Does God Answer Prayer?

God answers Yes, No or Wait. If you haven't heard from Him, then you are likely waiting on His perfect timing. For in our world, timing is everything.

• The bible doesn't say how long it will take God to answer your prayer.  2 Peter 3:8
• The bible DOES say that God hears you. 1 John 5:14-15
•  The bible says not to lose heart. Luke 18:1

•  You must believe it before you see evidence of it. Mark 11:24; Hebrews 11:1
•  You must have faith and you must believe. Hebrews 11:6; Mark 9:23
•  You must ask; God won't impose Himself on you. Matt 7:7
•  You may not get a response because you ask wrongly. James 4:3
•  Or because you doubt or keep changing your mind (double-minded). James 1:6
•  Abide in Him (spend time with Him). John 15:7

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If He's saying No and is blocking you, it's likely for your protection, don't be offended, He wants what's best for you.

If He says Yes, be thankful and embrace this gift.

Most of all, be aware that God isn't always going to answer in the way that you expect Him to. He works "outside of the box" and He may have answered, but because the answer didn't come in a form you were anticipating, you missed it altogether... And what appears to be unanswered prayer is actually one that you just missed the answer to.

God doesn't answer prayer based on the multiple choice list that you give Him. More often than not, He'll choose "Other" and fill in the blank with something you weren't expecting. Watch for it - He's always working in small and large ways, around you, everyday.

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SUPPORTING VERSES:

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

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:6

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. Luke 18:1

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. James 4:3

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes. Mark 9:23

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

You are Blessed!