Pastor Sid was preaching on Unwanted answers to prayer this last Sunday at church and he said something that was really eye opening. He was preaching on the passage of Judges 20 where the Israelites cried out to God three different times to help Him defeat the Benjamites, after their third time of calling out to God, He assured them they would win the battle.
Although we may not always get the answer we want from prayer, God is using prayer to draw us close to Him. He puts a higher value on the relationship with Him, rather than the results of what we pray for.
After hearing this I was amazed at how much this is true. Recently I had blogged about trouble with our cars, along with that we are trying so desperately to stop being slave to the lender by paying off our debt. We have been praying, working, and saving a lot this past year to reach that goal.
In Lew of the recent events and this message on Sunday I now know what God is trying to teach us. He is valuing more of the relationship we have with Him rather than our earthly goals.
