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Have you ever
wondered why God answers no to some of your prayers? He may be saying, “You have not fulfilled my
requirements. You do not qualify for My
answer!” This is the greatest secret of
unanswered prayer.
Many
Christians sincerely desire to have power in prayer, prayer that produces
changed people and circumstances here on earth, but they are bewildered when
nothing happens. They pray earnest,
fervent prayers; but God does not seem to answer. However, when his answer is no, He may be
saying, “There are some missing qualifiers in your life.”
God decreed these
“if,” “when,” and “because” conditions
in our lives before the foundation world, and His no answer may actually be, “When
you do, then I will.”
The words of Evelyn really
speak to my heart today. I have been
praying for a long time that God would direct me in my life, but he doesn’t
seem to answer. The peace in my life has
been missing for some time now.
BUT, I can remember back to many
years ago when I believed God called me to a place that I did not want to go. I had my own plans for my life and this was
NOT where I wanted to be, but I did obey and go. The problem is that I was kicking and
screaming all the way. I questioned why
God would want me in this direction. I worked at it, but was more faithful in my plans. I wore myself out and finally I quit the
thing he had called me to do.
I have spent
many years now following all kinds of my plans, but nothing has seemed to come
together. Until recently. The direction that God had called me to and I
ran from, opened again in my life. I was
shocked and somewhat angry. I do not
want to go in this direction, but the door has opened.
The words of
this chapter I read this week are really speaking to me. “When you do, then I will.”
Maybe it is time to submit to
this direction in my life and trust God.
Honestly, my heart is not in it, but it is opened miraculously in front
of me. I must obey.
Please pray for me because
following this direction will be hard and humbling for me.
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