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10.22.2008
Why doesn't God answer prayer????
That was the topic of tonights AMPd Student Ministry sermon. I really wish I would have been able to see the whole thing, but due to kids needing sleep, we left early. What I did catch was phenomenal! Chris referred to the passage John 13:14 13 "You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!" This doesn't mean God is like a magic genie and he will grant your every wish. It means that if you have asked for something in His name it will happen in His time and in His way. God has reasons for doing what he does - or doesn't do - it's not our job to understand, it is only our job to trust Him. If something in your life is not happening the way you feel it should be and you have been praying and praying for God to help you or fix it...don't give up. God hears you and loves you. Think about what you are asking for, does it line up with the will of God? Have you truely given that situation to God and allowed Him to work without interferance? Just continue to pray, maybe asking God what he would have you do to resolve the situation. Remember, God promises to give us the desires of our hearts, but he never says it will be when we want them or when we think we're ready. I mean we are mere humans, we don't know anything past what's happening at this very moment, but He is the all knowing God of the universe. It just makes sense to let him work in His time, because he can see the outcome. Imagine what a mess we could make if we disturbed Gods perfect plan. No one ever said it was easy, only that it is simple and effective. Pray, share the desires of your heart with God, ask in His name and just trust that when the time is right God will make it happen. "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." James 5:16
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