Unanswered Prayers

Unanswered Prayers

1. Leading to agnosticism/atheism (1.7)

   • Never feel the presence of God
     • Not praying correctly
     • No God listening to them
     • Eventually thinking that there is no God
   • No one is listening to their prayers
   • Wonder about a God who answers some prayers but not all
   • Question or reject the existence of God
   • Unanswered prayers become evidence

2. Theism (1.8)

   • God answers all prayers
     • Must have faith to have prayers answered
   • Unanswered prayers can be explained
     • If the prayer is selfish it will not be granted, to encourage working hard.
     • If the prayer is personal, it may be answered differently because God has other plans
   • God loves people and so we should trust his judgement.
   • Not always looking like a direct answer