Praying to the God Who Hears Our Prayers
This is a guest post by Danika Cooley, author of fantastic resources like Bible Road Trip™ and 60 Scriptures You Can Pray.
Do you ever wonder if praying to God makes a difference? It does! Scripture tells us to pray to the God who hears our prayers.
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Do you ever wonder if praying makes a difference? I mean, is God really listening to your prayers? Do your kids ask you the same questions?
If you are a fan of Tauna’s site, as I am, you probably love her focus on prayer. I know I do!
Still, it is normal to sometimes harbor doubt and fear that God either isn’t listening, or he just doesn’t care. Our kids have these concerns, too, even if they don’t always voice them. We can take them to God’s Word to learn the truth about our God who hears the prayers of the people in Scripture. Our mighty God also promises us that he hears our prayers, too.
I love the fact that the people in Scripture are real people. They have real, sometimes seemingly insurmountable problems. Sometimes the way the heroes of our faith pray is eloquent and sometimes it is desperate. No matter how they approach God, we get to see how he answers them. That is so valuable for us, and for our kids.
God really answers prayers. Sometimes his answers are quiet and simple, and sometimes they are amazing—like when he answers prayers for deliverance.
One of my favorite miraculous answers to prayer is when King Sennacherib of Assyria has besieged Jerusalem, in 1 Kings chapters 18 and 19. The city is surrounded by a mighty army with no way out while the king of Assyria mocks God. So, King Hezekiah of Judah asks God to save his people for his own glory. That way, everyone will know that he is God. God hears Hezekiah, and answers him by sending the angel of the Lord to strike down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in the middle of night. Problem solved.
We can’t always see the answer to our problem. But, we can trust that God hears us when we pray. We serve a God who can do whatever he wants.
Remind your kids that we serve a God who hears our prayers.
Praying to the God Who Hears Our Prayers
There are so many Bible verses that tell us that God hears our prayers. One of my favorite verses is 1 John 5:14-15. In the ESV, it says:
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
We know God’s will through his revealed word in Scripture. When we know and understand how we should pray, we can be confident that he hears us. As we pray biblically, we can trust God to answer our prayers.
How amazing is that? It’s a message we want to remind ourselves of constantly. We want to teach it to our children as well!
We can learn much about the way God answers prayers by studying his answers to praying people in the Bible.
Danika Cooley’s 60-day devotional, 60 Scriptures You Can Pray, is packed with thoughtful explanations of biblical prayer and practical application. It is the tool you need to learn more about prayer–straight from God’s Word. Danika is an award-winning children’s author and Bible curriculum developer. Her popular Bible Road Trip™ curriculum is used by tens of thousands of families. Learn more about 60 Scriptures You Can Pray and grab free journal pages and a letter for your women’s Bible study here.
