The content explores the complexity of prayer and whether God answers them. It suggests that while prayers for genuine needs might be heard, frivolous requests may not be considered. The piece raises questions about God's intentions, the purpose of prayer, and the necessity of intercession, ultimately reflecting on the struggle to understand divine reasoning.
Tag: answered prayers
Understanding God’s Signs: My Journey of Faith
The author reflects on the power of prayer and God's responses, sharing a personal story about a significant prayer answered during a difficult time in life. They emphasize the importance of faith, reading scripture, and trusting in God to navigate life's challenges. The author believes that all believers can find strength through Jesus' teachings.
Ask and it Will be Given
It’s happened again. God has shown me that He hears our prayers and He answers them. It may take time but He answers them. For the last few months I’ve really stepped up my game as far as praying every day, listening to reflections and doing spiritual reading again. As you may have noticed I …
WWJD
Remember back a few years ago (maybe more than a few) when people were asking the question: What would Jesus do? I don’t seem to hear that very much anymore. Maybe no one really cares. It’s funny I don’t seem to ask myself that question much either. But it’s not that I don’t care or …
What God Needs
I had an interesting conversation with my daughter today. Now this being the 21st century it wasn’t a face to face conversation but rather a finger to finger conversation. She and her husband have a rather big life decision to make and she asked for my advice. Without going into the details I told her …
Don’t Become Lion Food
I have written about the different ways God talks to us. Some people call them signs, some people call them miracles, I use the term signs. One of these signs is dreams. Dreams can be tricky because you need to be able to discern between this that are from God, Satan or bad chili. Since …
He Did it Again
I have to admit that the last few months have been tough on me and especially on my faith. I was beginning to head back down a road that would lead me away from the church. I was losing faith because it seemed like God wasn't there. And then He did it again... He answered …
Dream a little dream
With all this time on my hands now, I have a whole bunch of it to think about all kinds of things. The latest is dreams,more accurately whether or not dreams come from anywhere, specifically from God. Obviously we know God has spoken to people through dreams, there are plenty of examples throughout the Bible, but …
Does God Really Answer Our Prayers
Does God really answer our prayers or do we only think he does? One of the things I have come to notice during my journey back to the Catholic faith is how God continues to answer my prayers. I have to admit I was always pretty sceptical about the whole idea of God actually doing …
More about Prayer
It's been a busy last couple of weeks and I haven't had much time for writing. Or reading. Or praying. So I am trying to get back on track. I've been trying to get a little freelance business going (writing and editing) which has been taking most of my free time. Of course when I …
The Wayward Catholic 