How does God answer prayers?

Matthew 21:22 tells us, "Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." Mark 11:24 is like it: "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." And finally, from John 14:14, "You may ask me for anything in my name and I will do it."
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In what way does God answer prayers?

God always listens to us when we pray. The scriptures show countless examples of prayers God has heard and answered. He continues to answer prayers today. Through the power of prayer, you can get answers to your questions and receive the blessings God has in store for you.
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How God answers prayers in 3 ways?

I've heard it said that God answers prayers in one of three ways. God says “Yes,” and you receive what you ask for. God says “No,” and you have to accept it and move on. Or God says “Not Yet,” and you learn to be patient and wait.
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How does God speak to us when we pray?

God doesn't have to speak loudly, because He lives in our hearts. He doesn't want to intimidate us. God is a master of communication, and He speaks our language. When you pray, listen for a still, small voice inside your heart that is the most loving voice you've ever heard.
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Can God talk to you in your mind?

Additionally, He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit and through dreams, visions and our thoughts. Further, God will use events and circumstances to speak with us. More often than not, God uses the people He has placed in our lives to speak to us.
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What does it feel like when God speaks to you?

So the way that God speaks is different for everyone, but a lot of the times it's a still small whisper, it's a gut feeling, you just know in your knower. For some people it's a thought that just rushes in and it's nowhere close to what you had been thinking about. Sometimes it's a dream.
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What happens when one prays answer?

Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God

Just like your parents here on earth, your Heavenly Father wants to hear from you and talk to you. When you pray, He listens. Then He answers your prayers in the form of thoughts, spiritual feelings, scripture, or even the actions of other people.
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What are the three P's of prayer?

The three P's are pause, presence and prayer. I think if we take some time out to look deeper at the power of recommitting ourselves to stop to pause to be present and be a compassionate presence to others and to deepen our habit of prayer we will be strengthened.
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What are the 4 methods of prayer?

Four Basic Forms of Prayer
  • Prayer of Blessing and Adoration (praising God)
  • Prayer of Petition (asking for what we need, including forgiveness)
  • Prayer of Intercession (asking for what others need)
  • Prayer of Thanksgiving (for what God has given and done)
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How do I hear an answer from God?

How to practice listening prayer
  1. Come to God with your request for guidance. ...
  2. Wait in silence for God to speak for 10-12 minutes. ...
  3. Jot down any Scripture, songs, impressions, or pictures God gives you. ...
  4. Share how God spoke to you with your prayer partners and follow God's will.
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How do you know what God's answer is?

What Can I Do to Receive Answers from God?
  1. Evaluate Your Questions. Sometimes I assume that God will simply give me revelation because it's obvious that I need His help and guidance in my life. ...
  2. Practice Serious Reflection. ...
  3. Write It Down. ...
  4. Ask: Is There More? ...
  5. Invite Revelation. ...
  6. Move Forward in Faith.
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Does God hear us when we pray?

The simple answer is yes, God hears your prayers. An ever-present, all-knowing God will hear every word from your mouth, thought in your mind and whisper of your heart.
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How do you pray properly?

I hope they will encourage you to make 2023 a year of prayer.
  1. Know to whom you are speaking. ...
  2. Thank him. ...
  3. Ask for God's will. ...
  4. Say what you need. ...
  5. Ask for forgiveness. ...
  6. Pray with a friend. ...
  7. Pray the Word. ...
  8. Memorize Scripture.
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What is the best form of prayer?

Adoration is generally considered the most noble form of prayer, a kind of prostration of the whole being before God.
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What is the most important element of prayer?

Praise, pardon, and petition are three essential elements of prayer that we will encounter in our journey through the Lord's Prayer.
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What are the two important parts of prayer *?

Honesty and modesty is an essential characteristic of this part of prayer. We often pray for others, our church, and for ourselves. The Bible tells us that we can confidently bring our concerns before God. The second part of prayer is when God speaks to us.
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What are the five positions of prayer?

It took a while longer to narrow the focus to five modes, or heart positions, of prayer: Worship, Wait, Bless, Intercede, Stand.
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What are the five stages of prayer?

With that in mind, Unity shares its five-step process for affirmative prayer.
  • Relaxation. Breathe deeply and focus within. ...
  • Concentration. Recognize the power of God as life, love, wisdom, and ever-present good. ...
  • Meditation. ...
  • Realization. ...
  • Appreciation.
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Why do some prayers go unanswered?

People are told prayer is unanswered because they do not have enough faith or that they did not pray in the right way.
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What happens to your brain when you pray?

First, engaging in 12 minutes of personal reflection and prayer each day makes a profound impact on our brain. It strengthens a unique neural circuit that specifically enhances our social awareness and empathy and helps us love our neighbor by developing a heightened sense of compassion and subduing negative emotions.
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What are three things that can happen when you pray?

Let's take a closer look at seven things that happen when we pray.
  • When we pray, we enjoy God. ...
  • When we pray, we win over sin. ...
  • When we pray, God gives us “good gifts.” ...
  • When we pray for others, God releases His grace and power into their lives. ...
  • When we pray, God enables us to do great works.
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How does it feel when the Holy Spirit comes upon you?

For some people, the Holy Ghost may cause them to feel overwhelmed with emotion and moved to tears. For others, tears rarely or never come. And that's okay. For them, the Holy Ghost may produce a subtle feeling of gratitude, peace, reverence, or love (see Galatians 5:22–23).
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What does God's voice sound like?

The Bible more often portrays God's voice as sounding ordinary and meek than as booming and thunderous.
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What to do when God is testing you?

By Lisa Ross, LisaRossInspiration.com
  1. STOP! Don't panic! ...
  2. After stopping, begin PRAYING. Prayer is the portal to God. ...
  3. FAST. When we need to hear from God quickly and we desire answers directly and expeditiously—we must FAST and pray. ...
  4. PRAISE. ...
  5. Surround yourself with PRAYER WARRIORS. ...
  6. GRATITUDE. ...
  7. TAKE CARE OF YOU.
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What should you not do when praying?

God can seem far away when I pray. It can feel like I'm beating my head against a wall.
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Four Hindrances to Prayer
  1. Ignoring God's Word. If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. ( ...
  2. Loving Sin. ...
  3. Desiring Wrongly. ...
  4. Doubting God.
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