Psalm 66:19
But God has surely listened
and heard my voice in prayer
Psalm 116:1-2
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice:
he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Do you ever feel like God isn't answering your prayers? I think we all get like that. There's something we often forget; something very important. God always answers prayers, it's just not always how we want. God works in mysterious ways. His ways are not our ways and our ways are rarely his. We expect our prayer life to look like this.
Us: "God, please help me to get a raise in my job this week and help my friendship with Amy to keep together through this fight we're having."
God: "Okay, here's your raise and Amy will be your best friend next week!"
But that's so often not how it works. We most of the time don't get that raise and might lose our best friend. It seems horrible in that moment. As if God didn't hear us. As if he doesn't answer prayers and he has no power. Again we forget something very important. God always answers prayers, it's just not always how we want. He gives us so much evidence that he can work in miracles and that his plans are for the best in the end. We still doubt though. It's hard to know even with lots of evidence. He may be using you not getting a raise to bring him glory through being grateful or your friendship being lost when she wasn't a good influence on you. Nothing is wasted. God hears your prayers every time. He longs to speak with you and delights in your requests. Believe that he can do all things, but when he doesn't do all the things you want, don't lose faith in him and believe that he does still hear, it just might be a delayed answer for now. So listen to his answers as he listens to yours.
But God has surely listened
and heard my voice in prayer
Psalm 116:1-2
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice:
he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Do you ever feel like God isn't answering your prayers? I think we all get like that. There's something we often forget; something very important. God always answers prayers, it's just not always how we want. God works in mysterious ways. His ways are not our ways and our ways are rarely his. We expect our prayer life to look like this.
Us: "God, please help me to get a raise in my job this week and help my friendship with Amy to keep together through this fight we're having."
God: "Okay, here's your raise and Amy will be your best friend next week!"
But that's so often not how it works. We most of the time don't get that raise and might lose our best friend. It seems horrible in that moment. As if God didn't hear us. As if he doesn't answer prayers and he has no power. Again we forget something very important. God always answers prayers, it's just not always how we want. He gives us so much evidence that he can work in miracles and that his plans are for the best in the end. We still doubt though. It's hard to know even with lots of evidence. He may be using you not getting a raise to bring him glory through being grateful or your friendship being lost when she wasn't a good influence on you. Nothing is wasted. God hears your prayers every time. He longs to speak with you and delights in your requests. Believe that he can do all things, but when he doesn't do all the things you want, don't lose faith in him and believe that he does still hear, it just might be a delayed answer for now. So listen to his answers as he listens to yours.
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