Thy Will Be Done
Read: Matthew 6:5-14
We all pray for various things/outcomes/happenings at various times. I have become conflicted about how prayers are answered. In John 14:14 Jesus says "If you ask something in my name I will do it". When we ask in His name and it does not happen – is the answer in what we have been taught "Thy will done" and the request is not in line with his will?
On the other hand, perhaps the prayer is in concert with John and it His will, but the timing is wrong. After praying for something for over a year is it time to stop because it won't happen or is it time to recognize time here on Earth is not like time in God's world where a minute could be a year or a year could be a minute?
The power of prayer is demonstrated every day and miracles happen every day. It must be that individual prayer requests have to wait their turn in line or the prayer is better answered with a No. That line in a country song "God must be busy" may explain a lot.
Jack Van Becelaere
Read: Matthew 6:5-14
We all pray for various things/outcomes/happenings at various times. I have become conflicted about how prayers are answered. In John 14:14 Jesus says "If you ask something in my name I will do it". When we ask in His name and it does not happen – is the answer in what we have been taught "Thy will done" and the request is not in line with his will?
On the other hand, perhaps the prayer is in concert with John and it His will, but the timing is wrong. After praying for something for over a year is it time to stop because it won't happen or is it time to recognize time here on Earth is not like time in God's world where a minute could be a year or a year could be a minute?
The power of prayer is demonstrated every day and miracles happen every day. It must be that individual prayer requests have to wait their turn in line or the prayer is better answered with a No. That line in a country song "God must be busy" may explain a lot.
Jack Van Becelaere
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