Sometimes God Answers Prayers Just Not In The Way We Expected

[RustyAngeL]

On 9/28/2020 at 7:28 PM, LadyKay said:

Several months ago a company my husband did work for was holding out on paying. We were running low on money and did not have enough to buy groceries for the week. I decided to just pray and not tell anyone about it. I had heard that this is how you let God take care of things. But praying and not saying anything to anybody else. I was not sure about all of that. But I said I would give it a try and see what happens. So I prayed and went to church that Sunday expecting someone to offer me some money for groceries. I thought well I prayed for grocery money, I am sure God would have told someone at church about it. But to my disappointment. No one offered me any money, I went home feeling all confused about why my prayer did not work. The next morning I was doing laundry still wondering why God didn't do as I wanted him to do when I got a phone call. The person calling asked me if I needed groceries. I told her yes. She then said she would take me to the store and buy my groceries for me. And so she did. So God did answer my prayer. Just not in the way I expected him to do.  

Your right.  God will always answer, just in our timing or our in our way.

[Aimes]

On 9/29/2020 at 6:22 PM, R. Hartono said:

True.

Just asking whether that helper is a friend or relative, is it wrong ?

We need to be ready with answers if we post something 

 

You literally have no right to know any details other than what she has shared. Just because she doesn't want to share who it was/how she knew them doesn't take away from the fact that she was blessed and God provided for her family. I know personally, I would not have answered your questions either. 

22 hours ago, R. Hartono said:

Try a better testimony.

That's very rude and uncalled for, perhaps just don't reply if you cannot do so nicely

[R. Hartono]

1 hour ago, Aimes said:

You literally have no right to know any details other than what she has 

That's very rude and uncalled for, perhaps just don't reply if you cannot do so nicely

Sorry, i wud never ask questions anymore as people deem it to be rude to their testimony.

Edited October 1, 2020 by R. Hartono

[R. Hartono]

6 hours ago, leah777 said:

We have no right to demand people share details. Personal information is personal. Your post is rude and intrusive

Sorry didnt mean Rude.

Every Times i asked something abt people testimony of life they share it gladly n honestly. Without complaining as rude n intrusive.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2020 by R. Hartono

[JohnR7]

4 hours ago, Aimes said:

That's very rude and uncalled for, perhaps just don't reply if you cannot do so nicely

Sounds like you need to follow your own advice. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8)

[ladypeartree]

it is NOT love to ignore bad or rude behaviour 

[JohnR7]

5 hours ago, ladypeartree said:

it is NOT love to ignore bad or rude behaviour 

What does it mean that love covers a multitude of sin? 

[ladypeartree]

correcting rude or bad behaviour doesnt mean we do not love a person ... you no doubt love your family but if one of them was rude would you not tell them so ????

[Starise]

This is a wonderful topic! Thanks for posting these blessings and thoughts on answered prayer.

In my recent experiences prayer has been more about health than daily provision. It seems in any church I have been at there are always a handful of sick or dying people. A certain percentage of the population is always going through some kind of malady and this often reaches the prayer groups of churches. Not that one is any less important than the other and I'm so glad the Lord has blessed you in this way.

Concerning health, the prayers are often for total healing. I don't often see a yes when the issue has a dire prognosis. I have seen many of my friends die after loads and loads of prayer.

Then I considered that we all going to eventually die, so maybe we would be more accurate to pray for an extension of the inevitable.