30-03-2005, 11:23 AM
Rita
I think the issue of prayers answered and not answered is where many fall away from their faith. Some prayers can take many years to be answered and others are answered immediately, whilst many are never answered, and still others are answered in ways in which we did not expect.
Trying to comprehend what God's will is and allow our prayers to line up with His will can only happen through relationship with Him and it is not easy for us because we have been given free will at the same time.
"Your will be done", Jesus said. If only we could learn to say that and mean what we say? Sometimes God's will is hard to accept at the time, but accept it we must.
I think the issue of prayers answered and not answered is where many fall away from their faith. Some prayers can take many years to be answered and others are answered immediately, whilst many are never answered, and still others are answered in ways in which we did not expect.
Trying to comprehend what God's will is and allow our prayers to line up with His will can only happen through relationship with Him and it is not easy for us because we have been given free will at the same time.
"Your will be done", Jesus said. If only we could learn to say that and mean what we say? Sometimes God's will is hard to accept at the time, but accept it we must.