Revive and Restore Ministries
  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Our Leaders
    • Photo Gallery
    • God Stories
  • Devotions
  • Join Us
    • Local Outreach
    • Refresh!
    • International Missions >
      • Dominican Republic 2018
      • Costa Rica 2017
  • Resources
    • Be Restored Materials
    • Materias en Español
    • Retreats and Conferences
    • Teachings
  • Contact Us
    • Prayer Requests
    • Prayer Partner Sign Up

Devotions  

Prayers God Answers

8/3/2020

0 Comments

 
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. ~ Ephesians 3:10 NLT

Have you been praying for something and wondering when God will respond, or why God hasn’t answered yet?  The book of James gives us some possible clues.  First, it suggests that we haven’t yet received what we desire because we simply haven’t asked. (James 4:1) Yes, God knows what we desire and knows what we need, but often he is waiting for us to realize it, and press into it in prayer, so we can partner with him to bring it about.

In James 4:3 he gives another possible answer.  Our motives are wrong.  We are asking only because it would give us pleasure.  The request is not reflecting Christ in us.  Have you asked God to align your motive for it with his?

Which takes us to another familiar block to prayer, “But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone …” (Jas.1:6) James clarifies a few verses later where he writes that every good and perfect gift comes down to us from our gracious heavenly Father.  We deceive ourselves if we think the source is any other place. (1:16,17) 

Any of the above may answer your question as to why God seems not to be answering.  We also need to consider that our timing for it is not God’s.  Or, perhaps, that he is or has answered, just not as we expected. However, in this very unusual time we are in, when everything seems to be described as “unprecedented”, may I suggest that, perhaps, your request is not big enough?  Is your request limiting what God can, or even desires, to do?  Maybe God is waiting for you to trust him with the impossible?!  

In order for God to clearly receive the glory, it seems that sometimes, he loves to accomplish things so big that only he can get credit for it.  Where are you placing your faith?  In God alone? Then, how big is your God today?  Don’t be afraid to ask for the seemly impossible.  And believe that our loving God can and will accomplish it, even through you!

Dear friend, may our kind, infinite, sovereign God answer your biggest, most impossible request this week.  May the Holy Spirit multiply your confident hope in God by giving you a fresh revelation of his majesty, power and goodness at work for us, in us and through us. Give thanks! Amen
​Mary Sumner, August, 2020
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Mary Sumner

    Archives

    April 2025
    March 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Our Leaders
    • Photo Gallery
    • God Stories
  • Devotions
  • Join Us
    • Local Outreach
    • Refresh!
    • International Missions >
      • Dominican Republic 2018
      • Costa Rica 2017
  • Resources
    • Be Restored Materials
    • Materias en Español
    • Retreats and Conferences
    • Teachings
  • Contact Us
    • Prayer Requests
    • Prayer Partner Sign Up