John 16:12-13
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
Sometimes we are prone to feel that God does not hear us when we pray. This may be due to our lack of attention to see where God is working in our life, or it may be due to our permitting wrong actions and attitudes. Here are some of the things that may cause a failure of God to respond to our prayers:
- Holding grudges against someone
- Having a critical spirit
- Desiring material things of the world rather than spiritual blessings
- Failure to spend time with God in prayer and reading His Word
- Failure to be faithful in worshipping with fellow believers
- Being preoccupied with emotional feelings instead of spiritual reality
- Permitting unconfessed sin in your life
There may be other conditions that could be included. We all need to spend more time listening to what God has to say to us rather than bombarding heaven with a list of things we want from Him. Are you listening? OPEN YOUR EARS!
Blessings dear hearts! Walk with God today and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil