How to know when to stop praying for something
3 Signs God Is Saying, "Stop Praying About That"
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throughout scripture we're commanded to
always be praying however this does not
mean God wants us to always keep asking
him for one specific thing until he
gives it to us number one if God has
already given you a very clear no you
should stop asking about the thing he
said no about there's a belief among
some Christians that God will move once
we finally offer up enough prayers as
though there's a Heavenly scale that
will one day finally flip over to yes
once we weigh it down enough with our
prayers this is not biblical certainly
God may lead some people to pray for
years or even decades for one particular
blessing I'm certainly not saying this
is always wrong to do that may be
exactly what God is telling you to do
but if he does one day answer that
prayer you've been asking for it won't
be because you worked so hard for it in
prayer it will be because of his grace
and divine timing in the parable of the
persistent Widow Jesus was not comparing
God to the unjust judge who finally gave
the Widow what she wanted because she
annoyed him so much with her Relentless
requests actually Jesus was contrasting
god with the unjust judge stating that
God would not treat his people like that
unlike the unjust judge who made the
Widow wait longer than she should have
needed to wait God will give Justice to
them speedily as Luke 17 8 States I say
all of that because in many cases people
pray and pray and pray because they
think God is just waiting for them to
beg him enough if you don't get a clear
no from God then certainly keep praying
if you feel led to do that but if God
has said no it's not right to keep
begging because you think God needs you
to beg more God always does what is most
loving if he's said no to something you
want trust that he's doing this for your
good number two if you have tunnel
vision because you are asking God to
give you your Idol this is a sign you
may need need to stop praying about this
the reason I just said you may need to
stop praying about this is because
sometimes when we have an idol we don't
need to give up the good desire we have
rather we just need to confess and
repent of the idolatrous reasons we want
this good thing for example if you
really want a spouse this is a good
desire and more than likely God will
give you this spouse one day marriage
pleases God so God doesn't want you to
give it up if he's given you a desire to
be married rather you need to repent of
the idolatry of marriage rather than
giving up wanting to be married with
that said sometimes an idol can be so
consuming in our hearts that it causes
us to have tunnel vision we become
unable to focus on anything or anyone
besides this one thing or person that we
want God to give us in moments like
these God may lead you to stop praying
about this thing you want as a way of
repenting of this Idol by no longer
praying about this it can allow you to
recalibrate and focus on other things in
a healthy way perhaps when you become
more balanced then God leads you to
start praying about this again or maybe
you then realize God wants you to never
pray about this thing again either way a
time of pausing your prayers about this
one thing you have tunnel vision about
can be very helpful and number three if
God has already answered this prayer but
you are overlooking his answer perhaps
the most common example for this point
would be when it comes to the
Forgiveness of a particular sin in our
past many people confess and confess and
confess but still feel that God has not
forgiven them this is where we have to
accept scripture and ignore our feelings
once you confess and repent the Bible
says it's done you don't need to keep
praying about that or maybe you're
praying that God will reveal if you
should marry your boyfriend or
girlfriend perhaps you've been dating
him or her for a good amount of time
they are extremely loving mature in the
Lord and you really enjoy them through
these signs God is saying yes you should
marry them perhaps you however want a
vision a dream or something flashier to
let you know God wants you to marry this
person but since God has already
answered your prayer through the
biblical evidence in the relationship
you should stop praying about this and
get married big picture sometimes God
has already granted our prayer request
but we've missed it because all we are
doing is asking him and not looking for
the signs he's already sent do you know
that sometimes God wants you to pray for
a sign and sometimes God does not want
you to pray for a sign here's an
important video where I cover that topic
a mark from applygodsworld.com and until
next time God bless
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