“And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” (1 John 5:14-15 ESV)
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24 ESV)
I have been asked this question more than once, usually by a young child. My answer has always been yes. Yes, God will answer your prayer. It just may not be the answer you want though.
God answers prayers, that’s what He does. But sometimes the answer is “no”. Yes, “no” can be His answer to our prayers also. Usually when God says “no”, it’s for our own good. But I have found in my own life, if God tells me “no”, it’s because Je has something better coming.
I have also learned that if God tells me “no”, drop it and let it go. I have learned to be patient and wait on God to work it out for me.
By being patient, I have had more prayers answered in bigger ways than I asked for. God is like that. If we ask in faith, then wait patiently, God will answer our prayer. But we can push the issue too. Sometimes God will give us what we ask for, only to find out later if we had just been patient it would have been better.
God loves us and wants us to have the desires of our hearts. But we have our part to play in this too. We need to serve God. I don’t mean just when things are bad and we are desperate, but all the time.
Praise God for the things He has done for us. Thank Him for the things He is doing or going to be doing for us. If you have an unanswered prayer, thank God that He is working on it. Then wait patiently. It will come.
I am living proof God answers prayer. He has brought me through so many things, kept me safe when I was young and stupid and kept me calm in the middle of the storms. So whatever you are praying for, God has the answer.
Kathy Keller
Writer and Prayer warrior with Answers2Prayer Ministries
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