5 Reasons Why Your Prayers Are Not Answered// Nagamese Sermon// Dr.James Murry. LCPCHC Wokha

Five Reasons Why Your Prayers Are Not Answered.

1. God’s Timing is Perfect
Remember, God is never late or early. He answers prayers in His perfect time, not ours.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.”
Maybe your prayer is waiting for the right moment to be answered.
When God Gave the Promise:
Abraham was 75 years old when God first promised to make him a great nation (which implied descendants, including a son).
“Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran.”
Genesis 12:4
When Isaac Was Born
Abraham was 100 years old.
Genesis 21:5
Sarah was 90 years old at that time Genesis 17:17.
Time Gap Between Promise and Fulfillment:
• Abraham waited 25 years for the promise to be fulfilled.

2. Prayers that Align with God’s Will.
1 John 5:14 says, “If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”
Ask God to guide your heart and desires so that your prayers reflect His good plan.
Example:
Imagine a young person praying to get a certain job because it looks good and pays well. But God knows that job would make them unhappy, or it would take them away from the people He wants them to serve. So, God might close that door and open another opportunity that fits His purpose better.

3. Unconfessed Sin Can Block Prayers.
Sin separates us from God and can hinder Isaiah 59:1-2
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
• Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”
This verse teaches that holding onto sin in our hearts can block our prayers. It’s a reminder to come before God with a clean heart.
check your heart and confess anything that stands between you and God.

4. Faith Is Needed – Don’t Give Up Too Soon
Sometimes we doubt or give up too soon.
Hebrews 11:6 reminds us, “Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
Keep trusting and waiting patiently; God is working even when you can’t see it.
1 Kings 18:41–45
Elijah told his servant:
“Go and look toward the sea.”
The servant came back:
“There is nothing there.”
Elijah sent him back seven times.
The seventh time the servant reported, ‘A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea. 1 Kings 18:44

5.God’s answers may not be the same as what we hoped for or imagined.
God may answer “Yes,” “No,” or “Wait.”
• Isaiah 55:8-9 says, “My thoughts are not your thoughts.”
Trust that His answer is best, even if it’s not what you hoped for.
38 years of illness in bathisda pool
( John 5 :1- )
The man was hoping to be healed by entering the water when it was stirred, believing that an angel caused the stirring and that the first person to enter would be healed. That was his expectation.
But healing did not come in the way he expected. Instead, Jesus Christ spoke to him and pronounced him healed — instantly, without him touching the water.