Prayer is one of the most intimate and powerful ways we communicate with God. Many believers wrestle with the idea of “unanswered prayers,” but I have long believed that God hears every prayer and answers them all. The idea that some prayers go unheard is not aligned with my faith, the teachings of scripture, or my personal walk with Christ. God loves us. He wants to communicate with us.
The promise of Canaan begins with accepting God’s purpose for our lives. When we learn our purpose we must communicate with God, take action and persevere in confidence. Our discipline and commitment must be directed towards acting on God’s purpose with confidence in God’s ability.
Jesus teaches us that Christianity comes down to how we treat people whom we should hate: our enemies. That is how to be like our God. After all, we deserve death. We should be the enemies of God but in his love and mercy he forgives us. So Christianity, then, is a faith practice where we find that, in the place of hatred, is love.
If anyone needed to believe in God’s plans for hope and a future, it was Noah. In my daily devotional, I was drawn to a verse in Genesis 8.