Why some prayers are not answered?

Full Question:

Why some prayers are not answered even if it is a needed one? What do we need to so in such cases? What are the exact reasons behind delay in answer for many prayers?

Answer:

I would like to answer this question because it sounds interesting especially than the many questions asked about prayers. First I would like to read this link to understand what is a prayer? Only by understanding about prayer and how to pray, you can understand the need of repeated prayer.

Prayer is simply a conversation with God. God knows very well that what we need and what we are going to pray, even before we pray. He like to hear us praying to him just as a father love his child asking him for anything. We should not need to pray repeatedly to Him like pagans pray for our God is a living God. God like us to pray in faith and want us to believe that our prayer is answered before we complete praying. But still there are unanswered prayers for almost everyone is a big question.

I would like to tell you the reason behind this unanswered prayers. First of all, I am classifying prayers into two types according to the time it take to get an answer. The first one are the prayers which we get quick answers and the next one is the prayers will delayed answers. May be many of you were amazed to hear such a classification. But let me tell you, there are prayers which we get quick answers and delayed answers.

First we can look to the prayers in which we get quick answers. This type of prayer will be answered by God on the same moment we pray and God will surely open and arrange ways and things before us without any delay or much delay after our prayer. It includes prayer to receive salvation, prayer to remove bad characters and problems like angry, depression, bad thoughts etc, prayer to receive the good nature and character of Jesus Christ such as humbleness, love, serving mind, peace etc, prayer for any type of material thing at the right time before God. many of you are also familiar with the fact that these prayers will be answered quickly. The main reason behind this is because these prayers are from the heart of man and God like to hear from us. These are the prayers with mind of Jesus is also a good reason.

The next type of prayer is the prayer with delayed answers. The main reasons behind these delay in answer for prayers is because it is the not the exact time of God, praying for the desires of flesh and so on. God can answer our prayer at any moment for nothing is impossible with Him. But he like to answer it in the proper time so that his answer can produce more fruits. For a simple example, if a student pray for a computer at the time of examination. God knows it will affect his studies and will wait for the right time say after the examinations. God delay these type of prayers to produce more fruit.

Another reason is that God do not like to answer the prayers which we pray to fulfill the desires of flesh. All prayers which we pray without a proper need will come under the desires of flesh. God is the one who provides all our needs, not our dreams.

And still there is a special case left, which includes prayers that are unanswered by God in times which we think that 'there is no more way except an answer.' There are really times in which we should really need an answer from God. If we had such a need with something and if that prayer will not be answered, there are chances for us to lose our faith and to give up. Jesus provide description of such prayer in the bible and also told how to pray in such situations clearly in Luke 18:1-7.

It was like, "Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

This parable clearly speaks about how to pray in times which we think that 'there is no more way except an answer.' These parable says us to keep praying continuously until you receive an answer from God on such moments. It clearly says that if an unjust judge granted justice to a widow for the reason she bothered him, surely God the justice judge will answer the prayer of his chosen ones, who cry to him day and night. It also says at least God will provide some another way to get out of our problems so that we may get justice, and quickly. But I also want everyone to take care of the next verse which warns us not to lose our faith in God, even if there are some unanswered prayers are there.

May God bless all of you with this answer to pray with wisdom according to the need and situation, so that you may receive quick answers from God without losing your faith.