Prayer Basics
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Lesson OneWhy Pray?8 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhy Not Ask?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhen You Don’t Know What to Say7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FourObstacles to Prayer7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson FivePraying for Others7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SixPraying with Others6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenPrayer and Fasting6 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson EightWhat about “Unanswered” Prayer?7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson NinePersevering in Prayer7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TenLiving a Prayer-Filled Life7 Activities|1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
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Do I always have to have a reason from God for why something difficult happens in my life? It may also be God’s mercy toward us that is behind some unanswered prayers. As C. S. Lewis confided to a friend once in a letter, “If God had granted all the silly prayers I’ve made in my life, where should I be now?” But sometimes we don’t feel that way because the prayers aren’t silly. They’re from the heart, about serious things, and we have difficulty comprehending why God allows heartbreaking things. But given our limited understanding, we also have to wonder if we could accept the reasons from God if we actually knew them. I believe there are some things that simply cannot make sense to us from our limited vantage point.
In this lesson, you learned how to:
- Identify several individuals in Scripture who experienced unanswered prayer.
- Explain how to reconcile unanswered prayer with the promises God has made about prayer in the Bible.
- Implement a practical approach for facing unanswered prayer in your personal life.
Continue to Lesson 9: Persevering in Prayer to be encouraged to persevere in prayer and wait upon the Lord.