God Answers Prayers

Does God answer prayers? What does He say about Himself and answering prayers?

As a believer, we go through valleys and mountain top experiences. In the valleys, is where our faith is tested. Do we believe God really loves us? Do we believe God answers prayers? We look around the valley, yet see nothing. We can’t see God. We can’t touch Him. How do we trust what He says?

That’s where faith comes in. Faith is believing in things unseen. As I struggle through this trial, I have to run to scriptures over and over to remind myself what God says. What does God say about answering prayer?

1 John 3:22 “and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.”

Matt. 21:21-22 “…Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to his mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. And all things you ask in prayer, believing you will receive.”

John 9:31 “We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.”

Matt. 7:7-11 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find, knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him?”

According to His word, God does answer prayer. Yesterday, I was feeling low and losing heart in my prayers. I went to my room and closed the door. As soon as I did, a loud crow (and I mean loud) started cawing outside my window. He was so loud I couldn’t concentrate.

I prayed to bind up the enemy that is around me. As soon as that prayer left my lips I could hear the crow. He sounded like something was choking him and immediately he fell silent. I smiled and almost laughed out loud. God shut up the obnoxious crow.

There’s a Sunday school song I remember that keeps ringing in my head:

God answers prayer in the morning. God answers prayer at noon. God answers prayer in the evening, so keep your heart in tune. That’s just one part of the song. That song is so true. He’ll even shut the mouths of loud crows if you ask Him.