As I followed cross-references I didn’t find anywhere that Jesus said anything like, ‘prayer will be answered except in these circumstances.’ I found several reasons why prayer is not answered, such as sin in one’s heart as in post #1, as well as doubt, selfishness, disobedience, and more. I found where we are told to be persistent with our prayers as Hannah was. Then there were the general requirements and the personal requirements of prayer…in a nut shell, we are the reason so many of our prayers go unanswered. I found what I have found many times before – we so often accept partial explanations and don’t bother to study all God says about a given subject. Therefore, scripture seems to contradict itself and divisions between believers multiply astronomically. That leads to the statement we so frequently hear, “we agree to disagree,” which should never be if we all serve the same God and read the same Bible.
The short answer to this predicament is that we must live where God lives, meaning making it our lifestyle to be in His will. The long answer will consist of many posts discussing various aspects of prayer that I learn as I pursue this vital component to my Christian walk. I hope some other folks find it interesting, too.
The short answer to this predicament is that we must live where God lives, meaning making it our lifestyle to be in His will. The long answer will consist of many posts discussing various aspects of prayer that I learn as I pursue this vital component to my Christian walk. I hope some other folks find it interesting, too.