Waiting for An Answer
I've been reading and learning a lot about prayer lately. Part of the reason is that I'm writing a novel, and the main theme's prayer is powerful, so I've been looking up verses. Writing it has really helped me in praying.
I have a book called, Please Give Me Another Chance, Lord by Lorraine Peterson. I suggest you look it up. It's for teenagers, or anyone, who is learning how to pray.
One of the chapters in the book is called "What If You Asked God 1,487 Times, and There's No Answer?"
That's the hardest part of praying- waiting for an answer.
A cartoon in the chapter shows two girls walking by a church sign that reads, "pray every day." One of the girls tells the other, "I'm not talking to God again until He gives me the TV I asked for nine months ago!"
This is exactly what a lot of people go through. They ask for something, but when they don't receive it right away, they make a "deal" with God, telling Him that they won't talk to Him again until He does give it to them. That's not how God works, though, and He isn't fooled by deals.
Another cartoon in the chapter shows Daniel in the lion's den, and the devil telling him, "See, Daniel, I told you praying would make things worse!"
That is another thing Christians go through when praying. If the situation becomes worse, they might start thinking that their prayers didn't work, and that God didn't hear them. This is definitely a lie straight from the devil. Satan is always looking for opportunities to come in to your life and torment you. Be on the alert, and tell him to flee! Also remember that things often get worse on the way to better.
When waiting for an answer, you need to remember that it will always be in God's perfect timing, not yours. Even when things look rough, He knows what's best. He might even have something better for you than what you're asking! You just need to be patient, though it will be hard.
Another thing to remember is that your confidence must only be in God. "Is our faith in prayer, or in God?" -J. Oswald Sanders, author of Prayer Power Unlimited.
Here are some verse on persisting in prayer:
Luke 18:1 (NKJV) "Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart."
Colossians 4:2 (NKJV) "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving."
Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!"
1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
Don't give up on praying! Be persistent! Put your confidence in God! He will give it to you when the right time comes!
I have a book called, Please Give Me Another Chance, Lord by Lorraine Peterson. I suggest you look it up. It's for teenagers, or anyone, who is learning how to pray.
One of the chapters in the book is called "What If You Asked God 1,487 Times, and There's No Answer?"
That's the hardest part of praying- waiting for an answer.
A cartoon in the chapter shows two girls walking by a church sign that reads, "pray every day." One of the girls tells the other, "I'm not talking to God again until He gives me the TV I asked for nine months ago!"
This is exactly what a lot of people go through. They ask for something, but when they don't receive it right away, they make a "deal" with God, telling Him that they won't talk to Him again until He does give it to them. That's not how God works, though, and He isn't fooled by deals.
Another cartoon in the chapter shows Daniel in the lion's den, and the devil telling him, "See, Daniel, I told you praying would make things worse!"
That is another thing Christians go through when praying. If the situation becomes worse, they might start thinking that their prayers didn't work, and that God didn't hear them. This is definitely a lie straight from the devil. Satan is always looking for opportunities to come in to your life and torment you. Be on the alert, and tell him to flee! Also remember that things often get worse on the way to better.
When waiting for an answer, you need to remember that it will always be in God's perfect timing, not yours. Even when things look rough, He knows what's best. He might even have something better for you than what you're asking! You just need to be patient, though it will be hard.
Another thing to remember is that your confidence must only be in God. "Is our faith in prayer, or in God?" -J. Oswald Sanders, author of Prayer Power Unlimited.
Here are some verse on persisting in prayer:
Luke 18:1 (NKJV) "Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart."
Colossians 4:2 (NKJV) "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving."
Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!"
1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
Don't give up on praying! Be persistent! Put your confidence in God! He will give it to you when the right time comes!
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