My son, give attention to my words;       Incline your ear to my sayings.         Do not let them depart from your eyes;       Keep them in the midst of your heart;         For they are life to those who find them,       And health to all their flesh.      Proverbs 4:20-22 What do you do when you are lining your life up to the Word of God, purposefully choosing to do His will, and life still seems to be not working right?  We all have been...

This is the fourth part in my series about unanswered prayers for healing.  Prologue    Part One    Part Two     Part Three Remember, our premise is God is never wrong, so if something isn’t working as the Word says it should, it is because we are at fault somehow, or it’s the enemy, or a bit of both.  Each of these posts is dealing with just one possible reason prayers go unanswered, and should not be deemed to be all-inclusive! ...

This is the third part in my series about unanswered prayers for healing.  Prologue   Part One   Part Two  It is important to realize that each of these posts is dealing with just one possible reason prayers go unanswered, and should not be deemed to be all-inclusive!  Remember, our foundation is that God is never wrong!  Therefore, if things aren’t working for us, it is either our fault, the devil’s fault or a bit of both. The...

This is the second segment of the practical thoughts I want to share with you about why prayers seem to go answered.   The foundation of all of these thoughts is:  We know God is not ever wrong, thank You, God!  And we know His Word is very clear – sickness is a curse (Deuteronomy 28:15-68) and Jesus became a curse for us so those who believe can be free of the curse (Galatians 3:13).  So, where does that leave us who need answered...

My last entry about the man calling the radio station asking about unanswered prayer caused quite a lot of response!  I told you I would give you some of my thoughts – here is part one (more to follow).  Speaking with admittedly a broad brush, for the sake of discussion, Western Christianity is pretty much split into two camps.  The “faith camp” and the “suffering camp”.  The faith camp believes God desires to heal...

There is a permeation among Christians that states “don’t tell anyone the secret questions you cry out to God about or else!”  The reason so many aren’t honest about their queries is that most often well-meaning, yet ignorant, people hand them a pat platitude instead of honestly answering the questions. Today I listened to a segment on a Christian radio show that had my blood pressure at boiling point! A man called in...