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REASONS
FOR
UNANSWERED
PRAYER
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Crossroads Full Gospel
International Ministries
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REASONS FOR
UNANSWERED PRAYER
To help people who may be having difficulty receiving from
God, or experiencing the empowerment which comes as our human
nature is energized by the Divine Nature, a list has been compiled of
some of the possible reasons for unanswered prayer and attacks of
the enemy.
SOME POSSIBLE REASONS FOR UNANSWERED PRAYER
OR ATTACKS FROM THE ENEMY MAY BE:1.
Asking the Lord without:
(a) Knowing God’s perfect will on the matter: Rom.12:2
(b) Asking in faith, expecting to receive: James 1:6-8
2. Harbouring unforgiveness or having resentment towards
someone, knowingly or unknowingly: Mark 11:25; Lev.20:9.
3. Rejecting part or all of God’s will for your life: Hosea 4:6;
Rom.6:16.
4. Living, or coming to church, with a “get” attitude, rather than a
“giving” attitude: Luke 6:38.
5.
Not walking in Godly love: 1 John 4:7-8; 1 Cor.13:1-3.
6.
Having a lack of concern for people’s eternal fate: Ezek.3:18-21.
7.
Not serving or submitting to your fellow man’s needs according
to the leading of the Spirit: James 2:15-17; Phil.2:4.
8. Putting other things or people before the Lord and His will:
Matt.10:37-38.
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9. Putting your children in front of your marriage partner:
Eph.5:28; Titus 2:4.
10.
Putting your family in front of the Lord: Matt.10:37.
11.
Having a bad attitude after having been corrected by the Lord
through one of His vessels: Heb.12:5-10; 13:17.
12. Non-Christian attitudes or behaviour: Rom.13:9-10; James 3:918; Col.3:1-10.
13.
Losing your temper with something or someone: Eph.4:26-30;
James 1:20.
14.
Having not studied diligently to find out the commandments of
the Lord: Josh.1:8;
Hosea 4:6; Isa.5:13.
15.
Having not rebuked or resisted the devil when needed: James
4:7-8.
(a) Not binding him in Jesus’ Name: Matt.18:18.
(b) Not loosing him in Jesus’ Name: Matt.16:19.
(c) Not telling him to go in Jesus’ Name: Luke 10:17.
16.
Fellowshipping on a deep or continual basis with lukewarm
Christians (Christians who do not try to live according to God’s
commandments): Phil.1:27; 1 Cor.5:11;
Rev.3:16.
17.
Having slowed or stagnated in your Christian walk: Matt.13:22;
Luke 9:23.
18.
Having not acted fully on what the Lord has told you to do, or
maybe having just forgotten: Josh.1:8; James 1:22-25.
19.
Slackness or a lack of commitment to the Lord: John 8:31-36;
Matt.22:37-40.
20.
Having been “church hopping” (2 Tim.3:7; James 1:8) in order to
fulfill your own desires.
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Not desiring to settle down to fellowship in a church on a regular
weekly basis: Heb.10:25.
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