God Answers Prayers

God answers prayers. God answers when we pray passionately, purposefully and in line with God’s will. God wants heartfelt discussions with you. He does not want empty words but words filled with genuine reaching to God. God does not need our prayers. Praying is for man’s benefit not Gods. God knows and controls everything about us. He knows what we need before we ask. He knows when we will pray, how we’ll pray and what we will pray about before the thought even enters our minds. But God wants to meet us half-way and he can only do that when we meet him half-way. Christ said "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him" (Matthew 6:7-8). Christ wants sincerity in our prayers that can only come from our heart. Our deepest prayers usually are said in our darkest hours. When our troubles and sufferings are so overwhelming we bend obediently before God and request his loving care. Never doubt God always responds; he never ignores a prayer. He may not answer in the way we want but he always answers the way He wants, in accordance with His will. Often when do not see immediate tangible results, we think our prayers have been unheard or rejected. When answering prayer God responds to the attitude of our hearts. Our attitude in praying affects the results of prayer. Our selfish natures can hinder God’s response. Our attitude should be of total trust, expectation and dependence on God’s power. We become friends with God through prayer. We know God through prayer. Prayer is a matter of life or death. Life for the soul, or death for the soul.