Feb. 26, 2023

John 14:13-14 (NLT) ¹³ You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. ¹⁴ Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!

Mark 11:24 (NLT)  ²⁴ I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.

4 Possible Reasons Prayers May Not Get Answered

 1. You have a broken _________________.

Mark 11:24-25 (NLT)  ²⁴ I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. ²⁵ But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”

1 Peter 3:7 (NLT) ⁷ In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.

2. You have the wrong ________________.

James 4:3 (NLT) ³ And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.

3. You didn’t believe GOD would actually do _______.

4. God has something _____________.

 Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. ⁹ For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (NLT) ⁸ Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. ⁹ Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. ¹⁰ That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.