Unanswered Christian prayers?

Question

I found the following reasons for unanswered prayers;
1. lack of fellowship with God
2. lack of faith
3. wrong motives
4. unconfessed sin
5. don't know how to pray

There were more but you get the idea, can only a "righteous" man have his prayers answered?

Answer 1

Dear me,

Please see 1 Thessalonians 5:17. The Lord tells us to "pray without ceasing." The other point I wish to make is the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. The publican sat in the back of the temple and would not lift up his eyes unto heaven but smote upon his breast saying, Lord be merciful to me a sinner. Christ then asks, which one was justified? Of course it was the publican. Incidently, "justified" means made righteous. The Lord tells us that a humble and contrite heart God will not despise.

Answer 2

There are different kinds of prayers for different things. Through Jesus we have all been made Righteous. God answers prayers all the time. Sometimes we need to evaluate what we are asking for. Maybe some things we are asking for have already been provided, and we just need to step out in faith and take them.

Answer 3

What you forget is that GOD lets you live your life! GOD does not run behind people cleaning up their mess!

GOD gave everyone the most beautiful tool possible to insure that everyone has a chance at a wonderful life! EVERYONE!

That beautiful tool is CHOICE! Everyone has choices.

GOD did not even make humans believe in HIM, and HE gave no one the power to take away someone Else's choices, by giving anyone the power to MAKE someone else love them!

For all of your prayers, you have/had choices.

You have what you have because of the choices YOU chose to make.

Should GOD now undo your choices? If HE did that, all the time, no one would be responsible and the masses would make even more foolisher choice than they now do!

Answer 4

The actions of one person actually DOING something will always accomplish more than than 1000 pairs of hands clasped in prayer.

There's nothing wrong with having faith or praying. But if you want something to get done, you have to actually go out there and do the work.

Answer 5

If you have Jesus in your heart, Your prayers will be answered. You are made righteous through the Blood of Jesus,the minute you asked him to come in to your heart.
From experience this is what I learned. Things are answered in (God's time not ours. His timing is perfect.) Here are God's answers: Yes, No, and Wait. Scripture says ask my Father anything in my name "Jesus" and it shall be done for you by my Father in Heaven.

Answer 6

Hundreds of millions prayed for your god to stop Hitler before he caused 30+ million to die during WWII and he did NOTHING. A simple little blood clot would have done the trick, say in 1934, but NOOOOOO. If this god of yours could turn a good woman into a pillar of salt for looking over her shoulder, why couldn't he answer the prayers to end evil. Either your god is heartless, powerless, both, or does not exist at all.

Answer 7

God answers all prayers.... He may not come when you want him but he's there and he will bring it to you when he feels you need it. There is no wrong way to pray but you do have to believe and have faith.

Answer 8

THE GOD listens to ALL!

Could be the answer was a resounding >>NO<<.
We often do not hear what we do not want to hear.

Answer 9

P.U.S.H.

Pray
Until
Something
Happens

Keep believing ! !

Answer 10

I do believe you answered your own question.