PRAYERS THAT GOD DOES NOT ANSWER
This topic is certain to raise eye brows. Prayers that God doesn’t answer!? This goes against everything that is being taught today, at least in the majority of church meetings. Everyone is taught that God always answers prayers. In some circles, He answers by fire and even by thunder. It doesn’t really matter how outrageous the request may be, God will answer it. But the question is; does God answer all prayers? The answer is a capital NO. If God answered all prayers, the world will be a different place certainly. Some people take Luke 11:9 out context and use it to teach that God will give you anything you ask. “Ask and it will be given to you . . .” (Luke 11:9, N.I.V) It’s tempting (and lucrative, for some preachers) to treat this nugget of Scripture as an ironclad promise. Whatever you ask for — promotion, wealth, the spouse of your dreams — God will give it to you. Unless, of course, Luke 11:9 is part of a larger narrative in which Jesus has already told us what to ask for. After