Why Our Prayers Are Sometimes Not Answered...

James 4:3

"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures"

It is important when we pray that we take the time to understand our motive for the prayer.

1. Am I expressing Gods love in this situation

2. What is my motivation to do so - anything in it for me?

Our motives as Christians is in performance of Christ like acts (love) that glorify God. Our prayers should  also be a reflection of our motive, especially if we want them answered!!

How Prayer's Can Work...

Many of us lose confidence in prayer because we do not recognise the answer
　
We ask for strength and God gives us difficulties which make us strong

We pray for wisdom and God gives us problems, the solution of which develops wisdom

We plead for prosperity and God gives us a brain and brawn to work

We plead for courage and God gives us danger to overcome

We ask for favours and God gives us opportunities