and wait and see if God in His timing will see fit to answer as we have requested, or perhaps He has something better in mind for us. Remember your prayer should end with "Not my will, Lord, but Your
1)God is under no obligation to bless anything that is not surrendered to Him. We get the idea that because we pray, God is obligated to answer. Yes, God is good. Yes, He is loving. But His promises and blessings are to those who are obedient to Him (Psalm 5:12). We must be ...
I still struggle with prayer. I struggle with the earthly plan I thought I was destined to live. I struggle with my views of a God who would save me from deep pain if I did enough. But, my view has changed. I no longer believe in “enough” or “right” prayers anymore. I believ...
A good and thoughtful article but at the end I find myself asking “Why pray, then?”. God is going to implement his will regardless of our prayers and, being God, will not change his mind as that is tantamount to saying the first direction of his will was the wrong direction – cl...
Why did I have to go through so much pain as a person who was raised in a very strong spiritual house and Christian family? I know I’m not perfect, but I felt I was always loyal to Him [God], and I never went out of His pathway, doing rebellious teenage things or dangerous thin...
Note: This is not the same as being close-minded. There is, however, a simple answer to this question: God is what it would take to convince an atheist. An omniscient god would know the exact standard of evidence required to convince any atheist of its existence and, being omnipotent, ...
Why God Waits For You To Pray by Keith Roberts Is it really true that God doesn’t act until you ask… that He waits for you to pray? The answer could change everything. An amazing testimony (30 sec read): “I have read your book at least 10 times in the
my feet have not stumbled. 6 I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.7 Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;...
It's not really you. It's almost like being a makeup artist and I'm doing someone else's makeup; iIt doesn't make me beautiful. I can do the same thing on my face and it's like, "Oh my God, you’re so beautiful." It's ...
In 1923 R. A. Torrey was asked to speak on Why God Used D. L. Moody. This is that address about that amazing man.