When I pray to god and ask him for things, I tell myself over and over and over...that he will do it. But then there is a little voice in my head that right out says, no he wont, and usually I end up not putting much effort into believing it can happen.
And also I feel like my life is "not bad enough" for my prayers to be answered. I ask for things, but really only the poor or really sick people have it happen to them.
Your life doesn't have to be bad... everyone has needs!
count this as a blessing. You get to conduct a faith experiment, but without the sort of desperation that alot of others have.
Some people search God for answers because they are on the threshhold between life as they know it and what they think is their doom.. no job, no place to live, or losing someone they love, for example.
I've kind of been this way about jobs.
Sometimes, a person needs one of those situations to learn how to have faith.
But sometimes, they don't.
Since you aren't feeling desperate, here's something you can do.
Over the next few days, search your heart for something you wish you had or didnt have but in your case, reality is the opposite.
It has to be something you legitimately want, not something you just made up. Then, you can pray and ask God to provide it for you.
God will answer either "yes" "no" or "wait".
He'll find a way that you understand to show you this answer.
One method I believe in is if 3 or more unrelated people say the same thing,
and its not just a generality like "you're going to be okay"... it has to be something like "I think you are about to find a job" (yes), "I wouldn't wait for him to come back around" (no) or "you have alot of growing to do first" (wait)
If its something that you need, like a new job, then you can take the steps towards it that are in your power, but only God will open the doors for you.
You'll watch possible employers pass you by but then one will offer you something and you will feel good about it (no red flag) and you will know that was the job you were meant to get.
There's another method you can go about it too...
pray for something to test you. ask for "Gods will for you to be done".
It's scary, and don't do it until you're prepared for life to turn up-side down.
But it might be in a good way.
A girl from my church prayed this, and now she's moving to Japan next month.
my boyfriend prayed it, and the next day his car broke down, trapping him at home for awhile and forcing him to face his inner demons and turn them over to God. (it helped our relationship)
Something could be given to you- like great responsibility. Something could be taken away. Something could be forever alterred.
But it will force you to trust God that it will turn out alright in the end, whether or not you can see that at first.
blessings
