How do you know when God is answering prayers?
How can we as Christians see, touch, or even feel that God answered our prayers?
First and foremost, the answer is FAITH.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. [Hebrews 11:1]
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of him. [1 John 5:14-15]
So, when you pray in accordance to God’s will, well… your attitude, that is your settled way of thinking or feeling should be like this next verse.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. [Mark 11:24]
If for some reason, you still don’t know whether God had answered your prayers then I offer the following theories.
- If you ask, seek or knock and yet don’t get an answer, it may be that the SILENCE is God’s answer. However, God’s SILENCE does not mean an outright NO! We have a tendency to be impatient in our expectation of answered prayers. It would be best to remember that God’s timing is not our own.
Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD. [Psalm 27:14]
- If there is still no answer, it may be that your prayer request was not up to par. It may be wise to review your requests.
Johann Quisumbing 