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When God says…. “No”. What does “yes” look like?. Our responsibilities in prayer…. Our responsibilities in prayer…. maintaining a strong relationship with God (Jam. 5:16). James 5:16. ”The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”. Our responsibilities in prayer….
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When God says… “No”
Our responsibilities in prayer… maintaining a strong relationship with God (Jam. 5:16)
James 5:16 ”The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
Our responsibilities in prayer… developing a proper understanding of God
Our responsibilities in prayer… praying “in faith” (Jam. 1:5-8)
Our responsibilities in prayer… praying with proper motives (Jam. 4:1-3)
When God says “no”…why? because of a natural consequence to sin (2 Sam. 12:13-23)
When God says “no”…why? because others are involved (Dan. 10:10-14)
When God says “no”…why? because He may have someone else to do the job (2 Sam. 7)
When God says “no”…why? because the time is not right and something else is more urgent (Acts 16:6-10)
When God says “no”…why? sometimes He tells us “wait” instead of “no” (Lk. 1:13-17)
When God says “no”…why? as a way of teaching us to submit to His will (Mt. 26:36-46; Heb. 5:7-8)
When God says “no”…why? because we simply aren’t asking for what is best (2 Cor. 12:7-10)