Does God answer all our prayers?
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.
Can we pray anytime we want?
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!
Why do people kneel when they pray?
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.
What is prayer?
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!
Why should I pray?
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.
Does God listen to any prayer, big or small?
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!
Is Jesus God?
Yes, absolutely. Jesus is God. In fact, He is the Second Person of the Trinity. He came to Earth and became a human being, but He has always existed, just as God the Father has always existed.
If Jesus died on the cross, how can he be alive today?
Jesus died, but three days after his death he was resurrected! That means God brought Him back to life! He's eternal God, and lives forever! And because Jesus died and came back to life, when we accept Him into our hearts, we will be resurrected after we die, too! So because of Jesus, we will have life after death, too!
Did Jesus ever do anything bad when he was little?
Jesus was God in human form, so we know that he lived a completely sinless life. So we know that He didn't do anything sinful as a little kid. He may have spilled milk by mistake, just as any little kid would do -- but He didn't ever actually sin.
Why can't I see Jesus now?
Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. Since then we haven't been able to see Him the way the disciples saw Him during His time on earth. But guess what? After Jesus ascended into heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us! So Jesus didn't leave us alone. We still have Him with us through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Did Jesus really live just like me, or was he just pretending?
Jesus really was a human being, just like you! It was no act. Jesus really became a full-fledged human being while He was with us here on earth. When he suffered on the Cross, He was really suffering. And when He died, He really died. It was all just as if it had happened to any of us.
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