Have you ever felt that sometimes when you pray and are pouring your heart out to God, that your prayers are hitting the ceiling and God doesn’t hear you? Most people have felt this way at one time or another.

The truth is that the LORD does care very much about all our prayers, but he is looking for us to pray with the right motives. Sometimes we’re more concerned about getting the LORD to do what we want than we are about submitting to His Will in the situation. Our Father delights in providing for us, but we must make sure we don’t have any hindrances blocking the effectiveness of our prayers first.

One obstacle might be “our will” instead of God’s will. In other words, His answers come when our petitions are in agreement with His purposes for us. Even if the Bible doesn’t address our specific situation, we can always ask the Lord to fill us with “The knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” (Colossians 1:9)

Doubts about God and His faithfulness also keep us from experiencing answered prayer. Low expectations and uncertainty are the intruders that disrupt our conversations with the Lord, because they short-circuit our faith. Doubts or skepticism originate from listening to the wrong voices, embracing false beliefs, or focusing on the problem instead of the power, wisdom and faithfulness of the LORD.

When we truly trust God and are motivated by a desire to glorify Him, our prayers will align with His good and perfect will for our lives. Then you’ll no longer feel like your prayers are hitting the ceiling, but they are reaching the heart of God who loves you dearly.

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