"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." -1 John 5:14
It says in Joshua 10: "Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel and he said in the sight of Israel, sun stand still over Gideon and moon in the valley of Aijalon. So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the people had revenge upon their enemies. So the sun stood still in the midst of the heaven and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day and there has been no day like it before or after it that the Lord headed the voice of a man for the Lord fought for Israel."
That is what you would call an answer to prayer. Does God answer prayer? Yes, absolutely.
I believe it was Pastor Bruce Larson who said, "Does God answer prayer? Yes, he does. However, sometimes he answers, "Yes." Sometimes he answers, "No. And sometimes his response is, "You've got to be kidding!"
Whichever answer we receive, God answers prayer, but he doesn't always answer according to our timing, does he? Our schedule doesn't always align with God's. In fact, when God does answer prayer, I've always found that he answers in such a way that the answer is more complex than what I asked. So it's not just this one focused little idea that we may have had, but rather it's a greater answer to that prayer that we never thought or dreamt. It's beyond our wildest comprehension.
God delights in doing those things for us because then we can stand back and say assuredly, "I had nothing to do with this. It was, in fact, an act of God." -By Dr. Lawrence Wilkes/Crystal Cathedral/November 14, 2012
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for answered prayers. However you answer my prayers, the result is always perfect. To be in your will, accepting your provision, and being content in all things is the blessing I receive for believing in you. Amen.
Devotion: Name some of the most memorable times that God answered your prayers. How was his answer different than you expected? How was it the same or better?
That is what you would call an answer to prayer. Does God answer prayer? Yes, absolutely.
I believe it was Pastor Bruce Larson who said, "Does God answer prayer? Yes, he does. However, sometimes he answers, "Yes." Sometimes he answers, "No. And sometimes his response is, "You've got to be kidding!"
Whichever answer we receive, God answers prayer, but he doesn't always answer according to our timing, does he? Our schedule doesn't always align with God's. In fact, when God does answer prayer, I've always found that he answers in such a way that the answer is more complex than what I asked. So it's not just this one focused little idea that we may have had, but rather it's a greater answer to that prayer that we never thought or dreamt. It's beyond our wildest comprehension.
God delights in doing those things for us because then we can stand back and say assuredly, "I had nothing to do with this. It was, in fact, an act of God." -By Dr. Lawrence Wilkes/Crystal Cathedral/November 14, 2012
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for answered prayers. However you answer my prayers, the result is always perfect. To be in your will, accepting your provision, and being content in all things is the blessing I receive for believing in you. Amen.
Devotion: Name some of the most memorable times that God answered your prayers. How was his answer different than you expected? How was it the same or better?
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