For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe even if you were told. If our eyes could only pan out to see all that God is orchestrating, we might understand our own long wait. Sometimes we have to wait for God to answer our prayers because our situation is only a small part of the larger whole God is doing. Even as Habakkuk wondered whether God was listening, God was moving on a worldwide level to address the problems in Judah.
Though we cannot see it, we can trust God is working all things to His good. This one hits close to home. How often do we pray, begging God to answer, and ignore His answer when it comes? We may be committed to prayer, but are we as committed to surrender? Thy will be done means accepting the way God answers our prayers. Habakkuk not only prayed but actively watched for God to give whatever answer He determined. It can leave us feeling sidelined and overlooked. Prayer helps to pull us closer to the Lord.
God can see a lot further than we could ever hope to see … trust Him! Forgot your password? Servant Leadership. Leadership Development and Discipleship. Don't miss any of this great content! Sign up for our twice-weekly emails: Subscribe. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Our Writers. Jonathan Hayashi B. All rights reserved. Already a member? John Jeremiah , "I have loved thee with an everlasting love. God created us and knows infinitely more than we know.
He knows what is best for us, and what would not be good for us. If you have children, when they were very small, sometimes they asked for things that would not be good for them, or would harm them. For good reasons sometimes parents do not always give their children what they ask for, when they ask for it.
Parents give them what is best for them. It is the same way in our prayers to God. God gives us what is best for us. Our lives must be right with God before He can answer our prayers. God has certain conditions that must be met before our prayers can be answered.
One of the first, is we feel our need of help from Him. One cannot pour water into a cup that is already full. If we have cherished sins in our lives, and refuse to give them up, or if we are doing things we should not be doing, and are disobeying Him, we cannot expect Him to answer our prayers. He cannot answer our prayers if we have sins in our lives that are unconfessed or if we are hanging on to cherished sins.
Also, if we refuse to forgive others who have wronged us, God cannot hear us. See Matthew and Ephesians One of the reasons we feel our prayers are not being answered, is because we stop praying. In reality, we should not be worried so much about if God hears our prayers — He does and He does care. What we should be worried about is if because of temptations, hard times, and trials we get discouraged, and give up praying. God is a God of love, and He is interested in every detail of our lives.
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