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I guess that it is safe to assume that a lot of us pray for something we want or need. However, I am sure that there are times that we feel that God does not seem to answer our prayers. Prayers that we have been repeating over and over, some prayers go on for years without being 'answered'. This often leads us to question whether or not God is really on our side or maybe even question his very existence.
I somehow recall a song my parents would sing in their prayer meetings which says that "He makes all things beautiful in His time." But, what exactly is God's time? Can we, as humans, actually perceive God's time which is actually theoretically timeless?
We must also look at whether or not God really answers prayers. A lot of cliche answers rush to my head in response to such a question, answers which can immediately be deconstructed by seemingly more convincing ideas. For example, the most famous of all answers, "God has a reason for everything." Which can ea silly be shattered by seeing all the human suffering there is in the world.
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However, we must have a more mature understanding of what prayer really is to be able to unlock what God's time is.
In my own experience I have come to learn that prayer is not necessarily answerable by a yes or no. Prayer can also lead you to discover God's plan for you. Indeed He will make all things beautiful in His time. Amazingly, His plans seem to be better than your own plans for your self. In fact he gives you more than what you pray for, all you need to learn is to be patient...
I have learned that the answers to my prayers lie within my my friends both old and new, and my family....
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And how about all the suffering in this world crap? Look at the mirror closest to you, part of the answer is there...
