How do GOD answer your prayer? Is IT always answers your prayer?
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When my son was delivered, I had lost a lot of blood and my blood pressure was very low, and kept dropping. I could hardly breathe and felt as if I were going to pass out. The doctor ordered blood for me. This was back in '89 when aids was often not found in blood until after it was given. I was terrified of receiving someone else's blood that may be tainted with disease. So, I begged the doctor not to give it to me. He smiled and said, "I tell you what, if your blood pressure rises by the time they get here with the blood, I won't give it to you." He looked at me as if he were just trying to humor me, but I said "ok," and began to pray. I was so terrified and was shaking in fear and from being cold. I was crying and so upset. But, after I finished praying, I felt better. The blood arrived, and the doctor instructed the nurse to check my blood pressure. It was fine, that quick. The doctor said, "Well, I don't know how you managed to do that, but your blood pressure is fine now." I told him I prayed, and he just looked at me funny. The nurse asked him what she should do, and he told her nothing that I was fine. \n\nAnother time, I came down with pain from head to toe and could hardly move for a couple of months. The doctor told me that it was a form of arthritis from a virus, and that when it left, I would be left with arthritis somewhere in my body. A neighbor asked if she could pray for me. I agreed, and felt something strange, immediately. I was not healed that day, but a couple of days later, I was 100% better and felt better than I had in a long time. I was not left with arthritis anywhere. That was back in 1990.\n\nI would like to add that God does not always give us what we want. He is not a genie in a bottle that grants wishes. He acts on what is best for Him and us. He knows what works will help us and others, so sometimes our prayers SEEM unanswered, but you must remember that God is always in control, and wants only the BEST for us.
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Why do some “believers” often not get answers to their prayers?\n\nBelief alone is not sufficient to please God and have him answer our prayers. Even a credulous person may claim that he believes. For belief to have substance, it must be based on accurate knowledge, which can be gained only by a study of the Bible. Additionally, belief and faith must be proved by the works they produce. “As the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”—James 2:26.\n\nA true believer would need to take God into account daily, not resorting to prayer only when faced with an emergency. He would also do acts of faith, right works that include speaking to others about his belief and faith in God.\n\nIn Harmony with God’s Will\n\nThe apostle John told us: “This is the confidence that we have toward [God], that, no matter what it is that we ask according to his will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14) Here is another requirement for having our prayers heard by God. Our prayers should be in harmony with God’s will. Furthermore, once we pray we should be sure to act in harmony with our prayers.\n\n27 What are proper subjects for prayer? Anything that will affect one’s relationship to God; anything that will affect one spiritually. The apostle John wrote: “No matter what it is that we ask according to his will, he hears us.”—1 John 5:14.\n\n28 “According to his will” would mean that we rightly would not pray for things that promote strictly selfish interests, such as riches, position above our fellowman, revenge, selfish pleasures and like things. But we may, for example, petition God with regard to marriage—for his help in providing a suitable mate. Married couples may pray regarding the bearing of children, or for wisdom in rearing their children.\n\nThe answer from God can be expected in the form of wise guidance in the person’s own individual case. (Psalm 32:8) Of course, he should be consistent and act in harmony with his prayer. He should seek for counsel on the problem from the Bible. He may consult others who can help him to see what the Bible says on the matter. He should persist in praying on the matter until he gets a clear understanding of what is the wise course to take. (Luke 18:2-5)
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God will hear whatever you pray. If you think you need to quote bible verses in your prayers on certain subjects, just turn to the back of the Bible where they usually point out where to find phrases for different category of problems for you to refer. From there you select them for your prayers. I am sure you do attend church, go and approach an elder of the church and I am sure they would open their arms to help you. Always bear in mind GOD said in the bible 'Seek and you shall receive'. May GOD bless you and answer your prayers....
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Your desire to hear God is the strongest thing you have going for you in your quest to hear him. Yes, an attitude of prayer will help open you to him. And he hears you prayers, but it may not be his desire to answer so that you are aware of him. Instead he may answer within you to that part of you that is in communication with him, your soul. His answer will then manifest itself in you as if it actually was you who determined it. God may not be ready to speak with his still voice within you since you may not be ready to hear him. Often, I think, one has to be prepared first, and God will do this in his way. Have patience, and it will come.\n\nWe have an intermediary with God who is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who carries our prayers to God, and the Holy Spirit brings our answers to us. Then it is the Holy Spirit within us that we can hear in supernatural ways when God desires us to hear him.
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Pray and try to think that god is always with you! Let HIM help you! HE is the best helper you can have! Take good care!
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Prayer is offered to a person in two ways: first, as to be fulfilled by him, secondly, as to be obtained through him. On the first way we offer prayer to God alone, since all our prayers ought to be directed to the acquisition of grace and glory, which God alone gives, according to Psalm 83:12, "The Lord will give grace and glory." But in the second way we pray to the saints, whether angels or men, not that God may through them know our petitions, but that our prayers may be effective through their prayers and merits. Hence it is written (Apocalypse 8:4) that "the smoke of the incense," namely "the prayers of the saints ascended up before God." This is also clear from the very style employed by the Church in praying: since we beseech the Blessed Trinity "to have mercy on us," while we ask any of the saints "to pray for us." \n\nMany Christians begin to learn about the Trinity through knowledge of Baptism. This is also a starting point for others in comprehending why the doctrine matters to so many Christians, even though the doctrine itself teaches that the being of God is beyond complete comprehension. The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are structured around profession of the Trinity, and are solemnly professed by converts to Christianity when they receive baptism, and in the Church's liturgy, particularly when celebrating the Eucharist. One or both of these creeds are often used as brief summations of Christian faith by mainstream denominations.\n\nOne God\nGod is one, and the Godhead a single being: The Hebrew Scriptures lift this one article of faith above others, and surround it with stern warnings against departure from this central issue of faith, and of faithfulness to the covenant God had made with them. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD" (Deuteronomy 6:4) (the Shema), "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 5:7) and, "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and his redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6). Any formulation of an article of faith which does not insist that God is solitary, that divides worship between God and any other, or that imagines God coming into existence rather than being God eternally, is not capable of directing people toward the knowledge of God, according to the trinitarian understanding of the Old Testament. The same insistence is found in the New Testament: "...there is none other God but one" (1 Corinthians 8:4). The "other gods" warned against are therefore not gods at all, but substitutes for God, and so are, according to St. Paul, simply mythological or are demons.\n\nSo, in the trinitarian view, the common conception which thinks of the Father and Christ as two separate beings, is incorrect. The central, and crucial affirmation of Christian faith is that there is one savior, God, and one salvation, manifest in Jesus Christ, to which there is access only because of the Holy Spirit. The God of the Old is still the same as the God of the New. In Christianity, it is understood that statements about a solitary god are intended to distinguish the Hebraic understanding from the polytheistic view, which see divine power as shared by several separate beings, beings which can, and do, disagree and have conflicts with each other. The concept of Many comprising One is quite visible in the Gospel of John, chapter 17, verses 20 through 23.\n\nGod exists in three persons\n\nThe "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Western Christian symbolism.This one God however exists in three persons, or in the Greek hypostases. God has but a single divine nature. Chalcedonians — Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants — hold that, in addition, the Second Person of the Trinity — God the Son, Jesus — assumed human nature, so that he has two natures (and hence
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yes...praying is talking to God...while building ur relationship with him and doing ur daily walk, u will want to pray and talk to him as much as possible...when i pray, i make sure to thank him...in everything, give thanks, then i tell him i love him and then lift prayer requests to him...u can pray anywhere...anywhere at all!  at school, before you eat (to bless the food), going down the road, while reading ur bible, in ur bed before you go to sleep, when you wake up, in the shower...absolutli anywhere, absolutli anytime!  my favorite place to pray is the alter...it's supposed to be meeting with God and u can feel his pressence the strongest there...prayer is amazing and you should definatli do it!  good luck and i'll be sure to pray for you!  :]]
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God works in misterious ways - pray to him...
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I have never heard God's literal voice. But that does not mean he can not speak. I believe he can, in fact he could actually have a conversation. However considering that God is watching over the universe 24/7 for him to actually voice something to you, it must be very important.\nNow after saying all that, I do believe that God does communicate with us when we pray. He sends his massage to us through, nature, the word, friends, family e.t.c\nSo for those who seek to talk to God he will answer
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There are a few ingredients to the "prayer formula".  There is agreement:  Matthew 18:19 "Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven."  There is asking, and asking with the correct motives in mind:  James 4:2-3 "2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."  Faith is the final key.  If you truly expect to receive what you ask, chances are you will.  God is not so callous as to reject your pleas entirely.  A.)  God never piles on more than we can handle, and B.)  God's will is a mystery we may hope to someday unravel, but right now have to deal with what we DO know.  Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
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It is possible for God to speak to people with a voice that you can hear.\n\nHowever, in my case I've never heard the voice of God in that way, either, although I've received many answers from Him.  Often I recognize answers from God through the peaceful, comforted, or happy feelings that I feel.  If I do get a "He told me" kind of answer, it's often through very still, quiet thoughts in my mind.  It took me a while and quite a bit of prayer to learn to "listen" and recognize those answers.  But it is possible.\n\nIf you'd like some help, why don't you talk to someone from my church?  Check out the website below.
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My Dads sermon last night was about how prayer changes things.The fact that you have asked for prayer shows that you believe that God is able to answer those prayers.Hold on to that faith,God is very concerned about you.Keep looking past the problem and to the solution.God is the solution.My heart goes out to you.Jesus is the answer.
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God speaks for Himself through His Word (the Bible) and through His Messengers (preachers).  i am not a preacher, and I won't pretend to know the Bible inside and out, but I know this much:  God Loves You.  He loves you so much, he gave up His Son on your behalf.  He loves you now, and he has always loved you. He is waiting to know whether you love him...
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absolutely! He doesn't want to listen to all that monotonous babbeling day in day out. He will simply ignore it. personally I'm not big on prayer, however I am constantly informed that the best way to reach God is to simply talk to Him as you would engage anyone in proper conversation. this makes far more sense to me.
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I pray every day, many times.  I'm not usually on my knees with my hands folded and my head bowed, but I talk to God just the same.  I tell him everything.  I thank him for things large and small.  I ask for blessings on those who have made my life easier (like the guy who invented air conditioning! LOL) and for help for those in need.  The best part is he is always there and listening.  How very cool is that?!?
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If you do not know Christ as Saviour He will not hear your prayers, also the Bible tells us that if you have sin in your heart He will not hear your prayers. When it comes to praying we are told that we must pray according to His will. Is what you are asking in accordance to His will or yours? If interested I put together a very good outline on how to pray and why God answers us the way he does. It lists many Bible verses to direct you. If you would like a copy you may e-mail me and ask for it, I will send it at no charge and I do not pester people with literature or e-mails so don't be afraid of contacting me.
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basically god always wants you to try helping yourself first as best as you can then pray to him. after that? patientce and have faith ;)