Really believing is hard for many. Sometimes prayers are answered and instead of recognizing the power of prayer, we will at times not believe when those prayers are answered.
Have you ever done that? A number of years ago, we had a member of our church family who was very ill. We had been praying for some time for his health situation to get better. And it did!
Now, the question is, did God help here? Or do you really believe?
Many years ago, I knew a Christian man who didn’t believe in praying for the sick. It would take too long to explain why he felt that way. However, when he became ill, he was asking us to pray for him. And we did.
Someone said prayer is like talking to your parents. Sometimes my mother would say no to my request. Sometimes she would explain herself and sometimes she would say, “Because I said so.” Sometimes, Mother would say, “Wait a while.”
So sometimes God answers our prayers the way we would like Him to answer them. But sometimes He may not.
When a two-year-old boy says “Mamma, pray!” we know where his faith is. He has survived one health crisis after another because of prayer.
My point in this article is, don’t stop believing. God knows what we need. He also knows what we don’t need.
The Apostle Paul wrote the following in 1 Thessalonians 6:16-18. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus” (ESV).
