When is Waiting for An Answer to Prayer God's Will or a Faith Failure?

by Victoria Thornton

If you have gotten the book, “How to Receive the Mate of Your Dreams” you already know how to use your faith to receive the mate God has for you. But if you have been believing for a long time and haven’t seen it of manifest yet, it’s time to take a look at what you are doing. Charles Capps made a profound statement saying, “if you are traveling down a path for 20 years and haven’t reached your destination, you may be going in the wrong direction.”

So when is waiting for your answer God’s will or a faith failure?

For one, God has already given us all things that pertain to life and godliness. Everything you need from God has already been provided. So you are never waiting on God to answer. If you are waiting, you are waiting for other reasons. Each situation is different. But in many cases, your faith just needs to be perfected. If you have doubt or wrong thinking, you may need time to work out these issues before you see it come to pass.

Other times God may need a little time to works things out. After all, he has to work in the lives of all those concerned to bring you two together and it may take a little time. Other times, the enemy causes delays. Satan tries to dwarf the plan of God by causing delays and hindrances to stop the will of God from coming to pass in your life. But no matter what the cause of the delay, there is something you can do about it.

So what can you do about delays in prayer?

If your delay is caused by imperfect faith, here’s what you can do about it.
1. Meditate on the scriptures that cover your promise to build faith. 2. Admit any doubts you might have and go to work on dissolving them. 3. Fast and pray as Jesus recommended in Matthew 17:14-21 to help you recognize and dissolve doubts that might hinder your answer to prayer.

If your delay is caused because time in needed to work out the details for your prayers to be answered, then this is where the force of patience is needed. The bible states in Hebrews 10:35-39...

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense. For you have need of patience, for after you have done the will of god you might receive the promise. For yet a little while and He that shall come will come and will not tarry. For the just shall live by faith; but if any may drawback my soul shall have no pleasure in him. (KJV)

To keep you settled in this instance, spend time praising and thanking God. Continue in your faith and you will see the manifestation of what you are believing for come to pass.

If your delay is a result of satanic interference, according to Luke 10:19, Jesus gave us authority over the works of the devil. All you need do is speak to the devil in Jesus name and tell him to back off.

How do you determine what is the source of your delay? The most efficient way to get to the root of your delay is simply to ask God to show you the hindrance. He wants you to have what you are believing for more than you want to receive it. If you ask him, He will show you what the problem is.†