God loves all of us the same way – there are some prayers that He couldn’t answer because they were blocked from His ears. Three related concepts that could block our prayers’ approval are: “intend” “Ingratitude” and “Fatherhood”.
The “intend” is when we have in mind a specific plan to accomplish a goal that we know God may not approve, so we’re trying to brush the subject to make it desirable not knowing that He knows what’s going on in our hearts and minds. Here, is an example of INTEND: you’ve heard that your friend was invited by a church locating in one of the most beautiful countries in the world to participate in a revival night. Suddenly, you’ve decided to go there as well, but only to show your friend that he/she’s not better than you. But there is one problem: the trip will cost a lot of money, which you don’t have. You say, well, let me pray about it. But in that prayer, you told God that you need money to go in a harvest mission to bind-up some broken-hearten people. So, you’re knowingly trying to hide what you’re intended to do with God’s blessing. Surely, that prayer was blocked because the face of God was already against it, because He knew your motivation even before you started to plan for the trip. No one can fool God. Psalm 33: 14 & 15 says: “From the place of His habitation He looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioned their hearts alike; He considers all their works”.
“Ingratitude” is the lack of respect for God’s favor. It happens when we sought the Lord for a favor, and He brought Himself down to answer it; and we’ve failed to express gratitude toward Him after we got what we wanted. Let considering this example, you have a troublesome old car that draining your bank account to keep it up running – you cannot buy a new one because your credit score is not considerable. In fact, the car dealer that you went to, has sent your loan application to multiple banks; but it has been denied by all of them. So, you’ve decided to bring your problem to the only person who never denies those that have faith in Him, the Lord our God. Few hours after that prayer, the financial officer at the dealer calls with good news – one of the banks that rejected your loan application has now approves it to buy a new car that no one has ever drove. What a great God! Unfortunately, soon all sale procedures were completed, you went to pick up the car and some friends to go to a party without expressing any sign of gratitude for God. Moreover, when those friends ask how you were able to buy such an expensive car! You said that the Bank did find your credit score considerable. Let say, a couple years later something bad happened causing that you’ve missed a few payments on the loan – the bank has repossessed the car. Without confession and repentance, here you are again, returning to God with the same car problem. Without doubt, you will pray in vain; it’s not because you are experiencing God’s punishment, but because the line of communication concerning blessings upon you was blocked when you had failed to express gratitude toward God. However, it can be re-opened because God is Merciful. But you must acknowledge that you’re ungrateful to the Lord. The word of God says that If we return unto Him, He will not cause His anger to fall upon us for He is merciful. (Jeremiah 3: 12)
“Fatherhood” means that God originates us; He knows our needs. Therefore, He will be the judge of everything we ask for. let considering the car example: you have recently bought a car that still running perfectly. One day your friend comes to visit with a new/modern car. Suddenly you’ve let jealousy and envy take control of your heart, so you want a new car also. But your situation is different than your friend; he can afford to buy a modern car, but you cannot. Nevertheless, you’ve decided to take your situation before God. That prayer will be ignored for three reasons: a) God knows you don’t need a new car, b) He knows that if you buy that car, you will not be able to re-pay the loan, and c) and while you were praying, God saw two elements of iniquity in your heart: jealousy & envy.
The Almighty God loves all of us the same way. But we must remember that God only answering prayers that reach up into His throne. So, when we are presenting before Him to seek His favor, our hearts must be pure, no false pretense or malice. Otherwise, He will not listen to you. Second, be grateful to God after each blessing so He may listen to your next prayer. Third, do not complaint when He doesn’t answer what you’re sought for, because His judgement is righteous. Hence, be truthful and faithful to God can lead to His approval,
Laura Pelliton/Zeida
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Be truthful before God can lead to His approval
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