Why do you?

There are just way too many different ways to explain why our prayers don't get granted. Some say you have to be connected to the grape tree as a branch and be in Him to get your wishes granted. (As it was discussed form our prayer meeting last night). Some say you have to 1st seek his kingdom and then all others will be given to you....yeah....but seek his kingdom 1st. (Is it a way to distract us from what we really want? I don't know....)

Some say no matter how you know God knows all your needs, you should still ask. It's by asking that your prayers get answered. But again....some say God is not giving you what you asked because he has better plans for you.....So isn't it all confusing? Why would we want to ask something that is not the best for us...knowing God has a better plan? What is the point asking then? To think that we are not in him and not really doing what God wants so that we don't get our prayers answered? Then what about the Joseph situation? The Job situation? They didn't do the wrong things...and yet went through what they didn't ask for....

So do we pray because we want our prayers answered? We seek cuz we want to see God? or we just do it because we were told...even though we know things may not come as what we wanted? Some say we have to be childlike to enter the kingdom of God....but then do kids really ask much? So when we pray we should not ask things? since we don't know if things will be granted anyway and we don't want to mess up our faith by being disappointed? People say we should not be afraid to try a relationship cuz of the hurt we may have to go through...but then isn't it stupid to try it anyway when you know you will be hurt by the given conditions?

So who knows why our prayers don't get answered? I guess only God knows...and we can probably stop speculating since nobody has a sure answer ANYWAY....