Mark 11:24

²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
1 John 5:14-15
¹⁴ This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

I had a sales goal that I really wanted to reach this week with my work. Based on the contest requirements I only had a seven day time frame in which to reach my goal. During my prayer time I shared with God how much I wanted to sell to achieve this goal.  I asked God if He would bless me to reach my goal and guess what, He did. 

 Because there were about three more days of the qualification period left when my goal was achieved, I prayed again and I asked God to help me achieve what would be another level on the scoreboard, and He did.

   I must say that I am in awe of the God that we serve. Not only does He hear our prayers, but he also responds by answering our requests. Not always the way we want, but He answers .  Sometimes He surprises us with more than we can ask or imagine and that is what He has done for me this week.  He’s that kind of Father.

Now you may be thinking, I have prayed and He did not answer me. You may be thinking He did not give me what I prayed for.  Maybe you have been praying for something for months or even years and you have not heard back from God. Just know that God always answers prayers, so don’t stop praying.  Always pray with a great expectation of hearing back from God.  Have unwavering faith in His ability to move mountains on your behalf.  

Here are the four ways that God answers prays:

1. God answers prayers according to His will.

2. God says Yes.

3.  God says Wait.

4. God says No.

Remember that when we pray we are on God’s time frame, not our own. His timing and purposes are different from ours.  A great prayer life requires patience.

Trust that no matter how God answers you, in time you will come to realize that it was what was best.  He will always only do what is best for us.  Never ever stop praying, because a life well prayed over is a blessed life!

Matthew 7:7-11

⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
⁹ “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? ¹¹ If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Philippians 4:6-7
⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
James 5:16
¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.