Dealing with Unanswered Prayers: How to Stay Still When God Says No

By: Joshua, Gideon

It is stated that God continually solutions prayers. He responds with "yes," "no," or "wait," however that simplistic theology handiest starts to console us while we're instructed God's obvious silence ought to be translated as "wait."

Still, we ought to no longer end up discouraged. The triumphing perception is, and ought to be, that God is sovereign, that He is aware of niceness, and that He acts (or does now no longer act) in our absolute nice interest.

We should n't forget that actual prayer is speaking with the Creator, being in contact with the only who occupies the heavenly throne room. Prayer ushers us earlier than the only actual God! We are granted this privilege handiest through the sacrifice of lifestyles through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 4:15-sixteen; 10:19-23). Do now no longer anticipate responded prayers in case you aren't first a baby of God thru Jesus (John 1:12; 3: sixteen-18) and coming near God primarily based totally on Jesus' work. Also, do now no longer anticipate responded prayers if they're now no longer directed to the triune God of the Bible. He by himself has energy to reply to prayer, and He invites us to wish at once to Him.

When it seems God isn't always answering our prayers, we should n't forget that our view is restricted through time, space, and understanding. God isn't always restricted in any manner. What seems "unanswered" to us can also additionally thoroughly be "responded" through Him, simply in a timing or manner we do not always completely understand.

We can accept it as true within His understanding and additionally in His care. Hebrews 4:15-sixteen tells us, "For we no longer have an excessive priest who's not able to sympathize with our weaknesses, however one that in each recognize has been tempted as we're, but without sin. Let us then with self belief draw close to to the throne of grace, that we can also additionally get hold of mercy and locate grace to assist in time of want."

As we replicate God's energy and goodness, we should additionally replicate on our loss of righteousness that could bog down our prayers. God is aware of our sin. Do we?

David wrote, "O LORD, you've got to search me and recognise me! You understand once I take a seat down down and once I upward thrust up; you determine my mind from afar. You hunt down my direction and my mendacity down and are familiar with all my approaches. Even earlier than a phrase is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you are aware of it altogether" (Psalm 139:1-4). In the identical Psalm, he wrote, "Search me, O God, and understand my heart! Try me and understand my mind! And see if there be any grievous manner in me, and lead me withinside the manner everlasting!" If our prayers appear to move unanswered, we are able to ask God to show any sinful approaches which can be hidden in our hearts. First John 1: nine tells us that "If we confess our sins, he's devoted and simply to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Though all of our sin-past, present, and future-is atoned for in Jesus, we nonetheless sin and it nonetheless damages the closeness of our fellowship with God. When we understand our sin, the answer is to admit it and get hold of God's cleansing. This will assist preserve the traces of communique with God through prayer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BTJ993GD
• ISBN13: 9798375608945
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"