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I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Solomon19(m): 9:09pm On Dec 04, 2015
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by achinaboy(m): 9:15pm On Dec 04, 2015
do you want instant miracle or do you want the will of God to be done upon your life the way it has been writen from the day you were created?
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by tripplephi: 9:16pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me


GUY WHY ARE YOU STRUGGLING, LEAVE YOUR CHURCH AND FIND ANOTHER MAN OF GOD WHO HAS THE KEY TO YOUR ISSUES, TB JOSHUA IS THERE, PROPHETS ARE THERE, MFM PRAYER CITY IS THERE.... GUY THERE IS NO WAY YOU GO THROUGH THESE AND YOUR CASE WILL NOT CHANGE ABI SATAN DEY CRAZE?
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nobody: 9:19pm On Dec 04, 2015
Because you pray to a deaf and dumb God.

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by AceRoyal: 9:19pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
James 1:2-8
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Solomon19(m): 9:22pm On Dec 04, 2015
tripplephi:



GUY WHY ARE YOU STRUGGLING, LEAVE YOUR CHURCH AND FIND ANOTHER MAN OF GOD WHO HAS THE KEY TO YOUR ISSUES, TB JOSHUA IS THERE, PROPHETS ARE THERE, MFM PRAYER CITY IS THERE.... GUY THERE IS NO WAY YOU GO THROUGH THESE AND YOUR CASE WILL NOT CHANGE ABI SATAN DEY CRAZE?
i have seen many men of God but no solution
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Tundeiab(m): 9:24pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
Pray without SEIZING! Your desired miracle is closer than you thing.

Join in this ongoing Facebook night vigil

Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Tundeiab(m): 9:25pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
Pray without SEIZING! Your desired miracle is closer than you think.

Join in this ongoing Facebook night vigil

Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by johnydon22(m): 9:25pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
Effects of religious indoctrinations.
Teaching children to pray to the skies for help in their problems will create adults that will be unable to solve their problems but keep relying on vague abstract concepts to solve their problems.

Keep praying, even sacrifice as much as you want to Jesus, Allah, Brahma or amadioha.

The only person that can help you is you in relation with social interactions.

If you do not get up to move that cup, nothing will move it for you. If you are waiting for any deity to move it for you then you are in for a very good long wait.

You have to accept your problems to be your responsibility, that is the only way you improve your chances of solving them.

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by BETATRON(m): 9:27pm On Dec 04, 2015
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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by BETATRON(m): 9:27pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
guy better change yourself..always remember that you are the sculptor of your own future

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Krystalzkris(f): 9:32pm On Dec 04, 2015
Id advise you... Quit kneeling,it wont help you... Invest ur time wisely in things that will bring your desired change... If prayer works,i bet we wouldnt need to put our own effort... Just put in more effort in ur struggle.. Goodluck

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nobody: 9:33pm On Dec 04, 2015
You have probably been praying the wrong prayers, start with prayer of enquiry, use Jeremiah 3v33 as your anchor scripture, make sure you maintain constant night vigils until God answers you, God still answers prayers.
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Solomon19(m): 9:34pm On Dec 04, 2015
no advise yet kaiii.....
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by hahn(m): 9:46pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me

Praying against your problems won't solve anything. God doesn't exist and it is apparent by the incompetence he has shown in your and other people's cases. I'd advice you stick you head out of the bible and face the reality of the world we are living in. Get a skill, start a business, find a job, read motivational books, get a degree, get a mentor who is successful etc.

Don't kneel and pray, stand up and act!

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Tonel09(m): 10:01pm On Dec 04, 2015
hahn:


Praying against your problems won't solve anything. God doesn't exist and it is apparent by the incompetence he has shown in your and other people's cases. I'd advice you stick you head out of the bible and face the reality of the world we are living in. Get a skill, start a business, find a job, read motivational books, get a degree, get a mentor who is successful etc.

Don't kneel and pray, stand up and act!
... Did i hear u say that God doesn't exist?..... Op.. Change ur mindset abeg.... U can do nothing except by the grace of the almighty God

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by hahn(m): 10:08pm On Dec 04, 2015
Tonel09:
... Did i hear u say that God doesn't exist?..... Op.. Change ur mindset abeg.... U can do nothing except by the grace of the almighty God

He has been praying and nothing has been happening and THAT is proof that whatever he is praying to is either incompetent or non-existent. Same thing with lots of different people all over the world who hold on to this "god" concept. The op can do anything he sets his mind to and he doesn't need to pray to the god of the Israelis, who don't give a fvck about us by the way, to achieve whatever goal he sets his mind to.

I am really amazed by the amount of ass kissing displayed by Africans. We place so much value on what foreigners tell us than our own cultures and beliefs. Pathetic undecided
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by hahn(m): 10:11pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:

i have seen many men of God but no solution

hahn:

He has been praying and nothing has been happening and THAT is proof that whatever he is praying to is either incompetent or non-existent. Same thing with lots of different people all over the world who hold on to this "god" concept. The op can do anything he sets his mind to and he doesn't need to pray to the god of the Israelis, who don't give a fvck about us by the way, to achieve whatever goal he sets his mind to.
I am really amazed by the amount of ass kissing displayed by Africans. We place so much value on what foreigners tell us than our own cultures and beliefs. Pathetic undecided

hahn:

Praying against your problems won't solve anything. God doesn't exist and it is apparent by the incompetence he has shown in your and other people's cases. I'd advice you stick you head out of the bible and face the reality of the world we are living in. Get a skill, start a business, find a job, read motivational books, get a degree, get a mentor who is successful etc.
Don't kneel and pray, stand up and act!

Krystalzkris:
Id advise you... Quit kneeling,it wont help you... Invest ur time wisely in things that will bring your desired change... If prayer works,i bet we wouldnt need to put our own effort... Just put in more effort in ur struggle.. Goodluck

johnydon22:
Effects of religious indoctrinations.
Teaching children to pray to the skies for help in their problems will create adults that will be unable to solve their problems but keep relying on vague abstract concepts to solve their problems.
Keep praying, even sacrifice as much as you want to Jesus, Allah, Brahma or amadioha.
The only person that can help you is you in relation with social interactions.
If you do not get up to move that cup, nothing will move it for you. If you are waiting for any deity to move it for you then you are in for a very good long wait.
You have to accept your problems to be your responsibility, that is the only way you improve your chances of solving them.

BETATRON:
guy better change yourself..always remember that you are the sculptor of your own future

Follow these advises and stop waiting for an imaginary being to help you undecided

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nkasiobi87(f): 10:31pm On Dec 04, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
.Please never you lose hope in God.he is never too early nor too late. don't go to any prayer house if your sure that your a true child of God. I tell you is hard to find a true man of God, I mean a real man of God. they walk in the name of God but devils inside.they call the name of God but devil receive thier glory. watch how you live your life. don't offend God while asking him of his blessings. keep praying for yourself be God's man and Belive in yourself. make sure your not a lazy type.get busy with a decent job no matter how small so that God will work with that.God can not work with nothing.manner don't fall from heaven anymore. don't be weak never let go until he bless you.have faith and keep praying.

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by jayriginal: 2:24am On Dec 05, 2015
achinaboy:
do you want instant miracle or do you want the will of God to be done upon your life the way it has been writen from the day you were created?

Whatever you ask in my name, so shall it be?

Putting the will of God in there is the ultimate loophole.
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by orisa37: 3:35am On Dec 05, 2015
Pray with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. Commune with God without sinning and Pray without ceasing. Ask for only one thing at a time in addition to give us our daily bread, forgive our sins as we forgive others, lead us not into temptation and deliver us from adversaries. May God be your security, safety and success IJN AMEN!!!!

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by grad2012(f): 4:05am On Dec 05, 2015
Then start praising GOD,praise GOD often don't think of ur problems let it go and let GOD. I pray that this year befor the new year GOD will answer al ur prayers.
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Niceman4u(m): 5:49am On Dec 05, 2015
Many are d afflictions of d righteous but d lord delivers dem from dem all. Ur breakthrough is on d way.
Still be persistence, don't despair.
U will over some
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by frank317: 6:53am On Dec 05, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me

If all the prayers of tb Joshua, adeboye and pastor Chris, couldn't rescue chibok girls. Innocent little girl. Why do you think any God will help your situation?

I was out of job for 3 years, praying and asking and imaginary God to help me. Until I realized I have just been talking to myself all these while. I dropped the act of praying and imbibed a positive life. I left church and started thinking. Today... My story is different. I have not been ti church for 2years and I am better than my situation when I was in church.

Look, with or with believing in God, your situation will change just as long as u have the right mentality. No God helps anyone, only man helps man.

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by oluseyiforjesus(m): 7:15am On Dec 05, 2015
Pray without ceasing
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by malvisguy212: 9:07am On Dec 05, 2015
Solomon19:
I want everything to turn around for me,have fast and don alot, but noting is working,am a chorister in my church,but nottin is work,have don alot of spiritual work...to no avail...Please advise me
do not listen to this atheists , they are children of the devil. Take all your time, read , God will answer your prayer.

There has been times in my life when
I have been up and down, times when
prayer seems to come easy, and times
when prayer doesn't come easy at all.
There is something, I think, in man that
makes it hard to pray, but what is it? Why should anyone have difficulty in praying?

Is it because we think that God will not
hear us? That's a possibility. I've heard
people speak about getting on their
knees to pray and having the feeling that their prayers were bouncing off the
ceiling, going no higher than the ceiling,
that nobody was hearing it but them.
They don't think God is actually hearing
what they are saying.
They may feel that way because they
feel unworthy, or because they feel God
is down on them. They may feel that God has somehow shut them up and won't listen to them.

Is it because we don't think it will change anything? And if that's the case, is it because we just don't believe? Or that we believe that God is going to do what He's going to do regardless of what we ask? “What's the point in praying about this? I'm going to pray and I'm going to ask God to do this, but God already knows what's best, and He's going to do what's best, and I'm going to say 'Thy will be done,' and what's the
point in asking because His will is going
to be done anyway?” Maybe we don't
pray a lot because we think it isn't going
to change anything. God will just do what he's going to do whether we ask Him to do it or not.

SOLUTION;
Luke 11:1-2, "And it came to pass,
that, as he was praying in a
certain place, when he ceased,
one of his disciples said unto
him, Lord, teach us to pray, as
John also taught his disciples.
And he said unto them, When ye
pray, say…"

Now, most people can, without reading
their bible, can site what Jesus said
about how you are to pray. So, Jesus
gives what is called “the Lord's Prayer,”
but he continues, he's NOT THROUGH
TEACHING THEM HOW TO PRAY! The
“Lord's Prayer” is not all he said in
response to the question, “Lord, teach us to pray.”the Lord prayer was just like an idea on what to say when praying , the next verse gives us the right
attitude;continue;
Luke 11:5-7, "And he said unto them,
Which of you shall have a friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight, and say
unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
For a friend of mine in his journey is
come to me, and I have nothing to set
before him? And he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not: the
door is now shut, and my children are
with me in bed; I cannot rise and give
thee."
"Jesus' listeners would have considered
the response of the man who was in bed absolutely unconscionable"
Luke 11:8, "I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet BECAUSE OF HIS
IMPORTUNITY he will rise and give him
as many as he needeth."

What's going on here? Well the man's
not going to go away! He's going to
stay down there; he's going to keep
on knocking on the door. He's going to
say, “get up and get me some bread!
I'm not going to let you sleep until you
get up and come out here and give me
three loaves of bread.
The word for “importunity” in the Greek
literally means “SHAMLESNESS.” Without shame. I think that's absolutely
fascinating, because a modest man
would say, “Gee. I asked and he didn't
give me any bread. Well, I guess I better
go away now because I must be causing
him a lot of inconvenience.” No, he is
shameless!
THERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF
IMPORTUNITY;
EXAMPLE ONE
Luke 18:1-8, "And he spake a parable
unto them to this end, that men ought
always to pray, and not to faint; Saying,
There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for
a while: but afterward he said within
himself, Though I fear not God, nor
regard man; YET BECAUSE THIS WIDOW
TROUBLETH ME,I WILL AVENGE HER,LEST BY HER CONTINUE COMING SHE WEARY ME. And the Lord said,

Hear what the unjust judge saith. And
shall not God avenge his own elect,
which cry day and night unto him,
though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily."
Here is a judge that was fearless, and
would not avenge this widow's
adversary. But she kept asking him
OVER and OVER and the judge finally
gave in to her requests, lest she
weary him by her continual coming.
EXAMPLE TWO:
Luke 18:35-39, "And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a
certain blind man sat by the way side
begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And
they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth
passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus,
thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before REBUKE
HIM, that he should HOLD his peace…"

They rebuked him. They told him to
shut up and be quiet! To stay out of
the way.BUT
Luke 18:39, "...but he cried so much the
more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on
me."
What happens to this man if he shuts
up? He's not healed. Yet, there were
people there who were trying to talk
him out of it, telling him to hush. He
didn't hush, he kept yelling. He cried
out!
Luke 18:40-43, "And Jesus stood, and
commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I
shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord,
that I may receive my sight. And Jesus
said unto him, Receive thy sight: THY
FAITH HATH SAVED THEE. And
immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God."
What's faith? Is it a feeling?Is it a mood? An emotion? Faith is a persistence, a boldness. It was his boldness and persistence that got this man his eyesight. It's not a mood, it's not a feeling. Think about it. Jesus said his bold, persistent, aggressive faith has saved him!
EXAMPLE THREE:
Matthew 15:22, "And, behold, a woman
of Canaan came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy
on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my
daughter is grievously vexed with a
devil."
This is a Gentile woman, and Jesus
did not answer her a word. Didn't say
a thing to her, just ignored her! Actually,
strange women weren't supposed to be
talking to strange men like this. Jesus'
manners may seem rude to you, but they were the norm for this time.
Matthew 15:23-26, "But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, SEND HER AWAY;FOR SHE CRIETH AFTER US. But he
answered and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. Then came she and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, HELP ME. But he
answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs."

First he ignores her, and then he
insults her! “This is not for you, you
dog! This is for the children. You Gentiles are not in that category of God's children. BUT SHE KEEP ON PRESSING ON:
Matthew 15:27, "And she said, Truth,
Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from their masters' table."
This is similar to what happened to a
man named Jacob when he wrestled,
physically, with God, and who put
God in a hold and said, "...I will not
let thee go, except thou bless
me" (Genesis 32:24-30). He wrestled
all night long and said he would not let
him go until he blesses him! God even
put the hollow of Jacob's thigh out of
joint, and he still wouldn't let him go!
These people would stand up to God,
believe it or not. This woman continued
to persist in the argument. And what
happened?
Matthew 15:28, "Then Jesus answered
and said unto her, O woman, GREAT IS
THY FAITH : be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole
from that very hour."
What's he talking about? He's talking
about her boldness, her persistence, her drive, her energy, her willingness
to hang in there and not give up on her
daughter's sake. Sometimes we can find
more faith for our children than we can
for ourselves. This woman certainly did.
Notice Jesus' response when he saw this
kind of faith, this kind of persistent
boldness. He said, “I'll give you anything
you want!” And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour. And Jesus
told her that her bold, persistent,
aggressive faith has saved her daughter.

Continue from the Lord prayer;

Luke 11:9-10, "And I say unto you, Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened."
One thing you can say for sure is that
a man who doesn't ask is not going to
get it, a man who isn't looking for it isn't
going to find it, and a man who doesn't
knock on the door will never get it open.
Luke 11:11-13, "If a son shall ask bread
of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he
shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"

You need to understand, the point that is being made here is not that God is a bad neighbor, the point is that if you expect to be heard of God you're going to have to knock and you're going to have to be persistent in what you do, and you are going to have to be shameless.
CONCLUSION;
Well, the scriptural doctrine of faith is an ACTIVE , persistent, bold approach to
God. We seem to think that faith is a
PASSIVE virtue; that it's a set of BELIEFS
or a way of THINKING , whereas in
scripture it's a way of acting! That's where, possibly, the difference may come in.

https://www.nairaland.com/2318252/reason-why-prayer-not-being
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by frank317: 9:30am On Dec 05, 2015
^^^^^
Lol... See preaching. All this for make God answer his prayers. Why do we tend to talk much when we are making no sense
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nobody: 10:33am On Dec 05, 2015
malvisguy212:
do not listen to this atheists , they are children of the devil. Take all your time, read , God will answer your prayer.

There has been times in my life when
I have been up and down, times when
prayer seems to come easy, and times
when prayer doesn't come easy at all.
There is something, I think, in man that
makes it hard to pray, but what is it? Why should anyone have difficulty in praying?

Is it because we think that God will not
hear us? That's a possibility. I've heard
people speak about getting on their
knees to pray and having the feeling that their prayers were bouncing off the
ceiling, going no higher than the ceiling,
that nobody was hearing it but them.
They don't think God is actually hearing
what they are saying.
They may feel that way because they
feel unworthy, or because they feel God
is down on them. They may feel that God has somehow shut them up and won't listen to them.

Is it because we don't think it will change anything? And if that's the case, is it because we just don't believe? Or that we believe that God is going to do what He's going to do regardless of what we ask? “What's the point in praying about this? I'm going to pray and I'm going to ask God to do this, but God already knows what's best, and He's going to do what's best, and I'm going to say 'Thy will be done,' and what's the
point in asking because His will is going
to be done anyway?” Maybe we don't
pray a lot because we think it isn't going
to change anything. God will just do what he's going to do whether we ask Him to do it or not.

SOLUTION;
Luke 11:1-2, "And it came to pass,
that, as he was praying in a
certain place, when he ceased,
one of his disciples said unto
him, Lord, teach us to pray, as
John also taught his disciples.
And he said unto them, When ye
pray, say…"

Now, most people can, without reading
their bible, can site what Jesus said
about how you are to pray. So, Jesus
gives what is called “the Lord's Prayer,”
but he continues, he's NOT THROUGH
TEACHING THEM HOW TO PRAY! The
“Lord's Prayer” is not all he said in
response to the question, “Lord, teach us to pray.”the Lord prayer was just like an idea on what to say when praying , the next verse gives us the right
attitude;continue;
Luke 11:5-7, "And he said unto them,
Which of you shall have a friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight, and say
unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
For a friend of mine in his journey is
come to me, and I have nothing to set
before him? And he from within shall
answer and say, Trouble me not: the
door is now shut, and my children are
with me in bed; I cannot rise and give
thee."
"Jesus' listeners would have considered
the response of the man who was in bed absolutely unconscionable"
Luke 11:8, "I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet BECAUSE OF HIS
IMPORTUNITY he will rise and give him
as many as he needeth."

What's going on here? Well the man's
not going to go away! He's going to
stay down there; he's going to keep
on knocking on the door. He's going to
say, “get up and get me some bread!
I'm not going to let you sleep until you
get up and come out here and give me
three loaves of bread.
The word for “importunity” in the Greek
literally means “SHAMLESNESS.” Without shame. I think that's absolutely
fascinating, because a modest man
would say, “Gee. I asked and he didn't
give me any bread. Well, I guess I better
go away now because I must be causing
him a lot of inconvenience.” No, he is
shameless!
THERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF
IMPORTUNITY;
EXAMPLE ONE
Luke 18:1-8, "And he spake a parable
unto them to this end, that men ought
always to pray, and not to faint; Saying,
There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for
a while: but afterward he said within
himself, Though I fear not God, nor
regard man; YET BECAUSE THIS WIDOW
TROUBLETH ME,I WILL AVENGE HER,LEST BY HER CONTINUE COMING SHE WEARY ME. And the Lord said,

Hear what the unjust judge saith. And
shall not God avenge his own elect,
which cry day and night unto him,
though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily."
Here is a judge that was fearless, and
would not avenge this widow's
adversary. But she kept asking him
OVER and OVER and the judge finally
gave in to her requests, lest she
weary him by her continual coming.
EXAMPLE TWO:
Luke 18:35-39, "And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a
certain blind man sat by the way side
begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And
they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth
passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus,
thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before REBUKE
HIM, that he should HOLD his peace…"

They rebuked him. They told him to
shut up and be quiet! To stay out of
the way.BUT
Luke 18:39, "...but he cried so much the
more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on
me."
What happens to this man if he shuts
up? He's not healed. Yet, there were
people there who were trying to talk
him out of it, telling him to hush. He
didn't hush, he kept yelling. He cried
out!
Luke 18:40-43, "And Jesus stood, and
commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I
shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord,
that I may receive my sight. And Jesus
said unto him, Receive thy sight: THY
FAITH HATH SAVED THEE. And
immediately he received his sight, and
followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God."
What's faith? Is it a feeling?Is it a mood? An emotion? Faith is a persistence, a boldness. It was his boldness and persistence that got this man his eyesight. It's not a mood, it's not a feeling. Think about it. Jesus said his bold, persistent, aggressive faith has saved him!
EXAMPLE THREE:
Matthew 15:22, "And, behold, a woman
of Canaan came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy
on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my
daughter is grievously vexed with a
devil."
This is a Gentile woman, and Jesus
did not answer her a word. Didn't say
a thing to her, just ignored her! Actually,
strange women weren't supposed to be
talking to strange men like this. Jesus'
manners may seem rude to you, but they were the norm for this time.
Matthew 15:23-26, "But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, SEND HER AWAY;FOR SHE CRIETH AFTER US. But he
answered and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. Then came she and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, HELP ME. But he
answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs."

First he ignores her, and then he
insults her! “This is not for you, you
dog! This is for the children. You Gentiles are not in that category of God's children. BUT SHE KEEP ON PRESSING ON:
Matthew 15:27, "And she said, Truth,
Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from their masters' table."
This is similar to what happened to a
man named Jacob when he wrestled,
physically, with God, and who put
God in a hold and said, "...I will not
let thee go, except thou bless
me" (Genesis 32:24-30). He wrestled
all night long and said he would not let
him go until he blesses him! God even
put the hollow of Jacob's thigh out of
joint, and he still wouldn't let him go!
These people would stand up to God,
believe it or not. This woman continued
to persist in the argument. And what
happened?
Matthew 15:28, "Then Jesus answered
and said unto her, O woman, GREAT IS
THY FAITH : be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole
from that very hour."
What's he talking about? He's talking
about her boldness, her persistence, her drive, her energy, her willingness
to hang in there and not give up on her
daughter's sake. Sometimes we can find
more faith for our children than we can
for ourselves. This woman certainly did.
Notice Jesus' response when he saw this
kind of faith, this kind of persistent
boldness. He said, “I'll give you anything
you want!” And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour. And Jesus
told her that her bold, persistent,
aggressive faith has saved her daughter.

Continue from the Lord prayer;

Luke 11:9-10, "And I say unto you, Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you. For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened."
One thing you can say for sure is that
a man who doesn't ask is not going to
get it, a man who isn't looking for it isn't
going to find it, and a man who doesn't
knock on the door will never get it open.
Luke 11:11-13, "If a son shall ask bread
of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he
shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?"

You need to understand, the point that is being made here is not that God is a bad neighbor, the point is that if you expect to be heard of God you're going to have to knock and you're going to have to be persistent in what you do, and you are going to have to be shameless.
CONCLUSION;
Well, the scriptural doctrine of faith is an ACTIVE , persistent, bold approach to
God. We seem to think that faith is a
PASSIVE virtue; that it's a set of BELIEFS
or a way of THINKING , whereas in
scripture it's a way of acting! That's where, possibly, the difference may come in.

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Long nonsense. U urself has prayed many times for miracles since u were born n it has never worked.
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Supremor(m): 11:06am On Dec 05, 2015
johnydon22:
Effects of religious indoctrinations.
Teaching children to pray to the skies for help in their problems will create adults that will be unable to solve their problems but keep relying on vague abstract concepts to solve their problems.

Keep praying, even sacrifice as much as you want to Jesus, Allah, Brahma or amadioha.

The only person that can help you is you in relation with social interactions.

If you do not get up to move that cup, nothing will move it for you. If you are waiting for any deity to move it for you then you are in for a very good long wait.

You have to accept your problems to be your responsibility, that is the only way you improve your chances of solving them.
well said bro the problems tarry when you refuse to give them the right punch, a lot of things we pass through in life are mere physical manifestations we can attend to ourselves for which God himself will not interfere or intervene; when you look at the progression of science today you will appreciate the need for one to take the bull by the horn when confronted with the vicissitudes of life. The key to victory is knowing that whether you win or lose it's in your hands, you answer for yourself, think differently, open up your mind and you'll see you are surrounded by a world of possibilities. Advancement in science today has helped to change our sense of thinking from the early years and things we used to believe are exclusive duties of God can now be manipulated one of such is that you can decide the sex of the child you desire to have but in any case we cannot do without the 'God factor' in all of life issues

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Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nobody: 12:41pm On Dec 05, 2015
Go on a seven days fasting and prayers. and your prayers will be answered.

if they are not answered, increase it to 49 days.

if they still aren't, then . . . God's will.

If you are okay with the above logic, go on.
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by tmamuda(m): 6:27pm On Dec 05, 2015
God plan for you is good. Keep trusting in Him cos God never fails. You said you are a chorister and done spiritual things all this is good but who knows if God has answered your prayer you will not forget him
God wants you to learn something and His name to be glorified. You have to be patience and keep fellowship with Him

Hold on, Never give up, keep moving
God is listening remembered God never fails
Re: I Have Prayed And Noting Is Happening by Nobody: 7:11pm On Dec 05, 2015
This past Tuesday my uncle lost a long time friend.
Her friend was Christian, my uncle is , his friend's
family is and a multitude of people were praying to
God for her survival.

I was hoping that science did what science does because I learned about the prayer thing long ago.. When she passed someone posted "we prayed like warriors for you to beat this but in the end the Father had his way. He called you on home to be with him." I wanted to strangle the person! So IF the "father" does what he wants, what on earth is there to pray for? Last night I respectfully asked my uncle: 'Since there were so many people praying for her recovery and yet she still died. When this happens what do you think about God and prayer?' he honestly answered " I don't think. " I said therein lies the answer .. IF you think you're
afraid of the conclusion.

Lace up people...lace the _fuck up...prayers don't do shiit!

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