Frequently Asked Questions - Prayer
Yes, God answers all our prayers but this doesn’t mean that his answer is always a “yes”. Sometimes God’s answer to our prayers is “no”, “not yet” or “wait a little bit” and sometimes his answer is completely different from what we are asking him. But in all cases whatever God’s answer is we trust him and we believe that he knows our good more than us and that he always works for our best.
Absolutely! Some people think God is too busy to listen to small prayers -- but that's just not true! God is so big and so amazing that He is never too busy! Ever! Every single thing that is on our hearts is important to Him, and so He listens to every one of our prayers, big and small. So turn to God whenever you have a need, a question or just want someone to talk to; He'll always be there for you!
Praying is talking to God, plain and simple. When you love someone you want to talk to them. Prayer is a two-way conversation that helps us to grow in our relationship with God. Through prayer, we talk to God and He talks to us. You can talk to God about everything, what's happening in your life, how you feel, what you need.
Philippians 4:6 says “Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.”
Prayer is when we talk to God. We can talk to Him about something small or something big. We can talk to him in a way that's quiet and private or we can talk to him with thousands of other people. But whenever we talk to God, we are praying. And God hears our prayers! It's an amazing concept! You can do it right this minute!
Not everyone kneels when they pray, but the reason some people do is to show an attitude of humility before God. We can approach God boldly -- because He is our heavenly Father -- but we must also approach Him with humility. And kneeling shows that we are approaching him with humility and reverence.
Yes, we can pray anytime of the day or night. God is always listening, and is never too busy for us. He wants to talk with us all the time, and he cares about whatever we concerns us. We can even pray silently. God can hear silent prayers, too!
