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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know they say that God answers prayers, it's just that sometimes the answer is no -- and sometimes that no is because there's a better path or to spare you from pain etc.

Did you ever have an instance when you figured out why the answer was no? I don't mean life/death/health things bc those are tough. But like you prayed to get a certain job or promotion or to meet someone and getting married or whatever and it didn't happen. Anyone have a story of something that didn't happen and then later they figured out the reason why?

I'm just thinking of a dumb example. I've had a REALLY rough time lately (unemployment) and was in town for an interview last week, where I wanted to connect with a friend and former colleague I REALLY look up to, who always makes me feel better, etc. We were supposed to be able to connect and then at the last minute, I got an email from her that work went nuts and she had to go to a meeting and wasn't sure if it would end in time. I actually found myself saying a silent prayer asking God to let us get together that day -- that's how much I needed and wanted to talk to her. It still didn't happen. Why would the answer to something like that be no? It seems like such a small request in the grand scheme.[/quote]

OP, not to diminish your question or sideline this discussion, but I will comment about the example you gave, because I think it does demonstrate how many people view prayer. And please understand, I am not claiming to be a biblical or religious scholar, nor am I trying to say that your prayer to meet this person was in any way wrong.

But I think your response to the fact that she couldn't get together at the last minute is a little misplaced.

Prayer is not akin to us asking our parents, or Santa Claus, or our boss, or anyone else for "things," or to fix a situation. God is not orchestrating your friend's schedule. It's not like you said your prayer, and then God said "oh, Larla wants to meet with Ann; I'd better get on that. Oops, I just answered Ann's prayer to help her business improve and now she's going to have to stay late to meet with clients, so Larla is out of luck." Your friend couldn't meet with you because her priorities/ obligations that day did not coincide with your availability. Or, maybe she's still annoyed about the time in 2003 that you snubbed her, and she didn't want to meet with you. It could be any number of things, but I assure you it was not because God said, "No way they are getting together."

I encourage you to continue your prayer life and to take the risk of deepening it. And instead of trying to micromanage your life through prayer -- something we all do from time to time -- ask God to show you HIs way, and to help you to better trust Him through this difficult time in your life.

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How did you figure out so much about how God responds to prayer?  IS there someplace OP or others can find out more about this?  Is it in the BIble somewhere? [/quote]

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