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EXPECTING AN ANSWER

If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God wants you to do—ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do. – James 1:5-8 (NLT)

            Does God answer prayer? Does He really pay any attention to what we have to say? Is God concerned with what is going on in our lives and in the situations we find ourselves in? The resounding answer is, Yes! God answers, has a Fatherly interest in our day-to-day experience, and has deep concern for us. He desires to answer us when we call.

            What God asks of us is faith. When we request something from God we need to ask expecting Him to answer. It is not a matter of God's ability, but of our level of belief. When we believe God we receive from God. When we ask without faith, we should expect nothing from God. What He desires is that we believe that He will come through for us. Is that too much to ask?