God Sees the bigger picture of our lives. He might know that what you are asking is not the best thing for you or someone you are praying for If God doesn't give us what we are asking for, we have to remember that He has a good plan and a purpose for everything in our lives and He only wants the very best for us.
He is looking at everything from an eternal perspective. Our time on earth is meant to prepare us for eternity.
God cares about our physical needs, but He is infinitely more concerned about our spiritual needs and growth. This is where knowing God's character and knowing His promises are so important. When we have faith and trust in Him, then we can rest knowing that He hears our prayers, sees our needs and He is faithful to answer according to His will, which is always the best. If we don't spend time learning God's word and obeying what we learned, we should not expect God to answer our prayers.
King Solomon says in the book of Proverbs, that prayers made from a hardened heart are an abomination to God. God gives us His word, so He can speak to us. If we disobey what He teaches, He will not answer our prayers. Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears John The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened Psalm He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
Psalm Before we decide that God simply doesn't hear our prayers or that it's not His will to give us what we ask, we need to think about if there is any sin that we have not confessed to God Sin separates us from God It breaks the communication link between us and God. If you have anger, bitterness or unforgiveness in your heart towards someone else or you hold a grudge it can hinder your prayers from being answered because those things are sinful and they separate you from God.
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat her with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. If you don't treat her as you should, your prayers will not be heard. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. Asking according to God's will. James When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
Selfish motives will not be blessed by God. Perhaps we sometimes rob ourselves of many good things simply because we lack the confident determination persevere in prayer! God may be testing our resolve by withholding from us for a season. One of the most utterly devasting things that the Christian can do to hinder, indeed, to virtually cancel the effect of his prayers is to harbor a surly, unforgiving attitude toward others he feels have sinned against him whether is real or imagined.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses Mt. The Jewish rabbis felt that three times to forgive was quite sufficient cf. Barclay, Likely, Peter assumed he was being generous, but the Lord cautioned that forgiveness was to be extended seventy times seven i. Then in order to illustrate the gravity of having an unforgiving spirit, Jesus told the parable of the unmerciful servant.
A king made a reckoning with his servants. Among them was found a fellow who owed the enormous debt of 10, talents. When called to account, he acknowledged that he could not pay, but he promised, if given time, to clear the debt.
This rash promise indicated his lack of appreciation of the enormity of his indebtedness. So the debt could scarcely have been liquidated in less than two hundred thousand years! He demanded payment. When his debtor confessed that he was unable to pay, the unmerciful wretch had him cast into prison.
When the king heard of this reprehensible conduct, he commanded that the servant be cast into prison himself until he should pay all, which would be never see Mt. In this divine narrative, the king represents God. The first servant and his vast debt is you and me and the fact that our sins have put us head-over-heels in debt to God. It is debt that we can never pay off by acts of human merit. It must be a matter of forgiveness.
The second indebtedness calls attention to the trespasses others commit against us. The Lord warns that we cannot receive his forgiveness unless we are willing, from the heart, to forgive each other. Yes, improper actions and attitudes toward others can surely sabotage prayer. Marred or broken relationships—social, domestic, or spiritual—can hinder effectual prayers.
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift Mt. If you know that someone has a legitimate grievance against you, how can you sincerely approach God in prayer?
Uncorrected problems with brethren are extremely detrimental. One is reminded of the stubborn elder brother, who, because he was envious of his prodigal though penitent brother, refused brotherly association. In doing so, he deprived himself of Fatherly communion Lk. Peter certainly stressed that discordant home relationships could hinder prayers 1 Pet. Where domestic wrangling and bitterness prevail, prayer can never be effective.
The word for pleasures is hedone. Here it suggests the desire of one who is so wrapped up in the physical world that he has little interest in fulfilling his true purpose on earth cf. Perhaps we need to analyze the motivation behind our prayers. When we petition for material things, is it that we might use them to the glory of God or that we might be more comfortable?
That the prayers of many members of the church to this end are selfish prayers is clearly evinced by the fact that most of their possessions are employed to accommodate themselves, while only a pittance is offered to the Lord. But if our petitions are directed to the end that we may effectively serve our Savior, God can open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings in abundance Mal.
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Always running from place to place, doing a hundred things at once. Have you taken time in the still and quiet to really listen to His voice? Or are you too busy rushing around trying to solve all of your problems yourself, without so much as stopping for a minute to hear from Him?
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Or did you just barge ahead full steam, trying to find a solution to your problems yourself, without Him? Keep praying and seeking HIS will for your life! According to the Scripture about answered prayer we read above, God answers prayers when …. Brittany Ann is an author, speaker, and founder of EquippingGodlyWomen. Comment policy: All opinions are welcome here and friendly, edifying debates are encouraged.
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