Why Are My Prayers Not Answered? – Part VI

  A great hindrance to prayer, and often why our prayers go unanswered, is a lack of patience. Impatience with God and His timing will cause us to sorrow and despair. Hebrews says the following.

Hebrews 11:6b – “…and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”

  The reward and power that you could have received in prayer may be lost due to a lack of patience and diligence in your life.

  Abraham prevailed because he did not stagger at the promise of God. He willingly waited for God to work things through in his life.

  Elijah prevailed because he continued to pray for rain even when there was no sign of rain. He told his servant to go seven times to look for rain until there was finally rain.

  Jesus clearly was teaching us to be patient in prayer and to have the attitude of perseverance in one of the parables He gave. In Luke 18:1-8 a widow prevailed with an unjust judge because she had patience and never stopped asking until she received her request. Verse 7 and 8 says God will answer prayers more than an unjust judge will. If an unjust judge gave a widow her request because she continually requested, and had the patience to persevere, how much more of a result do you think you will have before a holy and just God if you are just patient to receive your request in His timing? I tell you that God will hear and will come quickly.

  Your prayer life, as a Christian, should be important to you. We must avoid all hindrances that would crack and split the foundations of a powerful prayer life.

  If unconfessed sin, a spirit of unforgiveness, disregard for God’s Word, selfishness, unbelief, and a lack of patience rule your life you will not have a solid foundation laid for your prayer life. Your prayers will be weak and to no avail.

  If you, however, have solid foundations laid for your prayers they will be to great avail.

James 5:16 – “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”