July 27 - Vignettes on Prayer
There will be
times when God does not seem to heed our prayers. On these occasions He may simply say it is
not best for you right now. Remember God
answers prayer three ways, yes, no and wait a while. Timing is everything. God knows how to best meet your need and
when. I have found He is never late or
early but always on time. Over the many
decades of serving the Lord I have hundreds of examples of God meeting the need
on time. An important principle to
remember if God answers no, He knows that you may not be able to handle it. Another reason for answering no is because
you ask for purely selfish reasons. The
key principle to bear in mind regarding petition or praying for your own needs
is persistence. Sometimes God just wants
to find out why and how determined you are to get it. The secret is not giving up and not shutting
up. Luke 18:1-8, is the story of the
persistent widow. Jesus told this so we
would never give up and never surrender in prayer until we have received an
answer.
There will be
times when God does not seem to heed our prayers. On these occasions He may simply say it is
not best for you right now. Remember God
answers prayer three ways, yes, no and wait a while. Timing is everything. God knows how to best meet your need and
when. I have found He is never late or
early but always on time. Over the many
decades of serving the Lord I have hundreds of examples of God meeting the need
on time. An important principle to
remember if God answers no, He knows that you may not be able to handle it. Another reason for answering no is because
you ask for purely selfish reasons. The
key principle to bear in mind regarding petition or praying for your own needs
is persistence. Sometimes God just wants
to find out why and how determined you are to get it. The secret is not giving up and not shutting
up. Luke 18:1-8, is the story of the
persistent widow. Jesus told this so we
would never give up and never surrender in prayer until we have received an
answer.
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