God Sees the prayer in it all

God Sees the prayer in it all

Have you ever felt like stopping prayers because the answers didn't come as quickly as you had expected? Or maybe do you still pray? 

What made the doubt and resignation set in? 

I know that yesterday we concluded through God's word that he always comes but what if concerning that request you’ve held on to for years he doesn't ever come? 

Would he cease to be God? It is one thing to quote the scripture "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17) but what about the moments where those prayers graduate to Habakkuk 2:1 (paraphrasing), We will stand upon our watch and see what he will say to us? 

What about when the particular answer to our prayer isn’t a manifestation in signs and wonders but rather a ‘what he will say to me’?

As I reflect on my 2024 prayer journey, I had one request on my lips and I prayed it consistently into 2025, I did receive prophecies of answers but then I kept on saying to God "There must be a physical manifestation of the answers", so I kept on with the same prayer point into the present year. On the third day of seeking God in 2025, I thought to myself, "What was the need to continue another waiting on the Lord when the last one I did I received no evidence of the answers", I didn’t just need a prophetic declaration all I needed was a speedy manifestation of what God has spoken to me. 

That was the answer I needed. I know just like me you might have been caught up in that point, in that point where you just want to stop praying and go for the next option and that is if you have any, but the answer that came to me remains to "keep on praying".

If the words of that prayer have become too cliché and heavy on your lips just maybe it can become a worship, praise, or a living sacrifice to God. The error is when you stop believing in God's ability to fulfill your desires. The God who searches our hearts and souls can put meaning to every tear and pain that our life exhumed. 

While following a worship session online my sister kept looking at me, I was silent and she was wondering while I didn’t say any word or prayer; words do fail most times. The moments when words fail us rather than sighing out our hopelessness or resigning our life to fate, why don’t we raise a song declaring God’s faithfulness? 

The Psalmist in Psalm 65:1-3 declares this reality through the MSGV 

1 Silence is praise to You, Zion dwelling God, and also obedience.

2 You hear the prayer in it all. We all arrive at your doorstep sooner or later, loaded with guilt,

3 our sins too much to ask but you get rid of them once and for all.

Other translations of the bible would have given something different but the highlight in verse 2 is God hears the prayer in it all. As long as in those moments we desire that they become requests to God, he hears them all. In each moment whether the requests are met or not we would still exclaim in our hearts that we have seen the goodness of the Lord.

 And yes ‘’God sees the prayer in it all’’.

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"When God Says 'Ask,' But You’re Still Waiting"

 You’ll Get What You Want.

Luke 11:9 (King James Version):
"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."

Recently, I was talking to a friend who is currently in a waiting season. She shared how she has been asking the Lord for the same thing repeatedly but hasn’t received an answer. She said she feels there’s no time left and can’t wait any longer. Does this sound familiar to you?

Have you been knocking on a door for a long time, only to feel ignored and without answers? At some point, it’s easy to become frustrated and discouraged.

I understand. There are seasons when we ask according to God's Word, like in Luke 11:9, yet still feel unheard. Hannah, the mother of Samuel, experienced this too. She prayed for a child for years. While her husband dearly loved her, she longed for something more—something that her co-wife had: a child. Imagine how she must have felt—taunted by her co-wife, feeling forgotten, and experiencing not even a miscarriage, which might have shown that she wasn’t barren, but instead a form of dryness.

Perhaps this resonates with what you’re going through. It’s difficult when the Lord says, Luke 11:9"Ask, and it shall be given," in one scripture, yet in another, like Psalm 27:14 (NIV), it says, "Wait for the Lord..." At this point, many ask, "Does He really care?"

When your reality doesn’t reflect what you’ve asked for, remember: God sees. He is not deaf to our prayers; He hears us. He is not uncaring about our burdens. His presence is the security, freedom, and answers we seek.

The wait may feel exhausting, but why cry as if you have no God? Our understanding of time and expectations often doesn’t align with God's perfect timing. While we focus on the present, God lives outside of time, and His plans are set according to His seasons. So, why grow weary? God has already answered, but He chooses to bring it to fruition in His perfect time.

Be still, even in the waiting. Be joyful, no matter what. Hold on to God’s Word as your anchor and press forward until you see the manifestation of your desires.

God's Word is the hope we live by. In His words, we find comfort during troubled times. If God has promised, He will deliver. We are insufficient on our own, but He has brought us this far, so He will not leave us halfway. He will bring to completion what He has started.

Psalm 37:7 (NIV):
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways."

For in due season, you shall smile.

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GOD ALWAYS COME

GOD ALWAYS COME

Have you ever been stuck in the "Oh God, anything?" moment? While reading Revive with JJ's blog post, I came across these sentences:

"When your reality doesn’t reflect what you’ve asked for, remember: God sees. He is not deaf to our prayers; He hears us. He is not uncaring about our burdens. His presence is the security, freedom, and answers we seek."

However, instead of seeing these words as admonitions, I found myself questioning: "Does God, see?" For some Christians, the proof of faith lies in God's immediate response to our needs. We often measure the effectiveness of our prayers, seeds sown, services rendered and acts of kindness by the speed of positive reactions to our challenges.

We tend to confirm God's acceptance of our praises and worship by the swift physical manifestation of His blessings in our lives. This mentality can lead us to believe that the success of our fasting is contingent upon immediate results and that God's response is the only validation we need.

In my own life, I've attended services where the minister would prophesy, and I'd feel a stirring in my heart, believing the word was meant for me. However, as I waited for confirmation, weeks turned into months, and the enemy began to whisper doubts: "God didn't hear you." I found myself questioning whether God was truly for me.

During Elijah's encounter with God on the mountain after her had escaped from Jezebel, he expected God to speak through the great and strong wind, the earthquake and even the fire but the Lord didn't show up through any of these elements (1Kings 19:11-12). Instead, God spoke in a still, small voice. This moment reminds us that God communicates in various ways, and His timing may not always align with our expectations.

God says, "I speak to you all through different means, times, and seasons. Yes, the testimony of your neighbor might have come suddenly, but that doesn't mean I didn't listen or hear. I can come to you through the fire, the storms, or through the still, small voice, but I always come."

"As long as you have called on me, I always come; as long as you keep on calling on me, I come." God has come to you today. Make Jeremiah 33:3 personal: "Call on Me, and I will answer thee." Let this promise be more than a cliché; let it be your guiding truth.

As long as you call on God and consciously seek Him, He will answer you. 

God Always Come. 

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The beauty in discovering Purpose.

Have you ever felt lost, having a successful career and job but still unfulfilled? 

Have you ever felt lost, having a job but still unfulfilled? Imagine a life where you simply go through your daily activities—waiting for the end of each day, then the next, marking time until you grow old and die. There are times when I go through my daily routine and feel exhausted. In those moments, I stop to wonder: What would life be like without purpose?

Colossians 1:27 (NIV)

"To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." 

Purpose makes life beautiful. It is through purpose that our true selves emerge. The scripture, "Christ in us, the hope of glory," is fulfilled when we live according to God’s purpose for our lives. Purpose is more than just a motive or reason; it is the driving force behind our creation. It is the reason we exist and the plan written for our lives before we even showed up.

Without purpose, life feels like a journey with no destination. I can relate to this because before I discovered my purpose, I often asked a lot of "whys." I am someone who always seeks a reason before taking action. When making decisions, I would ask myself: If I start this, will I be able to continue until my time on earth is done?

Yes, I am a child of God, but life felt boring until I discovered and aligned with my purpose. Our purpose can only be discovered in God’s Word, and that Word is God. It is in the Lord that we discover our true reason for existence.

The beauty of purpose lies in its ability to bring clarity and focus to our lives. It's interesting how, when purpose is discussed, many people immediately think it’s about serving on the altar. But purpose isn’t limited to that. Purpose can be found in the marketplace just as much as it can be found in ministry.

Our life purpose is what keeps our hearts eager, anticipating what each day holds. The enemy wants to keep us blind to our purpose. The fact is, he is not omniscient; he doesn't know what the Lord has written for you. That's why most of his strategies always push us to the place of discovery of our purpose.

God is willing to show and walk us through discovering who we are in Him. The Lord's intention is to bring us to a place of spiritual possibilities, where He speaks to us directly showing us who we truly are. He wants us to work on the plan He has written. He wants to help you discover yourself. 

The Eden experience can only be experienced when will discover and walk in our purpose that when we enjoy living.