“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” – Luke 11:9
The Word of God was written by men that were inspired by God. If we would only simply believe Him! The problem is, many of us have not had prayers answered and therefore we’ve had our belief in God undermined.
A lot of what we see in Church nowadays are people who just won’t believe God. They say His Word and His promises don’t work. Well, that is simply religious thinking. And this type of thinking almost always leads to people saying that the problems in their life are there to glorify God.
God Loves You
This simply not true. God loves His children and He still answers prayer!
Then there is another group of people who say that of course you can ask God for things but sometimes He won’t answer you. It’s as if they are saying He is sometimes faithful and sometimes not.
A common example of this is receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Since not everyone receives it, then these same people claim it’s because its not for everyone.
Those who oppose speaking in tongues will quickly open their Bible up to 1 Corinthians 12:30 and mention the question posed there. The problem comes down to one word, “context”.
The context of that question is about speaking in tongues at church. Not everyone is to do that because that would cause confusion as no one would understand what was being said. However, there is a gift of tongues and interpretation that is given as the Holy Spirit wills which is to be used in the church.
Every Believer in Jesus Christ can and should speak with tongues in their own prayer time.
Along these same lines, there was even a time when many Christians said miracles were done and gone. That it was a thing of the past. However, it wasn’t long ago where there was a world-wide movement of miracles happening which left this group speechless.
God Answers Prayer
God’s Word promises that He answers daily prayers. Luke 11:10 couldn’t be any clearer!
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. – Luke 11:10
If you look at Scriptures like this, it’s as plain as it can get. God the Father will simply not say no. Those who ask in faith really do receive.
We have all experienced unanswered prayer and it’s not easy to experience. As a result, a lot of people don’t believe in answered prayer. What this boils down to is that people consider their experiences more than faith in God.
Let me just make sure that I say that answered prayer comes from praying according to God’s Word. I am not saying He is an ATM machine that we can just ask whatever we want. If we pray for something that Jesus did not acquire for us then it hasn’t been provided for us.
Spending Time With God Is Spiritual
The issue lies in people thinking that they can tell where God is in this physical world we live in. But God’s Word says He is a Spirit. The spiritual realm is real and that is where answers to prayer come from first.
When the answer is released from God, it has to come through the spirit into the natural realm. The natural realm is what we can see, taste, hear, smell and feel.
In the Book of Daniel it reveals that the instant a prayer is asked an answer is dispatched. Whether or not it manifests in one’s life is through faith and patience (Hebrews 6:12). The patience is the hard part because the answer can take time to make into the natural realm.
God is Faithful
Knowing that when you pray God hears you should bring great joy! He is not choosing to answer this one and not the other. God is simply not like that. The Lord has a plan for everyone and it is marvelous.
It does come down to praying, believing you receive, and being patient until the answer comes. In the meantime, while you wait, praise God that the answer is on the way!