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When my prayer gets stuck at the ceiling - Possible reasons for unanswered prayers

When my prayer gets stuck at the ceiling

 

When my prayer

gets stuck at the ceiling

and I have the feeling

that God does not hear me

then I have to ask myself first of all

if I listen to God

when he calls me

into his discipleship?


Do I obey what he asks of me?


Do I use all of my strength for the good,

or do I still let laziness

and bad habits reign me?


Another question is

if I even pray in his will?


Does my prayer center

around me or him?


What is my motivation?

Are my motives only

that he takes away

my momentary suffering

and dissolves my problems

into air?


Over and over again I notice

that I am not obedient

in those times

and stubbornly walk

my own ways.


God is no candy machine –

prayer in, desired outcome out.


God’s priorities aren’t miracles either

but deep-seated healing.


That is why his answers

often look different

than what I had imagined.


God instructs me

to pray to him

and call upon him

in times of need.


He wants to save me

all along

and lead me

on good paths.


But in my stubbornness

I think I know better than him

and run straight into my own chaos.


When my prayer

gets stuck at the ceiling

then most of the time

I stuck the glue up there.

 

 

(1704121952-2003,1704122247-2303)

 

 

Psalm 66:18 (The Israel Bible)

Had I an evil thought in my mind, Hashem would not have listened.

 

Isaiah 59:1–2 (The Israel Bible)

No, Hashem's arm is not too short to save, Or His ear too dull to hear; 2 But your iniquities have been a barrier Between you and your God, Your sins have made Him turn His face away And refuse to hear you.

 

Proverbs 28:9 (The Israel Bible)

He who turns a deaf ear to instruction— His prayer is an abomination.

 

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