Do you sometimes thank god for unanswered prayers?
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Remember when you're talkin to the man upstairs\nAnd just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care....some of Gods greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.\n\nOMG! That's the other song my ex dedicated to me! lol I love that song! Very sweet.
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maybe because you feel your prayers are not answered,\n\nmaybe you feel like your will alone will set your mind in motion.\n\nnow you are on the right track
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Only Allah knows if he excepts a late prayer or any prayer for that matter. He excepts our deeds as He pleases. But I do know that each prayer has a time and you need to do everything in your power to pray it on time. If you don't do it on purpose Allah knows your heart and knows your intentions. Remember half the deed is the intention. So you should make the intention to pray on time and do your best to do so. And pray to Allah that He helps you and excepts your prayers.
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Yes, You can talk to God thru your prayers, and he answers thru his word, reading the bible, God speaks back to us.  there is nothing that you can think of that the answer is not in the bible.  He Created everything and he Knew that there would come a time when we will have questions, so he had the answers available in the Bible for us to look it up.  God also speaks to us through our dreams, or little children that don't even know what they are saying but it will make sense to you.
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Yes I pray, no set number of times, and I pray for whatever is needed.  I pray just to thank God for the blessings he gives me many times a day.  The first thing I say every morning is Thank you Lord for this beautiful day (no matter what the weather is that day).
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They have been answered, just not the way you would have liked for them to have been. He always answers. I'm in the same position now and I thought why doesn't he hear me, why hasn't he answered my prayer. Then I realised he had. It was just that he felt at this time or maybe at no time in the future, that it was the right decision for me. However I am relentless in this prayer and will not give up. His time is not our time. That is so hard to come to terms with, that in a way he has said no. But a wise priest once told me don't ever forget that there is nothing he will not do for his mother, so pray to her for her support in your matter and ask her in her grace to pray to him with you and on your behalf. Between them any miracle can occur and any grace can be bestowed. Have faith. God bless. I will not forget you in my prayers tonight.
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Dear Friend,\n     I have experienced many miracles in the form of answers to prayers.  This is one such situation:\n     I was driving home from work one evening on very cold, icy roads.  I lived approximately 30 miles out of town, and the way home was over open, country roads.  I was driving a small Toyota Tercel.  There were no other cars on the road, and the moon was bright.  I was not paying much attention to the driving, and I was probably driving faster than I should have been (approximately 50 mph).  Suddenly in the headlights, I saw two deer standing, head-to-head, in the middle of the road.  One deer completely blocked the left side of the highway.  The other deer completely blocked the right side of the highway. They were standing slightly apart, so that there was a very small space between them.  \n     I knew that it would be disasterous to use the brakes, because the car would lose control, spin on the ice, and smash into the deer.  I also knew that if I kept the car pointed straight ahead, the deer would most likely smash through the windshield and cause severe damage and injury.  Even if the deer went under the car at the time of impact, the car would spin out of control on the icy road, and would wreck.  \n     I did not have time to pray.  I just called out, "Jesus!!!" and closed my eyes.  I gripped the steering wheel tightly, and I waited for the impact, but I only felt the car shift slightly to the right and then to the left.  It was very strange, because I did not turn the steering wheel myself, and I did not feel the steering wheel turn, only the wheels.  After this slight shift from side to side, the car continued speeding down the road.  When I finally opened my eyes, I could no longer see the deer in the road ahead of me.  I looked in the rearview mirror and the deer were behind me, still standing in the middle of the road.  I was stunned, and very, very humbled.  I just sang praises to God for the rest of the way home.  \n     I have been told that the name of "Jesus" means "God with us."  It is a prayer in itself, and that is why we should never use this name to swear or dishonor God.  Many times, people do not have time to pray, and the name of Jesus alone is a prayer that will be heard in Heaven.\n     Albert Einstein once said, "Either your life is filled with miracles, or it has none."  What do you think he meant by that???  When you look around at nature, at the stars, at the blue sky, do ever just say to yourself, "WOW....!!!! This is AMAZING! This is MIRACULOUS!!"  Have you ever wondered how your heart can keep beating steadily and consistently for years and years??? Isn't that miraculous?  Isn't it indisputably miraculous???  Unfortunately, I believe that many people lose sight of the miracle and beauty of life that is all around us!  How tragic!!!  \n      If you seek God with all your heart and mind, He will show you incredible beauty.  You will witness His miracles, and rest in His awesome power.  Trust me, you will not be disappointed!!!
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I hear you, brother. I feel the same way. I have been praying for four years now for God's will, and God's will alone. And I also ask him to help me grow in faith. But when it comes time to ask for something specific, I sort of cower, because I feel so entirely unworthy.\n\nI have spoken with other faithful Christians about this, and what some have said has helped me. Some have said that we're not worthy on our own, but that Christ's blood has justified us. They have told me that if you ask God for something, and say, "If it be thy will"--and if you mean that--then it is okay to ask. God will either provide or he won't, depending on whether or not what you ask for is what he wills. I have also been told that God does indeed like to give gifts and blessings to his children. He is our father, after all--and so we are "allowed" to approach him and ask for stuff. If he sees it best for us, he will provide, and if he sees it as harmful to us, he will not provide.\n\nEssentially, God won't do anything that God doesn't will...obviously. So what I do is continue to seek his will, and I also ask him to teach me how and what to pray for. The key here is developing your relationship with God. And I think the more that God teaches me how to pray, the better I come to know him and myself in relation to him. That is, my unworthiness is based in a number of things, but one of these things is a fear of God--which is a legitimate thing. Fear of his awesomeness, might, and his righteous judgment...very reasonable to fear such a God. It has historically been sort of daunting for me to stand in the presence of such might and ask for something...and hence the feelings of unworthiness. But I think--I think, not know--that God does want us to come to ask him for things, because this deepens the relationship and better teaches us who he is and who we are. If that makes sense to you at all.
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You have to have faith when you ask God for something. You can't doubt that it won't happen. It will always be in God's time not yours. I am sorry you doubt he will answer your prayers but put as faith into he will as you do in doubting him...N
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when we pray, we should first, thank God.  Whatever I can find to be thankful for, I name it.  Second, pray for others according to their needs.  Finally, whatever troubles you have on your heart, lay them before God.
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I sometimes do. The Lord will put someone on my heart and reveal the problem. That way I can send them a note or call them, and I know how to pray for them too.
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you could start by thanking God first for your life,then you ask for his mercy  to forgive you of all  wrong,and also for not praying,then you bring your request to him,ask of him all that you need and thank him for his blessing on you like your family,your jobs,you can also tell him things that borther you and ask him to solve then for you.Then you thank him for answering your prayer.But if you can not do this you might just say the Lord's Prayer and be done.
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God answers prayers. He loves his creation, and cares for them so much. We can pray for help with a certain problem, and he may answer our prayer...but what if it seems our prayer doesn't get answered?\n\nWe have to be open to the thought that God might answer our prayer in a different way than we thought.\n\nPaul dealt with a 'thorn in the flesh' his whole life. He prayed to have it removed, but that never happened. God DID help Paul to deal with his problem. God has perfect wisdom, so he knows best when it comes to our problems. Sometimes, our problems may not go away, and we have to endure through them. But as you will see if you look up the scriptures below, the right attitude can help us deal with whatever trials we may have to deal with while we patiently wait on God.\nRomans 5:3-5\nJames 1:2-4\nHebrews 12:11\n*1 Corinthians 10:13
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Wrong!!! Prayers do get answered you know!
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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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pray for blessings for the ppl who have noone and nothing in life we all take for granted for what we do have we never seem to be fully satisfied we always want more and were always praying for more ...why not pray for the lost and scared ...why not pray just to say thank you for what you do have ...
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i am taking this question seriously, although it seems some have not. when i pray at night or in church my eyes are closed. i even go so far as plugging my ears. it's just a matter or focusing on God and your conversation with Him. there are times throughout the day when I say quick little prays of thanks or something, and i don't always close my eyes then. it's not a matter of whether it is commanded. in this case it is what works best for you and ensures your mind ad spirit is focused on the task at hand!