Do you feel angry when your prayers go unanswered?

If you feel your prayers have gone unanswered, then perhaps God has decided it is not yet time for that prayer to be answered. Or maybe you did not ask, you demanded. How you pray might be the problem. For example: "Make me rich by Tuesday" versus "Please help me to find a way to pay my bills". What you pray for and how you pray for it could be something to consider.

i have had many prayers unanswered or to put it differently, got a 'NO' for an answer. yes, i would feel sad, disappointed, discouraged, and confused but i don't think i ever felt angry. to me there are a few things that can help when my prayers are unanswered. first i ask myself if i have done everything i can to make it (whatever it is i want) happen. if not, then i better get to it. if i have, then perhaps God or the universe has something better in store for me. i know this one is hard to accept or believe sometimes but it's better to believe that than the opposite like God doesn't love me, the universe is conspiring against me, or life sucks. i do believe that God only wants the best for us. the next thing to do is actually very powerful (based on my experience). i would focus on the good things in my life that i'm already experiencing instead of that one (or even a few things) that i don't (yet) have. being grateful and thankful for all the good things i already have will set myself up to receive even more wonderful things. at the very least it takes my mind away form negative thoughts and feelings. hope i didn't sound preachy . i'm actually not a very religious person, nor am i a psychologist, just sharing my thoughts. i wish you all the best life has to offer, and have a wonderful day!

Atually I don't think any of my prayers are unanswered. Because God doesn't always answer my prayers with a 'yes.' Sometimes the answer to my prayers is no, or wait. So I know He hears my prayers, but ultimately I'm going to be a better person if I figure out how to deal with extreme troubles no matter what His answers. So sometimes I think people get the wrong impression. Our prayers are always answered, just the answer isn't always yes. But I do indeed get angry. I'm not going to pretend I don't when things don't turn out my way. I just try to refocus my anger, do what I can do, and I attempt to hand the rest to the Lord. Notice I said attempt. Sometimes I have a hard time letting go. I definitely prefer for my prayers always to be answered according to what I want.

friend our prayers never go unanswered But just as our earthly fathers do not saY YES TO EVERYTHING WE ASK FOR SO IT IS WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER! (SORRY FOR THE CAPS)when Gods answer is no to our request we must remember that even if we don't understand the no it is always in our best interest even if it doesn't seem so at the time!

I am a prayer and a believer in the power of prayer. I never get angry, because I am of the opinion, that when we ask (pray) for something then obviously we seek and answer. As with any question we are subject to good, bad, and/or indifferent answers. The answer could be yes or no, and maybe even not yet! This is the reality of life. We don't always get the answer that we want, but indeed an answer. Having said that, why would it be any different with prayers? Why do you expect that the answer to EVERYTHING is yes? I expect that when I pray that I enter a partnership with God if you will, to do my part and to obey His will. Therefore if the answer to my prayer, turns out to be other than what I want (NO), then I am okay with that. Normally by the time the answer is given in real life, I already know and as well, I know that NO was the best answer. Thank God!

when my prayers get unanswered, i feel upset & often start crying that God is not listening to my wishes. but after sometime, all the feelings of distress are gone thinking that it must have happened for a good reason. may be God doesn't want to fulfill my wishes because it must be harmful for me in someway or the other.

First of all I truly believe God answers all prayer. He says "Yes, No, or Wait". It is really hard to understand when we want a thing so badly and He says no, but you just have to believe that He has reasons for His answer and it is always in our best interest (even though it might not seem like it at the time). God loves us enough to sometimes deny us the things we want, and instead give us the things we need. To answer your original question, yes. I often feel angry when I don't get the answer I want, but I know my prayers are always heard and never unanswered. I hope things get better for you soon! Feel free to PM me if you want to talk or have a specific prayer need.

Patience is all we can have, and that good things come to those who wait, and God helps those who try to help themselves and others. That is what I have always been told anyhow. In some cases it works. There isn't not much we can do if our prayers go unanswered itself for to pray harder and have others pray for the same thing to help you. I guess prayer works best in numbers. I do get angry but who are we to demand that someone jump through our hoops for us when we need it we at most times aren't jumping through hoops to help others or ourselves. So why should we expect it ourselves. I don't threaten God or Hate him. He will bide his time but sometimes he comes through just not what and when we expect it in most cases..

No I don't get mad when it seems my prayers aren't answered. Because they do get answered, maybe not always the answer I want. But the answer is always better then what I had hoped for or imagined. I have lots of faith and many times have been at wits end, not knowing what to do. I hand my problems over to my God, and things work out for the best.

AH... the unanswered prayers thing. Myself I take it as a bonus. Meaning if they're answered - and sometimes they are - it's wonderful and I'm happy that they did. If they're not.. it's like that nothing ventured, nothing gained thing, isn't it? :) Why would I get angry? You're right, sometimes I might feel sad, disappointed, frustrated, but I have no reason to be angry. I am supposed to help along to get my own "prayers" be answered. If they weren't maybe I didn't work hard enough. Or maybe it was something that wasn't meant to be. No matter how bad I feel about it, I do not get angry. Ok.... I don't get angry if I don't get what I want... but I do get angry sometimes if instead of getting what I want I get what I don't want - and that has been happening quite a lot in my life LOL Howe do I deal with it? How can one deal with it? I think that counting backwards - preferably in german in my case because it takes me longer LOL - could help:):) No, really, I do get angry when I'm wishing/praying for something positive and instead I get something very negative. I have been known to throw pillows against the wall - I tried with breakables once but then had to pick them up and clean the mess so I switched to pillows LOL - but the main solution for me is to just start over and try to make something positive of what I got. It doesn't always work but the energy I spend trying somewhat lessens the anger. Now... since we're talking about prayers/wishes/wants let me remind you about that saying " be careful of what you wish/pray for... you might get it." In a way I think I have experience the full extent of this wise thought. Sometimes we think we want/ need something. But it's just what we think. Not what we really want/need. Nice to see you again, my Lord :):):)

I think if we thanks God when we are soo much blessed and happy soo in the same way we have to present our problem in fornt of God almghty when we are in troubles. You asked about to get angry i think geeting angry dosent suits us as human beacuse God almighty holds evrything in his control we can ask him for help for guidelines but cant get angry upon God. How can a servent get angry over his Boss. Now at the other hand if you are talking about personal attitude for ourselves then this is really soo obvious to get angry when all our prayers go ananswered but this anger is not for God this is for ourself and for some extent for socity or pepols related to us. Whenever i found myself in such situation i always prayer again and again that "Oh My God my all wishes are under your given path nd orders so if you wish for me to stay in such situation then i am happy here"

When I was younger I was angry that my prayers weren't answered. Looking back, I'm glad they weren't because I wouldn't be where I am today or the person I am. Prayers aren't answered when we wish, if at all, not on our timetable but on His. Like little children, He has to deny us some things or give us what we don't want so that we'll grow according to plan and be happy. However, God also helps those who help themselves. He gave us a brain for a reason. Rather than ask for things, thank Him for what He has given and try to make things better for yourself. That works for me. I'll pray for others and give thanks for what I have but rarely ask anything for myself.

My answer to your question is YES. Yes, I feel angry when I feel my prayers are unanswered. Not all the time, but some times I feel angry. Why wouldn't I? Sometimes I feel angry with GOD. Sometimes I feel angry at myself. Maybe my faith isn't strong enough. I think most people do feel angry even if they won't admit it. It is a natural reaction. If we had the discipline and control not to feel angry, then I believe we also have the discipline and power to make our prayers come true. According to the way I believe, we all have the power to make miracles but we haven't been disciplined enough to evolve to that level. To some people that may not sound "Christian", but it is. The bible says, "Greater works than these will YOU do." So this is true (in my mind) wether you believe in a higher power or call yourself a Christian or whatever. I think anger is counter productive, so I try to quickly bring it under control and analyze what has happened. What was I praying for? Is it really what I wanted or was it just a means to an end? If so, the end result is what I really wanted and that is what I need to pray for. For example, a job opening came up at work. It is a higher position. I was not only qualified for the job, but I had been back up for the position for 3 years. I applied but someone else was chosen. Of course I was angry. I had prayed for the position when it came open. I went back and analyzed my situation. I wasn't expecting the job to come open so was it what I really wanted. The truth was that I wanted more money and the job would have provided that. I changed my prayer and asked for money. Guess what...I soon got a letter in the mail from the IRS that I had made an error on my taxes and that I would be receiving a check for $2000.

WELL!!! This is a very good thought. I used to pray and get mad when I THOUGHT that my prayers were not get answered, BUT the whole time I was looking for the answers that I thought I should be getting instead, I was getting answers, I just did WANT the answers that he was giving me. Did I confuse you? I hope not. Let me try and break it down for you. I was praying for a boyfriend that loved me as much as i would love him, ONLY because I was in a relationship were my boyfriend was cheating on me. To be honest I was praying that he would stop cheating on me and love me the way he should be. The whole time that I was praying my high school sweetheart was coming around out of the blue. This was almost 8 years ago. He would just pop up and say hi. I could NOT stand him and just wanted him to disappear. BUT he would not go away...LOL. I even had him babysitting for me while I was out with my current boyfriend. I was still praying and praying that my current boyfriend get it together. I am saying all this to say that my answer for my prayers was in my FACE the whole time. The high school sweetheart that I could not stand to look at, is now my husband. He was the boyfriend that I wanted and needed to love me. Try to look at things from a different prospective. Check to see if changes have been made in your life that you have not noticed yet. And try to see if those changes could be your answers... Be Blessed!

I am one of these people who pray every morning and night. I have a real long talk with God when I have problems and I am so blessed because he always answers.

As the saying goes - "The Lord works in Mysterious ways." If we were to receive DIRECT and immediate responses to our prayers then it would be way too easy! It all comes down to faith. And even though you may not have an exact cause and effect scenario show itself each and every time you pray, the relationship we develop and the internal strength and knowledge that we gain (irrespective of what God you may pray to or what faith or belief system you may follow) far surpasses the power or achievable results of the prayer being directly answered in my opinion. Everything in life is a test and a challenge. We either accept the challenge and exhibit ongoing faith in ourself and whatever greater power we choose to acknowedge; or we give in and start the blame game. We ARE all that we choose to be and we do eventually attract back all that we put out as well. Allowing ourselves to be angry will only attract more anger. Even if we believe in NO God at all, we are still able to generate our own outcome if we only believe and in parallel exhibit patience. If all we ever wished for was to instantly appear then how could we possible grow? Your comment regarding the frolicking multiverse is great! We can either refuse to accept that there is anything beyond ourselves and take what comes in silence and disdain; or we can embrace all of life's energy that is around us and frolic also! Just don't ever expect it to be instantaneous!

No. but of course, I am bit sad if my prayers were unanswered. but I always look into positive side.. maybe what I am praying really isn't for me, and there's something better will happen. or maybe this isn't yet the right time for my prayers.. I don't feel demotivated or discourage to pray.. Lots of us were praying, and maybe God is so confuse on what prayers he'll going to answer.

the thing is patience and faith,but now if you are praying for example revenge or someone to get hurt or something sinful,than yes your prayers will be unanswered.what i do is pray for it and leave it to God,i wait in patience,i have always seenmy prayers answer because i belieave God would answer them and i let him answer the prayers by just giving it over to Him and leaving it alone.if you keep worrrying about it,that means you got doubt and inpatience and you dont ALLOW GOD to handle your prayer.hope this helps.

i feel disappointed and sad..but never angry,,simply because i know there is a reason...

Sweetie, prayers do not go unanswered. Sometimes, we just don't get the answer we want, so we THINK they are not being answered. Sometimes, we have to be very still within ourselves and listen for the answer we are given, not the one we want.*S*