- The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16b
- If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:11
Garth Brooks sang a song titled "Unanswered Prayers" that sums up our situation well - we often ask for things, not knowing what God has in store for us. Often, better than what we could ever dream of! So, don't doubt your prayers are being heard, just know that God is responding in His way not ours.
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