Good point, John.

Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2017 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: Prayer Question To Ponder


Phil, I would think that Paul thought he was
praying in the will of God when he asked that his
thorn in the flesh would be removed.  The Lord
had a lesson for Paul in not answering that prayer.


earlier, Phil Scovell, wrote:

>Here is something to think about for this new year.  In recent times, as in 
>a few months ago and a few years ago, I heard the Lord in my thoughts, that 
>is, the Holy Spirit, telling me to pray specifically for two different 
>things.  They were separated by a couple of years so it wasn't the same 
>request each time.  These were prayers of petition, that is, prayers I was 
>called upon  by the Lord to pray and in both cases, pray for a specific 
>positive outcome.  For those who do not believe the Holy Spirit has any 
>such intercessory ministry he administrates in the Body of Christ today, 
>you might as well stop reading now, because I don't want to offend anyone. 
>In comparison, you all have read the dozens and dozens of prayers I have 
>prayed when looking for something I lost.  If you cannot believe those 
>prayers of petition, you won't believe these other two petition to which I 
>am now referring.  For the moment, I am not going to tell you what those 
>petitionary prayers were specific but I probably will later.  For now, I 
>want to focus on the fact, believe it or not, that God spoke to me in my 
>thoughts and told me, at two different times, to pray for a specific 
>outcome; both of which would have been God's will to do in both cases.  The 
>problem is, neither prayer was answered.  In the case of one, the Lord 
>spoke to me 3 weeks in advance of the event the was later to occur and in 
>the second prayer, it was a couple of months, praying every day, and both 
>times, my will-of-God prayers were not answered.  Would God ask you to pray 
>for something He knew He would not answer?  If so, why?  Was it my fault 
>for listening to voices in my head?  Could it mean that God cannot answer 
>every prayer?  Warning; thin ice.  Oh, sure, the old faithful axiom; God 
>always answers prayer; sometimes he just says, no.  Cute, but weak theology 
>to back it up.  Anyhow, let's start here and comment as you wish.  There 
>are no trick answers but I've been thinking about this experience for 
>sometime and thought you'd like to share your own thoughts and conce{©&
>rns about unanswered prayer.
>
>
>[log in to unmask]


-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2016.0.7996 / Virus Database: 4749/13717 - Release Date: 01/06/17




-----
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2016.0.7996 / Virus Database: 4749/13719 - Release Date: 01/06/17