FireCat
03-07-2006, 10:22 PM
As I look over the IFISH chapel I see a steady flow of Brothers and Sisters wanting help in Prayer. And many times in this instant fix, pop it in the microwave era we live in, I had to learn many times God dose not move in this manner. Many will give up or loose faith, and I MUST SAY DEAR BELOVE DO NOT LOOSE FAITH. God hears your prayer and he will answer, It will be yes, no or wait!.
Now then he will not answer if his children are rebellious for in Isa 1:15 God says "When you make many prayers, I will not hear". So 1st you might want to see if you are walking next to your Lord, and not walking by yourself, The reason he will not answer is because with no answer, you will wonder why, and this is the first step back to his closeness. But a child of God should expect answers to prayers, God means every prayer to have an answer.
Many times Gods answer is sometimes "wait"., He may delay the answer because we are not yet ready to receive the gift we crave. Remember Gods delays are not Denials.
There is now way to know why GOD sometimes delays the answer and other times answers "before we call" (Isa, 65-24). I will never forget the true story about a true man of prayer named George muller wo prayed sixty three years and eight mounths for a friend salvation and Georges prayer was finally answered his friend was saved 2 days after Georges death.
Also dont forget beloved that Satan throws up great restance to all prayers,(Dan, 10:13) Many times we really need to pray with out ceasing and dont forget Satan will battle our prayers, there is a War in the heavenlies when one prays. And if we are supose to "wait' it may be that he plans a much larger blessing than we can imagined, and one which involves other lives as well as our own.
God may just simply say "NO" And to a "want it all now " Generation, that answer hurts, but God said no to Paul many times (2 Cor,12-8,9) many times God says no because its do to our ignorance or selfishness in asking, "for we know not how to pray as we ought" (Rom 8:26) Elijah was a great man of prayer, and sometimes he had "no" for a answer.
We as Fathers would not give our babys a razor when he ask for it, because soon the boy will grow up into a man and then find the razor useful. and maby that is what God is saying to use many times, "NO NOT NOW OR WAIT" till you are older, bigger or wizer or better or stronger wether it be spiritual or physical.
Ever stop to think that if God would give us everything we wanted , we could rule the world! and beloved our Lord knows we are not capable of that.
Many of you are now going through you garden of Gethsemane you are in deep agony in prayer many tears are and have been falling. Satan wants you to give up, and says "whats the use" But you must follow your fathers will and keep praying because soon you will receive a answer. and the answer maby wait, no, or he could be working through someone or something to bless you, so please hold on to his truths, because true prayer never goes unanswered.
I never will forget the time my youngest son "fell of the book shelf" so to speak, In 6 mo time he went from cool clean dressed 17 year old honer student, leader of a high school Christian organization, to a boy heavely mixed up in Satanizum and the whole Goth seen. Wearing black, painting his face white with died black hair and wearing red lip stick. needless to say this was a shock for my wife and I.
So I had to seek Gods guidance "GOD WHAT DO I DO" I ask God "WHERE DO I GO TO RESIGN FROM BEING A DAD" Because this hurts. He gently told me "follow me do as I SAY" and he will return. So he told me to pray with my son before I went to work, while he is still sleeping, this was new to me I felt awkward but I did it anyway, My son would look up and see me sometimes and go back to sleep, I didn think God knew what he was talking about, but I KEPT IT UP.
Then God told me to pray for other parents that are going through the same things that we are going through. and not to pray for my son at all, for now. so I didnt, I can see now this was done out of not being selfish for my son only. I was not to preach at him or condem him, just let My Lord handle it. So many times we as parents want to interfear with the Lords will. I had to bite my toungue, but I listen because I was reading some of his letters and he was contemplating suicide. I then had to have faith and believe because I WAS GETTING SCARED. I couldnt tell my wife for I know she couldnt handle it. So I had my Garden of Gethemane, talking about tears, pain and sleepless nights.
And then one evening my wife and I were watching TV our son came in and wanted to ask us a question, he said Mom and Dad would you mind if I came back home, I am sick of this. I couldnt answer I started bawling like a baby. for God answered my prayer not by my ways but by his, this was approx a two year ordeal
He soon got married now has a baby boy, and he leads a Church home group of 15 people.
My wife ask him once on how the Lord was dealing with him During this dark time and he said "when I would see Dad praying for me in the morning before I would go to school that was hard to handle, all day long it was on my mind" also Dad being so strict and seeing him not condeming me but loving made me feel if my dad could accept me back...so could my Lord!.
I type this because maby someone here is ready to give up, from experience "DONT", listen, and you will here your Lords voice, Satan is resisting, but he will soon fail and victory will be yours....Lord Bless
Now then he will not answer if his children are rebellious for in Isa 1:15 God says "When you make many prayers, I will not hear". So 1st you might want to see if you are walking next to your Lord, and not walking by yourself, The reason he will not answer is because with no answer, you will wonder why, and this is the first step back to his closeness. But a child of God should expect answers to prayers, God means every prayer to have an answer.
Many times Gods answer is sometimes "wait"., He may delay the answer because we are not yet ready to receive the gift we crave. Remember Gods delays are not Denials.
There is now way to know why GOD sometimes delays the answer and other times answers "before we call" (Isa, 65-24). I will never forget the true story about a true man of prayer named George muller wo prayed sixty three years and eight mounths for a friend salvation and Georges prayer was finally answered his friend was saved 2 days after Georges death.
Also dont forget beloved that Satan throws up great restance to all prayers,(Dan, 10:13) Many times we really need to pray with out ceasing and dont forget Satan will battle our prayers, there is a War in the heavenlies when one prays. And if we are supose to "wait' it may be that he plans a much larger blessing than we can imagined, and one which involves other lives as well as our own.
God may just simply say "NO" And to a "want it all now " Generation, that answer hurts, but God said no to Paul many times (2 Cor,12-8,9) many times God says no because its do to our ignorance or selfishness in asking, "for we know not how to pray as we ought" (Rom 8:26) Elijah was a great man of prayer, and sometimes he had "no" for a answer.
We as Fathers would not give our babys a razor when he ask for it, because soon the boy will grow up into a man and then find the razor useful. and maby that is what God is saying to use many times, "NO NOT NOW OR WAIT" till you are older, bigger or wizer or better or stronger wether it be spiritual or physical.
Ever stop to think that if God would give us everything we wanted , we could rule the world! and beloved our Lord knows we are not capable of that.
Many of you are now going through you garden of Gethsemane you are in deep agony in prayer many tears are and have been falling. Satan wants you to give up, and says "whats the use" But you must follow your fathers will and keep praying because soon you will receive a answer. and the answer maby wait, no, or he could be working through someone or something to bless you, so please hold on to his truths, because true prayer never goes unanswered.
I never will forget the time my youngest son "fell of the book shelf" so to speak, In 6 mo time he went from cool clean dressed 17 year old honer student, leader of a high school Christian organization, to a boy heavely mixed up in Satanizum and the whole Goth seen. Wearing black, painting his face white with died black hair and wearing red lip stick. needless to say this was a shock for my wife and I.
So I had to seek Gods guidance "GOD WHAT DO I DO" I ask God "WHERE DO I GO TO RESIGN FROM BEING A DAD" Because this hurts. He gently told me "follow me do as I SAY" and he will return. So he told me to pray with my son before I went to work, while he is still sleeping, this was new to me I felt awkward but I did it anyway, My son would look up and see me sometimes and go back to sleep, I didn think God knew what he was talking about, but I KEPT IT UP.
Then God told me to pray for other parents that are going through the same things that we are going through. and not to pray for my son at all, for now. so I didnt, I can see now this was done out of not being selfish for my son only. I was not to preach at him or condem him, just let My Lord handle it. So many times we as parents want to interfear with the Lords will. I had to bite my toungue, but I listen because I was reading some of his letters and he was contemplating suicide. I then had to have faith and believe because I WAS GETTING SCARED. I couldnt tell my wife for I know she couldnt handle it. So I had my Garden of Gethemane, talking about tears, pain and sleepless nights.
And then one evening my wife and I were watching TV our son came in and wanted to ask us a question, he said Mom and Dad would you mind if I came back home, I am sick of this. I couldnt answer I started bawling like a baby. for God answered my prayer not by my ways but by his, this was approx a two year ordeal
He soon got married now has a baby boy, and he leads a Church home group of 15 people.
My wife ask him once on how the Lord was dealing with him During this dark time and he said "when I would see Dad praying for me in the morning before I would go to school that was hard to handle, all day long it was on my mind" also Dad being so strict and seeing him not condeming me but loving made me feel if my dad could accept me back...so could my Lord!.
I type this because maby someone here is ready to give up, from experience "DONT", listen, and you will here your Lords voice, Satan is resisting, but he will soon fail and victory will be yours....Lord Bless