Unanswered Prayers
There are some prayers that God does not answer, and there are some people whom God does not answer when they pray. This should be a concern to all of us, because we all need for God to hear us and to answer our prayers. Saul was rejected by God because of his failure to obey God and honor God. The result was that he cried out to God about what to do as the commander of the armies of Israel, but God did not answer. (I Samuel 28:6) Let's consider what causes God not to answer our prayers.
God answers those who trust Him. He usually does not answer those who just pray to Him to get themselves out of a bind, but they do not follow Him the rest of the time. If he did answer those people, He would be condoning their unbelief, and their desire to use Him for a brief time. Also, God does not answer prayers that are just for our desires, selfish prayers. James tells us this truth. If we just want to get something to make us more wealthy or happy, God does not hear us. Also, if we fully reject the Lord like Saul, then, God does not hear us. He sees our hearts, and He knows well who is serious about loving Him and being submitted to His will. In short, prayer is about finding God's will, not getting our will done. Therefore, to be answered we must pray in faith for God's will to be done, not ours.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Samuel 30-31 and II Samuel 1.
God answers those who trust Him. He usually does not answer those who just pray to Him to get themselves out of a bind, but they do not follow Him the rest of the time. If he did answer those people, He would be condoning their unbelief, and their desire to use Him for a brief time. Also, God does not answer prayers that are just for our desires, selfish prayers. James tells us this truth. If we just want to get something to make us more wealthy or happy, God does not hear us. Also, if we fully reject the Lord like Saul, then, God does not hear us. He sees our hearts, and He knows well who is serious about loving Him and being submitted to His will. In short, prayer is about finding God's will, not getting our will done. Therefore, to be answered we must pray in faith for God's will to be done, not ours.
Tomorrow, I intend to read I Samuel 30-31 and II Samuel 1.