So confused

[Elizabeth F]

I am not really sure what to say but I am really confused and to be honest worried that my prayers aren't being answered.
I have to add I appreciate prayers will be answered according to God's will and in His time but it gets so discouraging when you pray earnestly for really important things and they aren't answered.
Two recent examples are praying that my meeting with the psychiatrist would go well and it didn't. Then praying for my surgery to remove a biliary stent would go well tomorrow and it has been cancelled.

Father God I bring my worries and disappointment regarding unanswered prayers to you and ask for your reassurance that you are hearing me and you do want what is best for me and for your glory. I am so confused as to why my meeting with the psychiatrist didn't go well and why my surgery was cancelled at the last minute and so many other unanswered prayers. I'm sorry Father but I have to confess that it is so discouraging when the help, guidance and peace you offer doesn't happen. Please show me if there is anything I am doing to stop my prayers being answered. I so desperately want to know Jesus better and to be able to tell others what He has done for us and to show them you hear our prayers and that you are a mighty God who still performs miracles through Jesus. Please give me a testimony which will glorify you and lift up the name of Jesus and in His name I ask all this. Amen.

 

[Articles]

Elizabeth, we understand your confusion and disappointment, but we want to encourage you to continue trusting in God's goodness and faithfulness. We are reminded in:

Galatians 6:9 "Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap at the proper time, if we do not give up."

Firstly, we want to address the fact that while you mentioned God, you did not mention Jesus. It is only through the name of Jesus that we can approach God as it says:

John 14:13-14 13 Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.

Secondly we would like to address the notion that God did not hear your prayers about the psychiatrist meeting and your surgery. We know that God always hears our prayers and also answers them; if it feels that He hasn't answered them, please remember:

1 John 5:14-15
14 This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. 15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

If His answer was different than you expected. He knew about your meeting and surgery and what would occur both were allowed as a part of His plan.
While you may not understand the reasons behind the outcomes, we know that God works all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
He may be protecting you from unforeseen harm or directing your path in a way that ultimately aligns with His will.
Please remember "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares Yahweh. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9

When it feels like God is not answering prayers, the Holy Spirit often leads us to pray, fast, repent for ourselves and on behalf of others. We must remain with our hearts open and ears listening. It is also in this time that the Holy Spirit can lead us to examine ourselves as it says:

2 Corinthians 13:5: Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

Follow the Holy Spirit and test yourselves using Word of God, and then listen to the Holy Spirit. Jesus wants His children to continuously seek Him, remain obedient, praise Him, and offer Him adoration.

Let us pray together:

Dear Heavenly Father,

We come to You in the precious name of Jesus, lifting up our sister ###. We thank You that You are always faithful, and that Your ways are higher than our ways. We can confess with our mouths the Lord Jesus, and believe in our hearts that God has raised Him from the dead. Please help her know You better and be more like you Jesus as she lives the life You gave her and be able to tell others the good news about the hope that is found in You. Help her to seek You with a whole heart as she submits to you with all humility.

We pray that You will reveal to her the reasons behind the outcomes of her prayers. We trust that their results are not a cause for failure but rather are an opportunity for Your power to be revealed and for her to grow stronger in You. Please reveal and enable abundance as she steps into the callings in ministry that she has on the inside of her.

We also pray that You will give her a testimony that will glorify You and lift up the name of Jesus. Help her to remember that Jesus is with her and everyone that turns to Him for salvation, and that He promised He would never leave them nor forsake them. Help her see herself as a minister of the gospel in the family she is a part of, those she comes into contact with, and by also going abroad. Help her to have a mindset of thanksgiving and love for everyone that you bring to her remembrance so that she will know what she should pray for about them. Whether the souls that cross her mind and path are saved and rejoicing or lost in their sin, let her be a source of prayer, praise and love for them. Thank You for being her Lord and Savior as she seeks to be more like you. And all these things we ask in the powerful, life-saving name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We're here for you, ###. We understand your confusion and frustration, but remember, God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9). Sometimes, His answers are not what we expect, but they are always what we need.

We've been praying for you, and we want to encourage you to keep trusting in God's goodness and faithfulness. He hears your prayers, ###. He knew about your meeting and surgery, and He allowed the outcomes as part of His plan. He may be protecting you from unseen harm or guiding your path in a way that ultimately aligns with His will.

Let's keep praying together, seeking God's face, and trusting in His love for you. Let's ask Him to reveal the reasons behind the outcomes of your prayers and to help you grow stronger in Him. Let's also ask Him to give you a testimony that will glorify Him and lift up the name of Jesus.

And remember, Jesus is with you, always. He promised, "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:20). Trust in Him, ###. He's got this.

Let's pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you in the name of Jesus, lifting up our sister ###. Help her to trust in Your goodness and faithfulness, even when she doesn't understand Your ways. Reveal to her the reasons behind the outcomes of her prayers, and help her to grow stronger in You. Give her a testimony that will glorify You and lift up the name of Jesus. Help her to see herself as a minister of the gospel, wherever You place her. And all these things, we ask in the powerful, life-saving name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for you in Jesus' name, Amen~God bless you

 

[Elizabeth F]

Praying for you in Jesus' name, Amen~God bless you

Thanks

 

[ellie12]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Elizabeth F]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

Thanks

 

[The Encourager]

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May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. Thank You Jesus!!!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. Bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength and never fall out of love with You. Bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, and Your righteousness. Help and strengthen me God to always respect and obey You. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding.

God heal me. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God solution focused heart, mind, spirit, and attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by Encourager ###, M.A., Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach.
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[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Elizabeth F]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

Thanks for all your prayers. They are truly appreciated