Asking Questions About Prayers Not Answered
There’s an old proverb that says: “He who cannot ask cannot live.” Life is
all about asking questions, and seeking answers from all the questions asked.
Albert Einstein
once said: “Thinking is difficult; that’s why so few people do it.”
Thinking is a process of self-intuition through asking
relevant questions to create self-awareness and self-reflection. It’s the
natural habit of the human mind to try to solve all problems by asking
questions. Through the process of solving problems, the human mind may then
make things happen.
So, asking all relevant questions is self-empowerment of
the human mind to increase wisdom because it initiates the intent to learn, to
discover, and then to change for the better.
Here are some of the questions you may want to ask
yourself concerning why your prayers
are seldom answered, or not answered at all:
What’s a
prayer?
Jesus said: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and
the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew
7:7) Is a prayer just your way of
asking for something that you want or desire?
Is
it your personal request to the Creator to make something happen or not happen
in your life?
Is
it your conversation or a means of communication with the Creator to further
develop your relationship with Him?
Is
it your way of seeking advice from the Creator to help you deal with your own
life’s problems and challenges?
Is
it your asking the Creator for His blessings that you think you may be entitled
to?
Or
is it none of the above?
How
often is a prayer said or offered?
Before
getting up, and before going to bed?
Several
times throughout the day, such as before your meals?
While
attending a religious service?
Seldom,
if ever, unless expressing with your condolences to someone you’re feeling
sorry for?
What’s spirituality?
For
a believer, spirituality is the inexplicable communication and the subtle relationship
with God.
For a non-believer, spirituality is the invisible connection to
a Higher Being, who seems to have inexplicable control over certain things in
life, such as life and death.
Even for those without a specific religion, they may still
have a soul or spirit, because their spirituality is their own conscience that intuitively tells them
what’s right and wrong, and not just following the laws and orders of their
country.
In many ways, spirituality is like a shadow that follows us:
sometimes we see more of it, and sometimes we see less of it; but it’s always
there, forever following us wherever we go, whether we like it or not.
Spirituality is always present whenever we focus less on ourselves and more on
others.
Does God exist?
Many do believe that God exists—but His
existence is no more than the existence of the sun, the moon, and the planets.
Few believe that God plays a pivotal role in
their daily lives.
Even fewer believe that they can somehow communicate with God in their daily prayers.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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