In this episode of the Closer to Jesus Podcast, I talk about one of the hardest parts of our faith journey: unanswered prayers. What do you do when you’ve prayed every prayer you know how to pray, yet the answer still hasn’t come? How do you keep believing when the waiting feels endless?
Jesus offers us an invitation in Matthew 11:28–30: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” In this episode, I share my own testimony of wrestling in prayer and how the Lord reminded me simply to “try one more time.”
📖 Key Scriptures Mentioned:
Matthew 11:28–30 – Jesus’ invitation to rest
1 Corinthians 2:14–16 – We have the mind of Christ
2 Corinthians 1:5–7 – Sharing in Christ’s sufferings and comfort
Psalm 27:14 – “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage…”
Matthew 5:14–16 – Let your light shine in the waiting
Galatians 5:22–23 – The fruit of the Spirit in our endurance
✨ In this episode, I share four reasons why God sometimes asks us to wait:
1. To allow His perfect will to unfold.
2. To know Him more deeply through suffering and hoping.
3. To encourage others in their waiting.
4. To demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.
Unanswered prayers don’t mean God has forgotten you—they mean He’s working in ways you may not yet see. Keep praying, keep believing, and trust that the outcome will be so beautiful only God could have planned it.
🙏 Be encouraged today: pray one more prayer, take one more step, and rest in His promises.
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