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Daily Voice Devotional with Niyi Adekunle Sunday 22nd June The Frustrations with Prayers 7We've been exploring the frustration that people experience in the place of prayer, especially when it seems God isn't answering. But note this: any prayer God hears, He answers. The issue often lies in what blocks Him from hearing; things like sin, emotional burdens and prayers that are out of line with the will of God.We usually say, “prayer changes things.” That's true, but the first thing prayer changes is you. Consider Hannah, before prayer changed her situation, prayer changed her. Her countenance lifted after prayer—even before she conceived. Likewise, if prayer doesn't transform you, it may not transform your situation. God is more interested in shaping who you become than simply fixing what's around you. When we don't understand this dimension to prayer, God can answer and you miss it.2 Corinthians 12:8–10 (GNB), “Three times I prayed to the Lord about this and asked him to take it away. But His answer was: ‘My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.' I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Paul was praying about a situation and he thought that God didn't answer him because he was praying that God should change his situation. When God answered, He didn't change the situation, He gave Paul a revelation that changed his perspective and strengthened him through the situation.Sometimes when we feel unheard, it may not be that God didn't answer, you might have missed His answer. You might be asking for a change of situation but He gives you a revelation that the application will change the situation. Settle it in your heart, God is not hold out against you. Examine your life continuously align with the will of God and watch the frustrations in prayers fade away. God bless you, enjoy your day.
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