#answer to prayer

[abyboaz]

You don't live in a random world ruled by chance.

You live in a world ruled by God.

Ecclesiastes 11:5 says "Just as you'll never understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, so you'll never understand the mystery at work in all that God does."

[curtaincallfortheheart]

Praise Report (5/3/23)

Jumping the gun on my next Praise Report. Wanted to make sure I shared this good news before I forgot about it. This was a literal answer to prayer for my family.

So my Dad’s cousin had not been feeling well lately, being short on breath and energy, and had been in and out of the hospital. Just the other day he was scheduled for surgery. But when the doctors looked him over, they couldn’t find anything wrong. SO NO SURGERY WAS REQUIRED! My family and I had been praying for him, that some miraculous healing would befall on him. AND HALLELUJAH, HE GOT IT! And we hope it stays that way. He’s been a huge blessing to our family and so many others. He’s so incredibly generous with his wealth, and using God’s blessings to bless others. We want him to stick around as long as possible to continue being a shining light in this world. Thank you God for answering our prayer, and that we still have people like him spreading kindness, blessings, and love in this world.

And for the light-hearted video of the week, a reaction to other unbelievable moments: https://youtu.be/fPebElqpXzc

[thewordfortheday]

Prayer should be our lifestyle. It should be as natural as breathing. Prayer is nothing but communicating with our Creator about everything that is in our hearts, everything that goes on in our life. Prayer yields abundant blessings. Through prayer we speak directly to the Creator of the universe through our Lord Jesus. Not only that, it is so amazing to see these prayers answered so generously by our Heavenly Father. 

Family devotions and devotions with our children prepare them to raise praying families of their own some day. "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." - Romans 12:12

[skystonedclouds]

I just read your miracle response and wow the power of prayer and Jesus is real! It made me remember of an incident that happens a few years ago when me and my mom were hanging out and at some point she lost her 300 dollars she was keeping loosely in her pocket. We searched everywhere and her pockets but nothing. Then we were at a restaurant and my mom started praying and rubbing her pocket and praying in tongues. I was confused but soon after she pulled out the 300 I was amazed!! God is good!

Dear anon,

That is awesome! I lose things all the time and have to pray to find them lol. I see tongues in the bible as other languages not an unknown language. In the context it was about spreading the gospel and it makes sense to spread it in other languages. It would be kind of inconvenient to speak a made up language when spreading the gospel. It doesn’t mean it can’t happen (God can do anything) or that she’s not saved. 

God indeed answers prayers. I have talked even to atheists who have had answered prayers. Some of them have come to me asking me about their experience. It’s not that there’s no answers to prayers but that after their first response is that they freak out and call it coincidence. Instead of growing their faith they run away. Imagine if they actually persevered?

God doesn’t answer all people’s prayers. I have heard others tell me “God has not answered a single prayer. He either hates me or doesn’t exist”. Well the bible warns us when prayer will not be answered. So if this is indeed the word of God it shows there are times prayers are not answered.

James 1:6-7 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.

Is there hope? Of course there is still hope. I need to clarify that we don’t go to God just for answered prayers. He is not our servant but we are His servants who can ask for help. God thankfully shows us in scripture the way to get His attention. It says to humble ourselves, pray, seek and turn from evil (repentance). God promises to hear a person who follows these directions. 

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, ***then I will hear from heaven***, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Otherwise people will use answered prayers as “evidence for favor” and as a “licence to sin”. In fact I have heard some atheists say “I have cursed God and He has not struck me dead so He must not exist”. Meanwhile some false converts have said “I am living in sin and God has not struck me dead so He must support my sin”. In reality God is just patient and merciful. They would know that if they read the bible. It tells me that if God were to answer just anyone they would use it as an excuse to say “God has answered my prayers without repenting so He must be fine with my sins and not care about repentance or faith”. You see what I mean? I’m sure some people would repent from sins if their prayers were answered. I just think people might use it as an excuse to fall into heresies like easybelivism (no repentance), universalism (no eternal hell), works salvation (no free grace) and so on. Some people don’t mind believing in God as long as they can twist Him in their minds to agree with them. God wants to make sure people come the right way which is by faith in Christ alone in a way that produces sanctification. 

God bless.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

God's Gentle Whisper

by Aiden Wilson Tozer

There are truths that can never be learned except in the noise and confusion of the market place or in the tough brutality of combat. The tumult and the shouting teach their own rough lessons. No man is quite a man who has not been to the school of work and war, who has not heard the cry at birth and the sigh at life's parting. But there is another school where the soul must go to learn its best eternal lessons. It is the school of silence. Be still and know, said the psalmist, and there is a profound philosophy there, of universal application. Prayer among evangelical Christians is always in danger of degenerating into a glorified gold rush. Almost every book on prayer deals with the get element mainly. How to get things we want from God occupies most of the space. Now, we gladly admit that we may ask for and receive specific gifts and benefits in answer to prayer, but we must never forget that the highest kind of prayer is never the making of requests. Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering into God to a place of such blessed union as makes miracles seem tame and remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short of wonderful by comparison.

[m4cravings]

Life Is Really Amazing! Things Turned Out For The Best.

[rolkientolkien]

GUYS I GOT THE JOB AT CONVERSE!! GOD IS GOOD! :D

[abyboaz]

Everytime I read through my Bible, I am reminded that God takes care of his children. We may go through difficult seasons and the storms of life, but he is present. He never forsakes us. We have nothing to fear when we are in the center of his will — loving him, obeying him, worshipping him, honoring him and glorifying him.

“Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.”

‭‭Joshua‬ ‭21:43-45‬