{"id":24617,"date":"2026-03-11T16:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/why-gods-answer-to-prayer-is-always-yes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:18:36","slug":"why-gods-answer-to-prayer-is-always-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/persistent-prayer\/why-gods-answer-to-prayer-is-always-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why God\u2019s Answer to Prayer Is Always \u2018Yes!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God\u2019s answer to prayer is always \u201cYes!\u201d I\u2019ve heard some people say, \u201cOf course God answers prayer. He\u2019ll say \u2018No,\u2019 \u2018Maybe\u2019 or \u2018Yes.\u2019\u201d I don\u2019t buy that. I believe that God\u2019s answer to prayer is always \u201cYes!\u201d Always. And take note of that exclamation point.<\/p>\n<p>It is for us t<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/addiction-and-recovery\/the-dream-that-answered-her-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">o hear that \u201cYes!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes our prayers are too small. It\u2019s as though we don\u2019t want to be disappointed so we ask for less than we really want. We hedge our bets. But really, who are we fooling? God knows the secrets of our hearts. Often better than we do. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/how-god-answers-desperate-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t ask for less.<\/a> Pay attention to what God wants of you. Embrace it. Go for it. Have the courage to see that it\u2019s what you want too.<\/p>\n<p>I think of what I went through when I was launching myself out in the world after college. I wanted to be a writer, but I was sure I would be disappointed. I turned this way and that. Finally, I conceded that I would be a writer. Somehow.<\/p>\n<p>I sent in a story to a little inspirational called <em>Guideposts<\/em>. The editor called me in to talk about it. It wasn\u2019t right for publication, but he encouraged me to try again. I did. And did again. Eventually I got hired on staff.<\/p>\n<p>Guess what? I\u2019m still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/prayer-works.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing for that organization.<\/a> Was I just lucky? I don\u2019t think so. I was answering the call of my heart. God\u2019s big \u201cYes!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the crucial lessons Jesus teaches about <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/miracles\/gods-grace\/how-persistent-prayer-saved-her-beloved-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer is persistence. <\/a>Persistence through our disappointments and setbacks. In the parable of the importunate widow he tells of a widow who kept coming again and again to an unjust judge, seeking justice. Finally, the unjust judge gives in. \u201cI will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming\u201d (Luke 18:5).<\/p>\n<p>Jesus goes on to say, \u201cAnd will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? (Luke 18:7).<\/p>\n<p>Persistence gives us a chance to know ourselves in knowing our prayers. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/pray-never-before-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a better understanding <\/a>of what we\u2019re asking for.<\/p>\n<p>In another parable Jesus describes a man who wakes up his friend in the middle of the night because he needs some bread to feed an unexpected guest. The friend tells him to go away. The door is already locked, and he\u2019s in bed with his children. In the end the friend finally gets up and gets the bread. Why? Because of his persistence! \u201cAt least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs\u201d (Luke 11:8).<\/p>\n<p>Jesus is telling us to be persistent in prayer. Keep at it. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-strength\/prayers-for-perseverance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t give up.<\/a> There is an answer God is trying to give us. Not \u201cNo\u201d or \u201cMaybe.\u201d There is only \u201cYes!\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God\u2019s answer to prayer is always \u201cYes!\u201d I\u2019ve heard some people say, \u201cOf course God answers prayer. He\u2019ll say \u2018No,\u2019 \u2018Maybe\u2019 or \u2018Yes.\u2019\u201d I don\u2019t buy that. I believe that God\u2019s answer to prayer is always \u201cYes!\u201d Always. And take note of that exclamation point. 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