To Watch: How To Handle Unanswered Prayers | Praying Through Disappointment| Pastor Ken Claytor
Often, unanswered prayers can really change the way we view God and how we think about His will.
In this video, Pastor Ken Claytor gives insight into how to handle unanswered prayers, how to be discerning and see things from a Godly perspective.
If you’ve been struggling in the aftermath of an unanswered prayer, watch this and be encouraged.
To Listen: Why Didn’t God Answer My Prayer by Craig Groeschel (Part 3)
So, you prayed, fasted and believed but nothing happened. What now? What do you do when God doesn’t come through like you thought He would?
Pastor Craig Groeschel tells us how in this message.
Sharing stories of great miraculous events in the Bible and his own personal disappointments, he will help you understand the purpose of prayer and how to handle unanswered prayer.
To Read: My Cancer-Free Answered Prayer by Pastor Bobby Scott
Miracle stories are encouraging. But they can feel discouraging for those who haven’t yet witnessed their own miracle.
In this article, Pastor Bobby Scott shares the testimony of his own daughters miraculous healing but he also has words for those who do not see the same results.
With compassion, he give advice on how to pray and keep living out your faith, even in the face of disappointment.
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/my-cancer-free-answered-prayer
To Do: Talk to God
Disappointment. Sorrow. Anger. Fear. Doubt. All of these are emotions that many experience in the aftermath of unanswered prayers. All of these emotions can draw us away from God if we let them.
But instead of allowing them to do that, in the wake of unanswered prayers talk to God. Draw closer to Him in your sorrow and fear, in your doubt and disappointment. Ask Him the hard questions and allow Him to answer you in His time.
All the while, don’t forget the truth about who He is. A truth that is not determined by whether or not we get what we pray for.
Bible Verse: Job 13:15 (NKJV)
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.
At his lowest moment, when death was a very likely possibility, Job declared that even if God were to kill Him…he would still trust in Him. Would we do the same?
After being disappointed when our will was not done? After not getting what we wanted or expected, would we still boldly declare that we trusted God?
I pray so.
As you meditate on this verse, may God enlighten your eyes to see you goodness in the face of unanswered prayers and disappointment.
