[Faith-talk] FW: [tbcf] unanswered prayer

[Eric Calhoun]

I think of Garth Brooks and his song, Unanswered Prayers.


Original Message: 
From: Andrew Edgcumbe <andrewjedg at gmail.com>
To: tbcfamilyroom <tbcfamilyroom at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [tbcf] unanswered prayer
Date: 
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:50:31 -0400

Unanswered Prayers

By
Greg Laurie

This week's topic:
Answered Prayer

I am so glad that God will overrule my prayers at times, because I
have prayed for things fervently, believing they were the will of God,
and they were
flat-out wrong. I am so thankful that God said no to those prayers.

Yet I have heard some people say, "Never pray, 'Not my will, but Yours
be done.' That is a lack of faith." Some have even said, "What you
should really
pray is, 'Not Your will, but mine be done.' Let's just say that I
don't want to be standing too close to those people when lightning
strikes, because they
have things turned around.

Never be afraid to pray, "Not my will, but Yours be done." By saying
that, you are simply saying, "Lord, I don't know all the facts. I
don't know everything
there is to know. My knowledge is limited. My experience is limited.
So if what I am praying is outside of Your will for any reason, please
graciously
overrule it." You won't always understand how you should pray. What it
comes down to is telling God that you want His will more than your
own.

I know this is hard at times. Sometimes you don't understand why God
doesn't give you what you ask for. When you are young and single, you
may see a handsome
guy or beautiful girl and just know that person is the one for you.
But as the lyrics to a country song say, "Sometimes I thank God for
unanswered prayers."

As time passes, you will look back with 20/20 hindsight, and you will
say, "Thank God He did not answer my prayers," or "Thank God He
answered my prayers,"
whichever the case may be.

Scripture Of The Day: And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's
throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, "Father, if it is Your
will, take this
cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done."  -
Luke 22:41-42 (NKJV)