Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 11, 2010
EXPLAINING GOD'S ANSWERS TO PRAYERS
During the reign of Abdullah the Third, there was a great drought in Baghdad. The Muslim doctors issued a decree that the prayers of the faithful should be offered up for rain; the drought continued.
The Jews were then permitted to add their prayers;
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Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 27, 2003
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An unknown confederate soldier wrote:
I asked God for strength that I might achieve
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey
I asked for health that I might do greater things
I was given infirmity that I might do better things
I asked for riches that I might be happy
I was given poverty
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Gods way of answering the Christians prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put
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"My friend, do you think that God is asleep?
Do you feel that He has gone to bed when you pray, and you cannot get Him up?
Do you believe that He does not want to answer your prayers?
God does want to answer your prayers and He will.
That is what this parable is saying. You do not have
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 25, 2002
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AN ANSWERED PRAYER
John Maxwell writes in his book, Partners in Prayer;
"In the summer of 1876, grasshoppers nearly destroyed the crops in Minnesota. SO in the spring of 1877, farmers were worried. They believed that the dreadful plague would once again visit them and again destroy the rich
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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PRAYERS ANSWERED
I have had prayers answered--most strangely so sometimes--but I think our heavenly Father’s loving-kindness has been even more evident
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 15, 2010
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BONNIE LAUGHLIN'S ANSWERED PRAYER
Psalms 27:13 says, “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.”
One sacrifice made by Bonnie K. Laughlin was the Christian homeschooling of her son, Caleb Laughlin. Bonnie saw that Caleb needed to develop his
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 3, 2002
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“Answered Prayer—With Cattle”
Shortly after Dallas Theological Seminary was founded in 1924, it almost came to the point of bankruptcy. All the creditors were going to foreclose at noon on a particular day. That morning they met in the president’s office for prayer that God would provide. In
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 21, 2009
I didn’t get an allowance when I was in high school and any kind of paying work was few and far between. My parents expected me to come to them when I needed money for lunch money, class rings, yearbooks, books, gas money, dates, or anything. Instead of being thankful that they wanted to give me
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God often answers prayer in a different way than we had in mind. I heard one time about a dad who heard his young son praying by his bed one night. The dad stopped at the door and heard the boy praying intensely, over and over again, “Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo.” The next day, the dad asked his son
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A pastor bought a female parrot that became quite a problem. The only thing the parrot could say was, "Come on baby, let's kiss! Come on baby, let's kiss!" She was quite carnal.
The pastor wanted a more spiritually-minded parrot, so he looked around for help.
After much
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