I'm starting to lose faith in God. Why aren't my prayers being answered?

Question

I'm just looking for answers because I walk around everyday with like a thick mist blocking my path and I'm just looking for some guidence. I've been praying for months and months and things just seem to get worse and worse. When will I have my revolution?

Answer 1

My friend, I feel so badly on your behalf. I have been there, believe me I have. And while a bunch of people are probably ready to give you all sorts of neatly packaged answers about Job and testing (or, even more insulting, stuff about "asking for the wrong reasons"), the low-down of it is this: In the Bible (and I assume you are a Christian from the way you phrase your question; forgive me if I am wrong) Jesus is quoted as saying "ask and you shall receive." More than once he is written as saying this. He also says parables about the woman looking for justice from a judge, and how she gets what she wants when she constantly pesters him, day and night, until he hears her. And, again, he speaks about how a father would never give his child a rock if he asked for bread, or a snake if he asked for a fish, so how much more your loving Father in Heaven... etc.

But then, when we ask in faith, for all the right reasons, believe in truth as the Bible says to, and it doesn't happen, Christians whip out the ol' "God's ways are not our ways," or "perhaps God is testing your faith, keep praying." Or, like I said before, they impune your faith by suggesting (or just thinking) that you lacked sufficient belief, or your motives were impure.

Yet, when they score great tickets to a basketball game, they say "God answered my prayers!" When they buy a new house, they say "God heard our prayers!" If God really answered these materialistic requests, then why wouldn't he be answering the deep ones of your soul?

My friend, don't wait for God to fix your problems for you. Don't wait for some one-time revelation. Life is happening ~now~. Don't let doctrine or dogma hold you back; trust me, I speak from personal exprience: life will pass you by. That's not what God wants for you.

Hoping you find peace,
John

Answer 2

You will find your prayer answered by a doctor. Don't lose faith in god though. Sometimes our answers come from people. We pray and pray and wait for this grand example of divine something or other that never seems to happen. Well, many times God places a thought in the minds of real people so that they can help us. Some times the holy spirit gives a message to pass along to others. So here is your message... You are clinically depressed and the feeling of doom and gloom will continue to get worse. You need to be treated for this depression soon. Don't be afraid.

Answer 3

Keep on praying, my friend, and don't ever stop! You can be sure God has a plan to help you through your difficulties. He hears you every single time you pray. It sounds like you're waiting for a dramatic or radical answer to your prayers, but God usually takes a more subtle approach to problem-solving. In fact He may have already answered you, just not in the way you're expecting. Very often He answers our prayers by giving us the strength, wisdom, or whatever, to deal with a problem ourselves. We don't feel these gifts coming to us, but if we keep trying and trust in Him, one day we find that we can do what we never could before. That's why it's so important to never give up! God gives us His blessings generously, but only when HE knows the time is right, and that's not necessarily when WE think it is. Keep praying, and keep trying to get a handle on what's bothering you. If possible, talk to a pastor or priest about your problems getting in touch with God. Blessings to you!

Answer 4

I'm not sure about your personal situation, so I will make a general statement. God does not answer prayers directly, and he may not be giving you the answer you are wanting. You will not always get the understanding of his message right away, but your prayers are not unheard. One of the biggest problems is that people think if they pray all the time, that God will solve their problem for them or send them a message on how to solve their problem. This is not going to happen. God gave you the tools you need to make decisions on your own and the responsibility of taking care of yourself. Do not just sit around and pray,, work with the tools that God gave you to overcome this. What you will find is that God's answer will probably come to you when you least expect it, when you are working for yourself and not waiting on him.
Again, I don't know your situation and this is a general statement.
Good Luck.

Answer 5

This is an easy one, you need a direct connection to God you can get it from evangelists like:

Joyce Meyer
Pat Roberson
Kenneth Copeland
and many more, without these people your prayer doesn't stand a chance.

Most prayers are answered within 24 to 48 hours after your check clears. As far as your Revolution, that comes when you stop praying and start taking action to solve your problems.

Answer 6

Don't lose faith, keep praying, maybe you're praying for the wrong thing, or maybe at this point in time God's answer is a straight no. Sometimes what we want is not what God wants for us, but in the end, His judgement will always be right. Also, believe in your prayers, that they will be answered, if you think something bad is going to happen, it usually does. Hope all your prayers are answered, soon. God bless.

Answer 7

DON'T GIVE UP !

Is there something that you are doing that God don't like ? If so change it.
Is there something you can change that you know God would want ? change it.

Do little things that you know God would approve of, change the little things that need changing.
Keep praying and reading Gods word.
The Bible says "draw near to God & He will draw near to you".

Little by little you will be doing Gods will, then He will start answering you.

You know how you can do a lot for God ?
Do a little everyday.

Here is a great web site that answers questions right from the Bible.
www.amazingfacts.org
go to the Bible Questions sections, its Great !

God Bless & keep the Faith !

Answer 8

I understand were you are coming from, but listen God hears your prayers and he will never give you more that he thinks that you can handle. Please keep praying and also always ask for any forgiveness. make sure you thank him for your living and you eating and whatever else that you may have. Remember things could be way worse. Another thing pray your prayers through his son JESUS CHRIST, God gave his only son he will take care of you ALL HE WANTS YOU TO DO IS KEEP BELIEVING IN HIM

Answer 9

You should ask for God's will to be done, not yours...God does things in His own time so dont expect for things to happen for you as soon as you ask...If you just keep your faith up, He will provide for you...He sure has for me and my family...We've went through a rough time over the last month,with my husband out of work for about a month and a half, and I was starting to worry how we would get our bills paid but then we saw the mighty power of God working and people from church and family started helping us without us even asking for help and all of our bills were paid and paid up even through this month...We never let our faith get low, we knew He would take care of us....If you will just follow Him and stay strong and believe that He will never leave nor forsake you then, He'll take care of you too...Just remember that worry is of the Devil...

God doesn't always give us what we want, but He does provide us with what we need...

Answer 10

Are you or would you accept the Holy Spirit into your life?
God is not the author of confusion, Satan is. Walking through the spiritual valleys alone need not be as God is a kind God and will never leave us.

Search your soul and see if maybe sin is tempting you away from what you already know is right. Any choice we make, God loves us but can't co-habituate with us while sin is in our lives.