| Why does God sometimes take so long to answer prayer? The Bible tells us that one reason is that the answer could overwhelm you if you’re not ready for it yet!
Trust Him and His timing. He’s already sent His Son to answer your greatest need. There’s NOTHING He wouldn’t do for you. I’m sharing today’s message, along with a song and a prayer, to help you do just that. This is from my book, Two Weeks with God, featuring fourteen inspiring devotionals based on my piano album, Clear My Mind. You can watch at the link below, or read along with the text below that.
And if you’d like a copy of the book (plus the piano book to play the music yourself!), you’ll find them on my new online bookstore at InspiringBooks.com. Hang in there. God can answer your prayers "in a moment, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye."
Day 1 from Two Weeks with God I am sometimes overwhelmed by the apparent slowness with which God answers prayer. I wonder how many deep breaths I’ll have to take before the answers come. And yet, time after time the answers have come, even if they come gradually, moment by moment. One of the reasons God takes time to answer our prayers is recorded in the book of Exodus. God told Moses that he would bring his people into a remarkable land, but that it was currently occupied by their enemies. God said,
Because of God’s great love for us, He sometimes delays the answers to our prayers so they won’t overwhelm us when they come. As the saying goes, “Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it!” Although we might think we could handle the answer, God knows best and we would do well to follow this advice from Proverbs:
Don’t be discouraged if God’s answers are slow in coming. God loves you very much. He already sent His Son to die for you. There’s nothing He wouldn’t do for you. Jesus tells us that everyone who asks receives, and then He adds these touching words:
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. The Bible says,
Trust Him moment by moment, and soon you’ll see the answers to your prayers. Let Me Pray for You Lord, I pray for those who need to renew their trust in You today. I pray that You would show them, even this week, that You are answering their prayers moment by moment. Let them know in their hearts that there’s nothing You wouldn’t do for them, and that if they can trust You with their eternal life, they can trust You for their needs here on earth as well. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Take Time in His Word “But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land” (Exodus 23:29-30).
Take Time in Prayer Listen to the song Moment By Moment. Take a few minutes to bring your requests to God. Allow some time for Him to speak to you, too. After You Pray By the way, never underestimate what can happen in a moment. The Bible says that a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years touched Jesus’ robe and was healed from that moment (Matthew 9:22). A boy who had been tormented by demons since childhood had them cast out and was healed from that moment (Matthew 17:18). A day will come in the future when a trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised, and we will be transformed into the image of Christ in a moment, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye (1 Corinthians 15:52, KJV and NIV). Keep trusting Him moment by moment, for in one moment you could see the answers to years of prayer! LORD, I BELIEVE YOU ARE ANSWERING MY PRAYERS EVEN NOW. To get a copy of Two Weeks With God, plus the music and the piano book that goes along with it, visit: InspiringBooks.com!
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