Has God ever said yes to your prayer?
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My answer is yes, but sometimes things aren't always immediate. The problem sis, is that we are raised in an aspirin society. What I mean is, we get a headache, we take a pill, and 20 minutes later the pain is gone. Well, people are unconsciously praying like that. We ask Father for something, and if we don't get a pretty quick response then we go about trying to fix the problem on our own. Patience and a willingness to pray in a quiet place and actually get quiet and wait because God might just answer if we give Him a chance!
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"I’m worried that prayer won’t do anything." Real prayer does a lot, but very often in unexpected ways.
Prayer should be your half of a conversation with the Father. I have no idea of how your conversation with God goes, so please don't think that the rest of this paragraph is somehow a criticism of you. It is not; but it is a description of how I have come to understand my own history of learning about prayer. Many of us seem to think that prayer is making a list of requests to God, a list of things we want him to do for us. Imagine if someone wanted to establish a long term relationship with you, but they only thing they did was ask you to do a lot of stuff for them. How would that make you feel? I think I would get kind of tired of the constant nagging - nagging without anything else.
In Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome (chapter 1;21) he says about people that "although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him..." It struck me that I turn on to people who respect me for who I am, and who are generous with their compliments and thanks if and when I do something for them. And then I understood that my prayers should probably start with telling my heavenly Father how wonderful He is and how much I appreciate Him for his daily faithfulness in so many little ways, most of which we take for granted. I tell him about people around me that have concerns - someone who is sick, or worried about an imminent job interview, or having difficulties with their children or parents or whatever. He almost always answers back with queries about what I am doing about these things. He's a lot like a first class mentor, who tries to get me to come up with possible solutions, think them through, make me reconsider when I think I can't do something ("it's too hard for me," "I'd be embarassed to do that!" etc). Often this prodding comes with verses of scripture - where it seems He drags them out of the deep recesses of my mind. This is why it is important to read the scriptures and "hide them in your heart." He uses them to speak to you.
And of course I share with Him my worries, my pains, my desires, my struggles with perfectionism, with depression, with fear of failure, with criticism and low self-esteem. And He does the same thing there. I have come to the point where it is not so much that I ask him to take a pain away, as to ask Him what He is wanting to accomplish through this pain, or this struggle, etc. Because I talk with him about it, and he gives answers back, I understand how He is sharing my burdens. Quite often He tells me "now you're getting a little glimpse into how I felt when...." and I realise that He has experienced far more pain, heart-break, disappointment, because of me (and others stretching a long way back). I also share with him my joys, my (very) small "triumphs" and I acknowledge His roll in them.
It seems to me that the act and process of praying has a very important effect on me - apart from whether or not my specific requests are answered the way I want them to be. One time He answered my prayer, but did so in a way that I didn't completely understand until 40 years later! But the simple fact that He answered me was an incredibly important anchor in my life for those 40 years.
The most important thing you must hold onto is that your heavenly Father really really really LOVES you. And because He does, two things follow: He can turn any event or situation, however hopeless and devestating it seems to be, into something positive and constructive ... if you only trust, watch carefully and wait on Him (Romans 8:28); and two you will not miss out on anything that is good for you (Psalm 84:11). In other words, He will make everything that happens to you good for you (if you let him), and you will get everything that is good for you. If there is any "catch" in love, the catch here is that you must let God be God in your life and let Him decide what is good for you. He knows you better that you do, and He knows what you need - beyond what you want. Many times you will find that what you need turns out better than what you thought you wanted.
God bless you. Don't give up praying, but maybe think a little more about what it really is and how you are doing it.
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I wish it was that easy Scotty.
I can’t be happy. My self esteem is so low. I’m constantly hiding in my home. So I am very very lonely
So the surgery is not out of vanity. It has more of a therapeutic purpose
I thought about it but I it would only cause me loads of stress and the whole court thing would most likely take years.
There are billions of others who would like to get to know you for who you are, you would know this is you went to look for them and stop hiding out of fear of how you look.
I know people who look for a typical look or style so how can you know unless you go out to venture.
You rob yourself from others when you do so.
I'm also alone and singe but I go out every day and one day I will meet someone, its bound to happen, to many other single people out there.
I have faith you will go out and get to know others.
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A resounding YES! It has happened to me. There's nothing wrong with asking God for miracles. You will know it is Him when there's no humanly way that what happened could happen; only Him. Ask Him. He doesn't always move as fast as we think He should. That gets overwhelming and can really dampen our spirits. There are times when God doesn't answer our prayers. I've had that happen too. It wasn't in His will. That can be devastating. Praying to be in His will, seeking Him, and getting His direction and being at peace with it helps too!
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It is my opinion that God answers all prayers. When people get what they are praying for they sing his praise!
But God does not always answer yes... Sometimes its NO or not now.
To answer your questions, yes I have had extraordinary experiences. Will I go into detail ever again on a message board?
Nope
But God does not always answer yes... Sometimes its NO or not now.
To answer your questions, yes I have had extraordinary experiences. Will I go into detail ever again on a message board?
Nope
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Yes He has and does, but not for my glory, not because I am worthy or deserving, because it is His free will. When I struggle with belief in God, a voice in my head starts asking questions like, do you believe in truth, do you believe in morality, do you believe in love, logic and so on and so forth and I am awakened to the reality and vanity of justifying or having grounds for them inside of any other worldview than the Judaeo-Christian worldview. Could you consistently live your life as though all truth were relative? As though all morality were relative? As though love were just chemical reactions in the brain? As though logic depended on mere human minds and an invention of human thought? Sorry but I dare not trade the wisdom of God for the foolishness of man, I would have to abandon all reason, loose my mind to do so, and it wouldn't be pretty, just as ugly as professing Christianity with my lips while thinking, talking, doing or not doing just as the world does in the foolishness of unbelief, my mind bearing witness to my own inconsistencies, not doing what I want to do, for weakness in my flesh.
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So if a good friend phoned you up and said they were going to be there with whatever help would you believe them? Well...if they're of good character doesn't that mean they have integrity that you can count on it? What if you replied to your friend who phoned and said, "Well now...I know you said you'd provide some help but you know my problem....I'm just worried you won't keep your word!" If someone said that to you and let's even add that your child ended up dying to save their life how would it make you feel? Not insulted?
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:32
Well if you're questioning that I'm going to tell you something that probably not too many on here will for they'd deem it as being mean BUT it is what scripture says.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Heb 11: 6
You can believe God exists even by looking at creation and understanding the law of probability would prohibit all things which are being impossible to have just occurred by chance. (Roman 1)Of course the cynic or those willingly ignorant will deny this but then YOU have a choice..."to walk not in the counsel of the ungodly....not sit in the seat of the scornful" Psalm 1:1 I'm sorry it may not seem easy BUT the choice is yours. It's one we've all had to make.
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Did He ever say 'yes'? Yes. Did he ever say 'no'? Yes. Did he answer open-ended questions?
However, none of it ever happened the way I imagined. It happened better At first, it always seemed like silence. However, looking back at it, no prayer remained unanswered in the long run. But then again, I rarely prayed about worldly things. Most of the time, it is about building character and godliness.
My point is that your wish probably will not fall from heaven. It might, but probably won't. It will take time and constant prayer, and maybe even it will not happen at all, because it wasn't according to His will, which is understandable. Would you toss your child into the fire if it asked you?
Above all else, trust in God and that He will provide you with what you need, according to His will
However, none of it ever happened the way I imagined. It happened better
At first, it always seemed like silence. However, looking back at it, no prayer remained unanswered in the long run. But then again, I rarely prayed about worldly things. Most of the time, it is about building character and godliness.My point is that your wish probably will not fall from heaven. It might, but probably won't. It will take time and constant prayer, and maybe even it will not happen at all, because it wasn't according to His will, which is understandable. Would you toss your child into the fire if it asked you?
Above all else, trust in God and that He will provide you with what you need, according to His will
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Hi God has answered quite a few of my prayers you can see some of them on my website at Have you ever asked yourself about the existence of God
There are times where for a while prays will seemingly go unanswerd, however the bible says "All things work together for good for those who love God". No matter where you are right now God has a good plan for you, and you will see it with your eyes as you seek Him.
I went through a time of panic attacks, and prayer did not help at that instant, but now some time on I am free from panic attacks. Some times God allows us to experience a little trouble, often so we can simpathise with others.
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First I will pray for you for guidance and insight and peace and healing.
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Yes, I have had prayers answered constantly. Now, I will give you some well documented cases of prayers answered, of miracles, in case it might build up your faith.
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Now in the Bible we are told of a Man Who believed in Adam and Eve and Noah as being actual, historical figures. The Bible says He did miracles and raised the dead and healed the sick. He multiplied food out of nothing. He said we could do even greater things than He did. The Bible also describes His death and burial. Is there any actual scientific data to support those stories?
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See secular news reports about Val Thomas, dead for 17 hours but now alive and normal after prayers from her family and her Church.
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See Medical Marvel Beyond Chance, from a secular source, with a pediatrician giving his report. this one attesting to a dying child's healing which cannot be explained by modern medicine, and came after a relative laid hands on her and prayed for her.
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See CBN's short vid with Dean Braxton. You'll hear his critical care doctor, rated the best patient care doctor in Washington state, saying "It is a miracle...a miracle..." that Braxton is alive, has no brain damage and is normal in every way. Why? He had no heart beat and no respiration for 1 3/4 hours! His family believed in divine healing and they and others were praying for him.
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Get Dr. Richard Casdorph's book The Miracles. There he gives medical documentation for miracles, mostly, but not all, from Kathryn Kuhlman's healing services. Casdorph came to Kuhlman's meetings to debunk her but turned into a supporter, as did other doctors. You can see him and other doctors in some of her healing services on YT. (She is now deceased.) Delores Winder is one of the cases documented in his book. You can watch her amazing story on YT with Sid Roth.
On Andrew Wommack's vids you can see doctors talking about "miracles" too. At the end of the book Don't Limit God you see a medical statement by a doctor saying that his patient used to have M.S. and diabetes but is now cured.
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Bruce Van Natta was in a horrific accident where he lost about 80% of his small intestine. Someone he didn't even know was told to get on a plane and lay hands on him and pray for him. His small intestines grew back competely and you can see his doctors testifying to that. Angelic Intervention & Miraculous Healing - Bruce Van Natta
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Here we see many witnesses reporting donated food being miraculously multiplied for people who lived in a dump in Juarez. Story of Christmas 1972
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Do you think that Someone Who can raise the dead and heal people of deadly "incurable" diseases, Someone Who can make body parts and food out of nothing, Someone Who created time, space, matter, and energy - needed "evolution" to make life forms? No, He created them fully formed and fully functional in 6 days just as Genesis, a Book He always supported, tells you.
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Then there is the Shroud of Turin. If you don't know, the Shroud is a blood stained linen burial shroud with the faint image of a crucified man on it. If you have heard that the Shroud was proven to be a Medieval fake based on carbon 14 testing, in the documentary Jesus And The Shroud of Turin you can see the very inventor of carbon 14 testing saying that the sample was invalid due to contamination. Documentary | Jesus and the Shroud of Turin
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The vid demonstrates many miraculous features such as pollen from Jerusalem and faint images of flowers that are found only in the Jerusalem area during the spring, as at Passover when Messiah was crucified. With modern technology we also see that the Shroud has an x ray quality which even reveals the bones and dentition of the Man on the Shroud.
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In the 70s a NASA scientist noticed the Shroud's photographs had inexplicable, unique in the world, qualities. He got up a team of scientists, called STURP, to examine it in person in Italy. (No, the Shroud is not "just a Catholic thing" as the Vatican only came into stewardship of it fairly recently in history.) They used NASA, and other, high tech equipment with 100s of thousands of hours of research. Their findings are seen all over the net and were published in respected science journals.
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The team was composed of 3 Jews, at least one agnostic and one atheist, and people of various faiths. They all agreed on these things: The Shroud image was not painted on, and they have no clue how it got there. It exactly matches, down to blood stains where a crown of thorns would be, the description of Messiah's death and burial as given in the Bible. The image could not be duplicated with modern technology.
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About the Shroud I say "If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, maybe it's a duck."
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Maybe that Man on the Shroud is your very Best Friend and Savior. I pray you will find that out. You're going to need a miracle some day friend. They are out there in abundance for those who humbly seek them from their Creator, the One Who made all that DNA out there, and Who said, "Whoever comes to Me I will no way cast out."
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Yes. God has answered me on many occasions. He has done so at times in profound ways.
He has saved my life on more than one occasion as well.
Humble yourself before the Lord. Seek Him and you will find Him.
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Yes, sometimes he does say No. Here is what I think is the most interesting example of that which I have heard. There was a missionary who, when she was a little girl, loved the color blue. She had brown eyes but really, really wanted blue eyes. She prayed hard, and in faith, too, because the next day she got out of bed and ran to the mirror, expecting to see blue eyes. When that didn't turn out to be the case, she prayed about it some more and was told her answer had been "No."
Well, years later she was working in India in her position as missionary and head of an orphanage. She got especially involved in rescuing little girls from Temple prostitution. Sometimes she had to disguise herself as Indian by coloring her skin with coffee, to go in and make the rescues, along with others helping her. Now, if she had had blue eyes, the disguise would not have worked!
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I just want to add a thought here, one I know has occurred to others, too. I don't think our Heavenly Father is impressed with constant praying over the same thing. Yes, we are to pray without ceasing, but there are so many things to pray about.
He hears us the first time! I think the extra praying is only helpful if we need more heart and/or faith and/or more humility in our prayers and need to keep on trying until we get those. Quite a few times when I wanted to continue on asking the same thing, pretty much, over and over, I have felt a check in my spirit, like "Okay, I heard you. That's enough. Be at peace."
So far every time I have felt that check, and stopped praying, things worked out just fine.
Does a child have to keep asking his or her father for something over and over? Well, sometimes nagging does work with humans, but our Heavenly Father knows what we need before we ask, as the Word says, so once is enough if prayed well the first time.
He hears us the first time! I think the extra praying is only helpful if we need more heart and/or faith and/or more humility in our prayers and need to keep on trying until we get those. Quite a few times when I wanted to continue on asking the same thing, pretty much, over and over, I have felt a check in my spirit, like "Okay, I heard you. That's enough. Be at peace."
So far every time I have felt that check, and stopped praying, things worked out just fine.
Does a child have to keep asking his or her father for something over and over? Well, sometimes nagging does work with humans, but our Heavenly Father knows what we need before we ask, as the Word says, so once is enough if prayed well the first time.
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Luk 18:1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Perhaps God is trying to induce endurance of faith in us by delaying the answer. But since there are differences of opinion about this issue, "let each one be convinced in his own mind." It is probably not wise to set a general rule on all prayer, whether to pray just once or a thousand times. We may need to discern what to do on a case-by-case basis. Maybe we should believe that God will answer every prayer and not be silent even on one, whether that be one hour of a single prayer, or if it be a 10 second prayer 10,000 times.
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