DO GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS?
Since faith is the basis of prayer, people cannot use prayer to get their own way; for then they would be arrogantly commanding God instead of humbly submitting to him. They would be wanting their will to be done instead of God’s. Christians are assured that God answers their prayers when they pray in Jesus name . This does not mean that they merely add the words”in Jesus name” to their prayers. Rather it means that they pray on the authority Jesus gives them, and ask for things that have Jesus approval
There is no formula that guarantees answers to prayer regardless of the way people live. Christians must understand God’s word so that they can live in obedience to his teachings and learn to pray for the right things. Unchristian conduct and unchristian attitudes are among the causes of unanswered prayer. A disciple of Jesus who became a leading teacher in the early church once wrote, “We receive from God whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what please him. “We are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.( 1 John 3:22; 5:14).
At times however, God may choose not to give his people what they ask for, even when they are not guilty of disobedience of selfishness. The reason may be that he has something better for them. Having perfect knowledge, he knows what is best. He may therefore give believers what they would have asked for if they had the full knowledge that God has. These better answers are not always immediately obvious, and therefore patience is a necessary part of true prayer.
Jesus and the New Testament writers repeatedly mention the need for persistence in prayer. This is not because God needs to be persuaded. Christians do not have to beg from a God who is unwilling to give, but they do have to exercise a constant trust in him. Faith is not an occasional exercise that makes a call for supernatural aid and then forgets the matter. Faith involves perseverance. By their constant prayers, Christians express their unwavering faith in their heavenly Father.
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