Comments on: “God doesn’t hear my prayers” – Johnny and the problem of unanswered prayer

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:16:58 +0000

Dear Ravs,

As the angel said to Mary and Joseph, do not be afraid! Just because you haven’t heard or felt God’s reply yet doesn’t mean that God has not heard you. The book of Job describes a situation where bad things happened to a man and his friends all told him that he had somehow angered God. It was not true. At the end, his fortunes were restored.

Jesus himself, when he teaches on prayer, tells us how important it is to be persistent in prayer. Look at Luke 18:1-8.

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Ravs, if you did not have salvation, you wouldn’t be worried about what God thinks. You have repented and given yourself to the Lord. Now, all you have to do is wait and trust. (I say that like it’s easy, but I know it isn’t!) I recommend reading and praying Psalm 46. Even though things are bad all around us, God is still there! “Be still and know that I am God,” he reminds us.

I am saying a prayer for you right now.

God bless you, my friend,

Steve

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By: ravs

ravs — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:48:35 +0000

for days on i have knelt down praying fervently for God to touch me… i have prayed for healing, to be filled by the spirit, for spiritual gifts, comfort, peace and for miracles.. i have had days when all day i am filled with evil thoughts and i ask God to take it away from me but it still is there.. my mind has been so stressed off late that i ask for comfort and peace and healing in my mind but somehow it seems like a prayer falling from the cealing… i long to hear God’s voice but i do not.. i claim promises within the bible but don see results… THE LORD says in jermiah 33.3 call to me and i will answer.. i call to him daily and i do not hear anything… jesus says ask and u shall receive, seek and u shall find, knock and the door shall be opened… i have done it and am not replied to.. i feel that may be i am not saved so many days i pray the sinners prayer and ask the holy spirit to enter into my life and my heart and make me a new person… but i don see anything….

why is it like this.. i have prayed to God for forgiveness.. i used to sin a sexual sin but now i have turned away from it.. i am doing all i can… and i do not feel Gods presence.. please help me…

By: Caring...

Caring... — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:31:32 +0000

Alone, it is when we don’t feel or see God doing His work that He is the busiest moving mountains on our behalf. He is getting ready to do mighty things in your life and has a great plan for you. If Satan didn’t know that God has great plans for you he wouldn’t be trying to keep you so discouraged. Pray to God that He might send you a divine connection to remind you/share with you/etc. what a wonderful child of His you are and how proud He is of you. Maybe, I am that divine connection. God loves you and doesn’t want you to shed one tear. He catches everyone of your tears. You are part of His family and you have His DNA. He blessed you before you were born and no curses against you can ever counter act His blessing.

By: Alone...

Alone... — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:18:18 +0000

Most days God seems to bless my enemies and not me. I wonder if I really was not only a mistake with my parents but with Him as well. Yes, I am Born Again. I do not feel or seemed to be overwhelmed by His blessings. I know. You are just going to say “He has me in the palm of His hand”, etc. It would be nice to really see it and feel it. I will keep on trying to be a blessing to others – I hope to really know and feel blessed here instead on waiting until death. Death would be welcome.

By: neil

neil — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:11:21 +0000

HI, my tears rolled down my face my prayers I beseiged to the Lord. I ask the Lord for his love and comfort and touch, my prayer is for my healing of the pain of life. Each day I come to the Lord to guide me in his ways and ask for direction in God’s mighty way. My soul aches to hear my Lord I wait anxiously. Please Lord hear my prayers.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:13:35 +0000

Dear Suki,

You have gone through a lot, and what you’re feeling sounds very normal to me for someone who has trusted someone and then been treated badly and betrayed…

What I can promise you is that God does love you. We are all sinners, but God loves us anyway. And God listens to every prayer – even the ones that we are afraid to speak out loud. I am praying for you now, and I also want you to hear these words from God’s Word:

Romans 5:6-8 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died
for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person– though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.

You’ve probably heard people quote this one too:

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

God loves you, and God showed all of us his amazing love in Jesus Christ. Suki, if you already know the Lord, you can simply trust that he has a plan for you and will reveal it to you in time. People do bad things in this world, but God still loves us and is still able to bring good out of our bad choices and actions. But remember that even Jesus himself cried when his friend Lazarus died! Pain when a relationship is broken is normal, and I believe God feels it too. In time, God can and will ease your pain. Keep coming to him, Suki!

Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

If you haven’t invited Jesus into your heart, this is a great time to do that. We have a promise that we don’t need to be good enough, smart enough, or strong enough to earn the love of Jesus.

Romans 10:13 For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

I will pray for you, and I will send a copy of this to someone on our church staff who knows the pain you’re in. God bless you, Suki. You are not alone and God has not forgotten you. He will lift you up in time because you are his child and he loves you deeply.

Love in Christ,

Pastor Steve

By: Suki

Suki — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:09:53 +0000

3 months my ex left me. Leaving me with so much broken pieces. Most of time, i cried. God counts my tears. Feel so suffering and pain. Dont know how to rebuild my life. Since then, i keep praying to God to ease this pain. As i cant keep it any longer. Furthermore, i still love him so much regardless the bad things he has done to me. To date, i still crying but not as bad as before. i still feel hurt, despair, denial, angry..everything seems not right. I feel i trust God to rebuild my life but some part of me saying that God aware from me. I wish that each of my prayers is answered but none as far as i concern. am i too sin to be answered. maybe i was wrong in my prayers or maybe God doesnt listen to me. How long should i wait. I hate my life now as if i dont deserve happiness…Help me.i feel deeply down.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:50:33 +0000

Dear Shantelle,

God is with you even when you don’t feel it. Really. And His love is much bigger than we can possibly imagine.

Do you have a Bible? Check out Psalm 42, which was written by someone going through a really tough time – he doesn’t feel God’s presence right now, but he knows that he will. You can look at it on the Internet at http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2042;&version=72;

Hang in there and don’t give up on the Lord. He has definitely not given up on you.

I will pray for you tonight.

Love in Christ,

Pastor Steve Whitney

By: shantelle

shantelle — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:42:02 +0000

I pray to GOD all the time, and yes he has helped me immensely – as by rights- I shouldnt really be alive- I love GOD, but right now I am very low and I dont think I can cope with my life for much longer- I pray GOD has mercy on my soul and listens to my prayer- at this precise moment in time though- im confused and lost