Bible Verses for Unanswered Prayer
You have brought the same request to God more times than you can count, and the silence is starting to feel less like a delay and more like a no.
What the Bible Says
Scripture provides guidance for those struggling with unanswered prayer. God's word brings comfort, direction, and hope.
Key Verses
2CO 12:9 — "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
PSA 13:1 — "How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?"
MAT 7:7 — "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"
ROM 8:26 — "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."
HEB 11:13 — "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."
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