Prayer & Obedience

Ps 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Any reason for unanswered prayer is always on the human side. God has promised to answer prayer. He cannot lie.

Reasons for Unanswered prayer
    1. Disobedience Deuteronomy 1:45; 1 Samuel 14:27; 28:6
    2. Unconfessed sin Psalms 66:18; Joshua 7:6-13
    3. Indifference Proverbs 1:28
    4. Neglect of Mercy Proverbs 21:13
    5. Despising the law Proverbs 28:9
    6. Blood-guiltiness Isaiah 1:15
    7. Iniquity Isaiah 59:2-3; Micah 3:4
    8. Stubbornness Zechariah 7:13
    9. Instability James 1:6-8
    10. Self-indulgence James 4:3
    11. Not in accord with the Divine Will Exodus 33:20; 3:26; 2 Samuel 12:16; Ezekiel 20:3; 2 Corinthians 12:8-9
    12. Pride Isaiah 16:6
    13. Bearing God’s name in vain Jeremiah 7:9-10, 16
    14. Insincerity Mark 12:4
    15. Wrong relationships 1 Peter 3:7-12
    16. Unforgiveness Mark 11:25

We should often examine our hearts for sin, pride, selfishness, lack of faith, etc. We should look for whatever might hinder prayer.

When Jesus prayed He always received the answer because He was always in the Father's perfect will.

Though we do not earn the right to answered prayer, we can position ourselves to receive or not receive - to be heard or not to be heard.

1Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

1Jo 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

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