4 Bible Verses about Why Prayer Is Unanswered
Most Relevant Verses
James 4:3
You ask and fail to get them, because you ask with evil, selfish motives, to spend them on your pleasures.
John 9:31
We know that God does not listen to sinful men, but He does listen to anyone who worships God and lives to do His will.
James 1:6-7
But he must ask in faith, without a doubt, for the man who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is whirled and swayed by the wind. Such a man, indeed, a person with two minds,
Luke 18:11-12
The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast two days in the week. I pay a tithe on everything I get.'
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