Sometimes the Answer is No!

That is so true. You may not realize it at the time, but God mave have something much better planned for you than what you prayed for. He may also answer your prayer in a little different way than you expected, do not ignore when he is talking and guiding you.

This is so true. Only God knows the path you are destined to walk and sometimes you ask for something that goes against His plan for you. There have been times when I thought my prayers weren't answered but, as it turned out, the answer was "no" because, had the answer been "okay", I wouldn't be where I am today...which is exactly where I'm supposed to be.

Agreed! He Does listen and sometimes The answer is No.

God does not answer everything its because of the motive of your prayer. if your prayer does not help others and glorify God then it wont be answered. if your prayer self centered of course it will not be answered also unless of course if you are praying to the wrong God.not all prayers are answered.

Sometimes too, pastorkayte, it is in the way you pray it. God does not say No to prayers from the heart. Remember David? He made many sins but God still granted his prayers. Do you know why?

God will never leave you just like that, He either gives when we ask for or gives us at a later stage in some or the other way which we don't realize. The answer can never be a No from God it is either a YES or it is LATER :). If it is Yes He gives what we have asked for and if it is LATER we get better than what we have desired.

God doesn't talk to people, period.

Yes, indeed. That is so true, but people don't want to hear that. And some of the things He says no to are for our own good. We just don't see it.

Many people believe God sits on a cloud watching for sinners to sin. Others believe that people are chips from the Block of God, and that even as God is the Supreme Creator, He has made each of us, (in His own Image and Likeness) a Creator also. We create our lives each minute of each hour of each day. We continually create as we live our lives, so when we ask God for a gift, we are in effect asking our spiritual selves for the gift. God never says "No!" He patiently waits for His Creations to bring their own gifts into fruition!

I agree with you. He always answer our prayers in His time and Sometimes we may not have realized it yet. We just need to be patient and open our heart to him to know his answers to our prayers. When I pray I would always add it's up to you Lord if you'll grant my wish. If not, just lead me into the right way to make things even better.

I will respect their rights for that kind of idea. In my own I am answered by God and I can feel it. Its because we have different thoughts and faiths to whatever we will believe on or to. For me God always respond to all the things I ask. Sometimes not so exactly it is but I realized it was granted. If you try to ponder it why it is happend in your life. I'm sure you had also same idea with me after kneeling and asking to Almighty and it was there then we are heard by what , who we believed that can help us here on earth.

Correct you are! Sometimes God will say NO its because there is a specific time for it. Might be you need more confidence, faith, test in order to obtain what you ask him in your life. Not all the time that our Devine Providence give right away to them. Instead we need to work hard, sacrifice, be patient and humble to deal problem. Then if you are willing to struggle and take the the risks then I'm very sure you will be granted by what you like to best.

You are right some people lost their faith in God if they think their prayers are not answered. God always hear our prayers and may grant what we are asking for either instantly, later or maybe not at all. That is, if sometimes God answers a NO it may mean that its not good for you, not good for you at the moment or, He has something better in store for you. In most cases we will only come to realize this later when we see how those past experiences had served as driving force for us to improve our lives.

Following are the things people must keep in mind before seeking favors from God. 1) Whenever you ask something from God, He gives you not only what you have asked but also gives you what you did not ask. 2) Before you ask for something, you must ask yourself whether you really deserve it. God will give you something if you deserve it. If you do not then His answer would be no. 3) Right now God is busy creating world for those who have not yet come into this world. Before giving you something, God sees whether the thing you have asked would benefit them as well. If the thing you have asked would not benefit them then His answer would be no.

You know, pastorkayte, we're so often like children who want this and want that and want something else all the time, the God says, "Wait... wait, wait. That's not what I have planned for today. We won't do that right now." And we get hurt or angry because we don't get our way. We need to progress in our faith so that we really trust God. That's what faith is - trusting Him to know the way and to lead us on the way. We don't know what would happen if He allowed everything we wanted, but I would imagine we'd be in a lot of trouble if we got it all! If a child wants to play with a rifle, would you let him? If he wanted to chase a ball down the street, would you let him? He is only focused on what he wants... not what is best for him. So are we.

In Maltese we have a saying which goes on these lines. That God closes one door but opens another. Sometimes we are too alienated and we think that God is not listening to us while its the contrary. We are not listening to him and we are not realising what he really wants from us.

Yes,yes,yes. We have all known God's unconditional love that heals all hurt. God's children are a bit spoiled. We expect to have it made all the time. We are all capable of overcoming great adversity, to learn and teach great lessons. Instead of whining and crying, let's show God what we are really capable of doing. Give love and kindness to everyone we meet. Help those we can and encourage those we can't. If we make it about others, the love and joy will all return to us!!What a wonderful world we can create!!

Indeed God has so many plans for us but not every time you ask something He will give it to you right there and then. God always gives us something we can handle and because He has a purpose for every little thing He gives us and brings us to. DO not get dishearten when we are caught in a financial problem and you ahve already prayed about it. Sometimes He wants us to understand things in a way that we still have to choose which way to go. And sometimes we end up going the hard way.

you are right! i am not a religious person, i have the devil in me. but yeah i can say why do people always keep expecting from God soon? and when they don't get something out of it they turn away from God... they don't realize how much God loves us! we are not to expect things to come our way soon, but only have the faith and believe He will answer our prayers, He is watching all of right now, the worst things i have seen in the movies and some of the lyrics of the song, something like "why have you forgotten me? amongst the millions did you not see me?" who the crap they think they are to say something like that? if they don't want to believe in God that is different but why say He doesn't think about us, it's so unfortunate some people expect a lot and when they don't get it soon or are not satisfied they just turn away, i would ask them "have you ever thanked God when something good has happened with you?!!" they would go blank and i am not saying i do always, i am guilty of this too :( but they should see that too, when something good happens they tend to dismiss it as something 'lucky' and not from God and when they feel God is not with them in times of need they just turn away, The Mighty Lords arms are always open for us, He is waiting for us, We should know how much He loves us, Loves us all the same! .. oops now it seems like i do have a big mouth lol! i have to much on my part too.!

I agree with you, that God does listen to all of our prayers, but sometimes He does say no. God has a plan for each and every one of us. He knows what He is doing and how He wants to help us out, but He also wants us to help ourselves.