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Pastor Chris White says to all of you: HELLO MY FRIENDS. May the Lord bless you today.
HOLA MIS AMIGOS. Que el Señor los bendiga.
Many people believe answered prayer is God
granting a prayer request that is offered to Him. If a prayer request is not
granted, it is understood as an “unanswered” prayer. However, this is an
incorrect understanding of prayer. God answers every prayer that is lifted to
Him. Sometimes God answers “no” or “wait.” God only promises to grant our
prayers when we ask according to His will. “This is the confidence we have in
approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we
asked of him” (1 John 5:14-15).
What does it mean to pray according to God’s will? Praying according to God’s
will is praying for things that honor and glorify God and/or praying for what
the Bible clearly reveals God’s will to be. If we pray for something that is
not honoring to God or not God’s will for our lives, God will not give what we
ask for. How can we know what God’s will is? God promises to give us wisdom
when we ask for it. James 1:5 proclaims,
“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” A good place to start
is 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24,
which outlines many things that are God’s will for us. The better we understand
God’s Word, the better we will know what to pray for (John 15:7). The better we know what to pray
for, the more often God will answer “yes” to our requests.
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