so why doesn't it seem like it?
I know people who pray about things... jobs, homes, babies, friends, husbands/wives... and yet it seems like those prayers go unanswered for what seems to be forever.
Why is that?
Please don't say it's because of sin. True, that may be one reason, but let's not sweep everything under the rug of "you sinned."
Sometimes God says... not yet. Just wait. I have a plan (Jeremiah 29:11)
We wait for what seems half a lifetime for things we want God to do for us. Lord, I need a new job. Lord, I want to be married. Lord, if only I could.... Well, just go ahead and fill in the blank as it applies to your life.
So why doesn't he answer us? Maybe it's because we have the answers to our prayer already stuck in our minds. We are unable to see anything besides the results we are expecting. We want the job. We pray. We don't get the job. We assume God doesn't answer prayer.
But maybe He answered saying "there's something much better for you down the road." We get upset thinking God didn't answer when in fact He really did.
Maybe we need to be praying a little more on the "your will be done" aspect of prayer instead of the "it's all about me" aspect. The latter is easier, to be honest. But the former is more in line with God's will.
God, give me the job you want me to have. Give me the spouse you want me to have. Lord, what do you want for me today?
Wait for a bit. Rely on Him. Actually allow God to speak to you instead of dictating to Him the answers you're expecting.
God is amazing. He really is. He can work miracles if we just say "whatever you want, God" and then wait to see what happens.
Allow Him to do the things in your life He wants to accomplish. Like I said, He's amazing. Wait for His answers. They're pretty amazing, too.
I know people who pray about things... jobs, homes, babies, friends, husbands/wives... and yet it seems like those prayers go unanswered for what seems to be forever.
Why is that?
Please don't say it's because of sin. True, that may be one reason, but let's not sweep everything under the rug of "you sinned."
Sometimes God says... not yet. Just wait. I have a plan (Jeremiah 29:11)
We wait for what seems half a lifetime for things we want God to do for us. Lord, I need a new job. Lord, I want to be married. Lord, if only I could.... Well, just go ahead and fill in the blank as it applies to your life.
So why doesn't he answer us? Maybe it's because we have the answers to our prayer already stuck in our minds. We are unable to see anything besides the results we are expecting. We want the job. We pray. We don't get the job. We assume God doesn't answer prayer.
But maybe He answered saying "there's something much better for you down the road." We get upset thinking God didn't answer when in fact He really did.
Maybe we need to be praying a little more on the "your will be done" aspect of prayer instead of the "it's all about me" aspect. The latter is easier, to be honest. But the former is more in line with God's will.
God, give me the job you want me to have. Give me the spouse you want me to have. Lord, what do you want for me today?
Wait for a bit. Rely on Him. Actually allow God to speak to you instead of dictating to Him the answers you're expecting.
God is amazing. He really is. He can work miracles if we just say "whatever you want, God" and then wait to see what happens.
Allow Him to do the things in your life He wants to accomplish. Like I said, He's amazing. Wait for His answers. They're pretty amazing, too.
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