![]() Think through a timeline of your prayers over a situation that has been answered. ![]() He tells us to be faithful in prayer, not only because faithful prayer somehow brings about the answer, but because he wants to become more like Jesus while we wait. If you are still waiting on an answer to your prayers, I encourage you to reflect on how God has changed you through the process of praying. We can thank God for future answers to prayer even before the answers arrive. It is helping me deepen my relationship with Jesus and trust him with surrendered faith. Even though I still don’t know when the answer will come, I am committing to daily prayer over the matter. Recently, I sat on my porch and reflected over my prayers during the past months. I can see how God grew my faith from the beginning to now. I’m sure once the matter is complete, I’ll rejoice that I thanked God even when I couldn’t see the answers. Even though faith is my number one spiritual gift, God is asking me to do the same, and it’s stretching me. Youssef thanked God in advance for the answers, basically in blind faith. The Holy Spirit told him to thank God during the waiting period, even though he couldn’t see the answers yet. Youssef once prayed over a matter for 18 months with no answers in sight. This week I learned a new lesson from the book Life Changing Prayers. I’m still praying over this matter, almost a year after God prompted me to start praying. The Continuation of My Consistent Prayer Journey God helps you grow in trust and surrender through consistent prayers. This is what I am looking forward to the most–the answer to months of waiting, and praising God for answering in whichever way he chooses. You moms know what month nine of your pregnancy feels like–you have great anticipation, but you’re also ready to get the whole thing over with, right? And yet, you know that great joy will replace all your discomfort when you see your baby for the first time. I have days where I feel restless and even irritable over this matter. I’ve been praying for almost a year now with no visible answers. Lately I’ve been struggling with impatience and doubt. When I surrendered the matter over to him, God not only affirmed the calling he had given me, but gave me even greater insight into how to proceed. I even asked him to tell me No if a Yes answer would cause a problem I couldn’t envision in my life. In the winter months, God helped me grow in trust and surrender through my prayers. I learned more information, and through a friend’s prompting, I asked God to test me. The Middle of My Consistent Prayer Journey ![]() Consistent prayer can replace our fears with joy and hope. I’m so grateful God met my prayer request in such a practical way. The book’s message was custom-made for the direction I was seeking. Best of all, it was full of Scriptures that pointed me to God’s truth! The author’s words helped me replace fear with joy and hope. One night while I was desperately praying for direction, God said, “Turn your head and look at that book.” I read it straight through that night. ![]() I had won the book The Gift of Prophetic Encouragement in a blog contest last fall, and it was sitting on my massive to-read pile near my bed. I needed a specific answer regarding direction. Last December, God used a Christian book to answer my prayers. The more knowledge he shared with me through Scripture, prayer and the wise counsel of other Christians, the more peace I gained. As I kept praying, he gave me more instruction. I did not understand what God was asking me to do. The Beginning of My Consistent Prayer JourneyĪt the beginning of this prayer journey, I was filled with fear. Panic, actually. When we are faithful in prayer, God changes us through our prayers. ![]() Even though the formal answer has not yet arrived, I’ve changed so much over the course of these prayers. When we are faithful in prayer, God changes us through our prayers. Since last July, I’ve been praying every single day over a certain matter. But how do you stay motivated to keep praying when the answer doesn’t arrive? Even when answers don’t come, God will use consistent prayer to change you for the better. I pray every day, and according to statistics, most of you do as well. Over the past year, I’ve learned lessons about consistent prayer. ![]()
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