How To Determine If Prayers Are Being Answered

How do we know if our prayers are being answered when we pray everyday, either to ask for favors combined with prayers said mostly in gratitude?

I combine my prayers with both categories. I ask of God things for my family and for myself, and then I pray for people who have asked me to pray for them, or their loved ones. I try to prioritize the urgent items, such as a major illness, a coming exam, people who need jobs, etc. Then, I go on to thank God for taking care of my requests, my family, and me too.

Many people pray for things that if they consider them at the end of the day, they are probably not exactly what they want versus what they need. I am guilty of doing the same, and sometimes we just don't know what we truly want. And that's okay, because by the fact that you are indeed praying every day is an excellent habit. When you need to pray for an urgency regarding a family matter, you will be in practice.

You will know when prayers are answered by the results that come along your way. In the case of a medical urgency, you receive good news from the doctors. When you're looking for work and a job interview comes up, that's prayers being answered.

Perhaps you're running short of funds to take care of things at home, pray for God to find a solution for you. And when the solution comes, just say thanks. And normally the answer comes in accordance with the urgency of the request.

You see, the reason prayers are answered is that we were made that promise. When the words "Ask, Believe, and You Will Receive," were said by Jesus, I don't believe that anyone was playing here.

Always pray with the conviction that your prayers will be at least listened to. And remember that we all receive not what we pray for, but instead what we justly earn. In other words, we get what we need not what we want.

If you should need prayers, get in touch with me on my email address noted below. You may also want to read my articles on prayers and holy water posted to Ezine Articles noted on this Page.


Tony McCleary
tonymcclr@gmail.com
http:/www.prayer-be-strong.blogspot.com

Why pray, and what are you praying for!

The reason that most of us pray is to request God, the saints, or Jesus directly for a particular favor. It may also be a prayer of gratitude. Then, like me, I simply pray to keep my thoughts close to God.

On Thursday morning I attend Mass at my Catholic church, not far from where I live, and since I get to open the church at 6 am and I also prepare the Chapel for the Mass, I get to see the Virgin Mary. At 6 am no one is there, so I get a great opportunity to talk to the Virgin. But, in my talks I ask for favors for many people.

When people ask me to pray for them, I take all petitions to the Virgin. She is known to be a "very powerful intercessor," meaning that she is the intermediary between Jesus and the Father.

Do I get all of my prayer requests answered? I believe with my heart, and with total faith that she listens, and God decides. There's an old saying, "Not what we pray for do we get, but what we justly earn." That can mean one thing to me, that we get not what we want, but what we truly need.

Years back, I prayed with my heart and soul to save my marriage. Divorce came just as surely as the snows in the North, and today I can say that it was for the best. And the amazing thing about it, it released me to live my life to do many other things which I couldn't seem to do while married, for example, pray for people and learn about holy water.

For that alone, I am truly grateful, for my life found peace and joy in just living.

If you are having a tough time with your life at this time, let me pray for you to the Virgin Mary. And you have my article just posted to Ezinearticles.com on "Holy Water - Major Benefits and Savings." Please read it, and see if holy water is for you!


Tony McCleary
tonymcclr@gmail.com
http://www.prayer-be-strong.blogspot.com