WHY DOES SOME OF OUR PRAYERS NOT ANSWERED?

Does God listen to all prayers?
God listens to people from all nations. (Psalm 145:18, 19) His Word, from the Holy book encourages us to speak to him about any matter that concerns us. (Philippians 4:6, 7) YET, SOME PRAYERS DISPLEASE GOD. For example, repeating memorized prayers does not please him.​—Read Matthew 6:7.

Also, Jehovah dislikes the prayers of people who willfully disregard his law. (Proverbs 28:9) For example, in Bible times, God refused to listen to Israelites who were guilty of murder. Clearly, we must meet certain requirements to be heard by God.​—Read Isaiah 1:15.

WHAT MUST WE DO TO BE HEARD BY GOD?

We cannot approach God in prayer without faith. (James 1:5, 6) WE MUST be convinced that HE EXISTS and cares about us. We can strengthen our faith by studying the Bible because true faith is based on the evidence and assurances found in God’s Word.​—Read Hebrews 11:1, 6.

WE should pray SINCERELY and HUMBLY. Even God’s Son, Jesus, was humble when he prayed. (Luke 22:41, 42) So, rather than tell God what to do, we should try to understand his requirements by reading the Bible. Then we can pray in harmony with God’s will.​—Read 1 John 5:14.

May the almighty God continue to answer our prayers

Praying is useless

It's all about relationship, understanding God from a point of relationship. But apart from that the things of the spirit are more complex than they seem. It is not just about God answering our prayers, He has already blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly, He has emptied heaven on us, in Christ. However, there are dynamics in the realm of the spirit, we need to understand the spirit, and how to align with the answers (provisions) of God.

# God is not Israelite, He hears and understand all languages. So follow Bible way for praying and God will answer you.
MAYBE HE HEARS THEM BUT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AND OUR LOCAL NIGERIAN LANGUAGES. CAN YOU SPEAK ISRAELI?
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WHY DOES SOME OF OUR PRAYERS NOT ANSWERED?
Does God listen to all prayers?
God listens to people from all nations. (Psalm 145:18, 19) His Word, from the Holy book encourages us to speak to him about any matter that concerns us. (Philippians 4:6, 7) YET, SOME PRAYERS DISPLEASE GOD. For example, repeating memorized prayers does not please him.​—Read Matthew 6:7.
Also, Jehovah dislikes the prayers of people who willfully disregard his law. (Proverbs 28:9) For example, in Bible times, God refused to listen to Israelites who were guilty of murder. Clearly, we must meet certain requirements to be heard by God.​—Read Isaiah 1:15.
WHAT MUST WE DO TO BE HEARD BY GOD?
We cannot approach God in prayer without faith. (James 1:5, 6) WE MUST be convinced that HE EXISTS and cares about us. We can strengthen our faith by studying the Bible because true faith is based on the evidence and assurances found in God’s Word.​—Read Hebrews 11:1, 6.
WE should pray SINCERELY and HUMBLY. Even God’s Son, Jesus, was humble when he prayed. (Luke 22:41, 42) So, rather than tell God what to do, we should try to understand his requirements by reading the Bible. Then we can pray in harmony with God’s will.​—Read 1 John 5:14.

You see, Scripture states that God does not answer the prayers of the unrighteous; the pleas and requests and every petition, praise, offering, work, plea, sacrifice, etc., of the unrighteous are tainted by their sins(disobedience/unholiness) and are hence an abomination to God. So, what is definite is that even your many pleas for the forgiveness of sins are not answered by God given that God made no special exemptions for that kind of plea. No amount of praying can cause God to change His mind regarding that which concerns the unrighteous by the way. So if you are thinking of prescribing more prayers that only means you don't understand or know God at all.

God, however, openly bragged about how He only answers the prayers of the righteous; He delights in granting them the desires of their heart meaning that they are those who he loves. For this very reason, Jesus Christ urged His followers to seek first the Kingdom of God and God's Righteousness so that all things— the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God(holiness), answers to prayers included—shall be added on to them. As Jesus Christ explained in His Gospel, the only way to become Holy, and then also Righteous, is by way of continuous submission and obedience to the teachings and commandments of Jesus Christ, god's Truth and Law in the Kingdom of god - John 8 vs 31 - 36 & John 14 vs 15 - 23. Jesus Christ is the only way. Obedience to the Truth of God is the only path to God and His righteousness. No amount of praying and other religious rituals can accomplish that.

God deals indirectly with the unrighteous, the same way He deals with the unbelievers including the wicked and the ungrateful and that is by pouring out His mercy and kindness on them daily. So every time as an unrighteous you feel that God has answered your prayer know that at that same moment, or moments before that, God also provided the same mercy or similar to someone else across the world — or maybe just across from you— who does not even believe in God, nor asked God for anything. So, if answers from God are what you seek, then do what Jesus Christ said you should, which is to seek first the Kingdom of God(holiness), and then God's righteousness, so that all these things —the blessings and rewards of the Kingdom of God(including answers to prayers) can be added to you.