The Privilege of Prayer -HOW GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS

Does Jehovah really answer our prayers?  Yes, he does.  The Bible calls him the "Hearer of Prayer."  (Psalm 65:2)   Jehovah hears and answers the sincere prayers of millions of humans, and he does so in many different ways. 

Jehovah uses angels and his servants on earth to provide the answer to our prayers.  (Hebrews 1:13,1)  There are many  examples of people who prayed for help in understanding the Bible and shortly after that receive a visit from one of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Bible shows that the angels are involved in declaring "good news " all over the earth.  (Read Revelation 14:6) Also, many of us have prayed to Jehovah about a specific problem or need and have then received from a Christian brother or sister. - PROVERBS 12:25; JAMES 2:16.

Jehovah uses his holy spirit to answers our prayers.  When we pray for help to cope with a problem, he may use his holy spirit to give us guidance and strength.  (2 Corinthians 4:7)  Jehovah also uses the Bible to answer our prayers and to help us make wise decisions.  When we read the Bible, we may find scriptures that will help us. Jehovah can also motivate someone who comments at a meeting to say what we need to hear or an elder in the congregation to share a point from the Bible with us. - GALATIANS 6:1.

Sometimes, though, we might wonder, 'Why hasn't Jehovah answered my prayers yet?  Remember,he knows when and how to answer our prayers. He knows what we need.  We have to keep on praying for a time to show that we really mean what we say to him and to show him we truly  have in faith in him.  (Luke 11:5-10)  Sometimes, Jehovah answers our prayers in a way we might not expect. For example, we ma pray about a difficult situation, but instead of  removing the problem, he may give us the strength to endure it. - Read PHILIPPIANS 4:13. 

What an amazing privilege we have to pray to Jehovah!  We can be sure that he will listen to us.  (Psalm 145: 18) And the more often we pray to Jehovah from our heart, the stronger our friendship with him will become.

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