July 27 - Vignettes on Prayer

July 27 - Vignettes on Prayer

????There will be times when God does not seem to heed our prayers.?On these occasions, He may simply say it is not best for you right now.?Remember God answers prayer three ways, yes, no and wait a while.?Timing is everything.?God knows how to best meet your need and when.?I have found He is never late or early but always on time.?Over the many decades of serving the Lord I have hundreds of examples of God meeting the need on time.?An important principle to remember if God answers no, He knows that you may not be able to handle it.?Another reason for answering no is because you ask for purely selfish reasons.??The key principle to bear in mind regarding a petition or praying for your own needs is persistence.?Sometimes God just wants to find out why and how determined you are to get it.?The secret is not giving up and not shutting up.?Luke 18:1-8, is the story of the persistent widow.?Jesus told this so we would never give up and never surrender in prayer until we have received an answer.??