Does God answer our prayers?

“If God answered all of your prayers, would the world look different or just your life?”

            This is a question that made me think for a while before writing this blog. It can be viewed in many different ways. When I read the question the first time I thought if God answered our prayers then the world would look different because it would be more peaceful and more of how people would like to see it. Subsequently I thought about my beliefs in how God addresses prayers and I asked myself; doesn’t God already answer all of our prayers?

            Doesn’t God already answer our questions? This is a tough question because we never really see the answer directly most of the time. I believe that God takes an indirect path to answer our prayers. I also believe that he doesn’t answer all the time in the positive way we hope for. He will say no to some prayer requests. When we pray we may ask God to help people or ask Him for something. His answer may be given through action of others. He may call people to become doctors and help those that we pray for in medical need. He may call people to become teachers for those who need educational help. He may even call you to help others through simple actions in life. God works through others including ourselves to answer our prayers. When we pray for a physical object then God could have someone get it for us or have our minds change so we don’t necessary want it anymore.

God will work to answer our prayers in many ways we just have to have the faith to listen and wait. We have to listen when we are called to do something. We have to listen to the answer. When we listen to God it may not always answer our prayers but it could answer other’s prayers. We have to wait and see what will happen. God is God but he doesn’t do everything at once. He takes his time and answers the pray when he feels that it is time to and at the right moment in our life. Next time you pray and are waiting for an answer remember that answers come in mysterious ways so listen and keep praying because everything will be just fine.

            After reflection God already answers all our prayers therefore I believe that the world wouldn’t be any different then it is today.