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Expecting God to Answer 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphries.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to our broadcast today. Today, I gotta ask you this, this question. Do you really expect God to answer your prayers? Because maybe1:08 you haven't thought about that. Like, when you pray, do you really expect that he's listening, he hears you, and he's gonna answer you? Because that's something we need to maybe think about.1:19 Maybe maybe that's you. Maybe that's maybe maybe we always have a little bit of doubt. Maybe we're always just thinking we're going through the motions of prayer, but really expecting that the God1:31 of the universe is listening to us. He holds our prayers in a bowl. He's the God of yes and amen, and he answers our prayers. And the scripture in James 1 5 through 8, if you need1:43 wisdom and you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him. And he will gladly tell you and he will not resent you for asking. But when you ask him, the Bible says this, be sure that1:55 you really expect him to answer because if you have a doubtful mind, it's being as unsettled as a wave of a sea that is driven, tossed to and back back and forth to and fro, and people like2:06 that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. So if you're not getting your prayers answered, then maybe we need to wonder if we're doubting, if we're not really believing and we're not2:18 really expecting him to answer. Right. And and to pay attention to that.2:22 We do need to pay attention to that, but we also need to realize that, you know, there's a scripture that says, Jesus help my unbelief. You know? So if you are doubting, ask God to2:34 uproot those seeds of doubt. And instead of doubt, fill your world with the word of God. And I love, the the scripture that that2:46 kind of is an example of what you're talking about. It's in Acts where Peter is thrown into jail and, the the the saints of God, you know, the church, they're praying. They're2:58 in this room. They're praying, God, get him out of jail. And Peter's released from jail, and he goes and knocks on the door. And a girl answers, and3:10 she shuts the door because she she can't even believe it. Right? Isn't that just the story of our lives where you3:17 it's like, what? Well, the answer and tells everybody else, and they say she's crazy. Yeah. She goes Yeah. It's Peter. He's here. He's at the door, and they go, you're crazy. Like, what the whole time, they're praying3:27 for him to get out. They're interceding.3:29 They're up all night. You know, they're really going before the Lord for their brother, Peter. And yet, when God answers, they're in shock and awe. You know? So that really shouldn't be the way we3:41 are, but, you know, that was the early church. So, you know, they were just learning, I guess. We'll we'll give them grace, but we do it too. Well, did you ever hear3:49 that old adage that said, unbelief will destroy the best of us, but faith will save the worst of us. Yeah. Because it really I mean, faith the size of a mustard seed. Do you know how small a mustard seed4:01 is? That's all it takes. And when we just go to the throne and we ask God and we seek him diligently and we pray and we pray knowing because the Bible says when we pray, he inclines4:13 his ear to hear. And there's a scripture that says, and if you know he hears us, then we shall have what we ask. And so why would we pray if we didn't realize or think he was4:25 listening and that he hears us? Otherwise, aren't we just babbling? Aren't we just going through a lot of motion? You know, just speaking things that, what's the point if he's not listening and he doesn't4:37 hear us? So we really need to pray with expectancy. We need to get out of our own ways, get out of our own mindset, and know that God hears us and his timing is perfect.4:49 And if it's if it if it's not right now that he wants me to have it, then I don't want it. If this is a thing he doesn't want for me to have, don't want it. God's got a plan, and I only want what he wants for me and5:01 his timing we will always see. I always say he's the king of hindsight because at the end of the day, if I look back and I think about all the things he's done for me and how it seemed like it just was so5:12 impossible and but then it was then God, then suddenly, his timing it would be not my plan or my timing at all because you know we all want Insta God. Right. But he's so5:24 faithful and he answers us and he gives us exceedingly abundantly more than we even prayed or more than we could ask or think.5:33 And and I and I truly believe, like, if you've gone through a a time of sorrow, maybe you've experienced death, the death of a relationship or something awful5:45 that has happened, some tragedy, that that sorrow can cause you to maybe not trust God because you've gone through so much. And now whenever you go to pray,5:57 your faith isn't what it once was.5:59 Thank you.6:00 And I believe that today, we are gonna pray before this program is over, that God restores your faith, that he grows that mustard seed. You know, Jabez,6:12 everybody knows the prayer of Jabez, or most people have at least heard the prayer of Jabez. Jabez, his name meant sorrow. You know, and so6:24 in the middle of of of the Old Testament is this man who is he's named sorrow. Think about that. Right? And I know you pray the prayer of6:36 Jabez all the time.6:37 And Jabez, my baby grandson, he he even knows it. You know?6:42 What a great prayer.6:43 Yes. Oh, Lord, that you would bless us indeed. Indeed. Enlarge our territories. Keep a hand on us that we will avoid all evil and not6:55 cause any pain. Isn't that the most awesome prayer?6:58 It is. And and yet, in the old testament, Jabez's name meant pain. It meant sorrow. So, you know, he had to he started off on the wrong foot.7:10 Think about your mama.7:11 I know. We kind of names their child sorrow. You know? Yeah. It's like, okay. Name book for back pain.7:18 Well, think about with, you know, Benjamin. Mhmm. His name was gonna be be Ben Hamin, and that was sorrow, basically, you know, tragedy and loss.7:30 And and he said no. The you know, Jacob said no. I'm not doing that. I'm going to name this baby, Benjamin, which meant child of happiness. And God7:42 changed names of people many times and and changed them to what he thought of them or what he declared of Peter. Peter was Simon. Yeah. Then he became a rock upon this church.7:54 You know, upon this rock, the the church will be built, and, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.8:02 So You know what? Sometimes we have to realize, do you ever just look at things, like, if we don't see God, it says, you know, some of the scriptures may be about healing. It says that he will restore health unto you.8:12 You know, sometimes restoring health means it's gonna be gradual. Sometimes it's instant. Sometimes you get miraculous healing. God has a reason for things. And sometimes if we're just standing and stretching our8:24 faith and trusting him every day, there's sometimes there's no better place than to be in that place where we're just every day just trusting and relying on him. And sometimes it's gradual, like he's restoring us8:36 back to health. And sometimes that's a process because maybe God's asking you to do some things. Maybe you're to change your diet or exercise more or to do something, give up smoking or drinking or whatever the8:48 case may be. Sometimes God is so quick at what we need and sometimes it just takes some time. Maybe, you know, it's a child that is backslidden or whatever, but God's working on8:59 them And we need to know that his timing is perfect. And sometimes there's going to be maybe maybe what even if we see we're praying and we see them even falling deeper or backslidden even9:11 more. But sometimes isn't it in the pit where we get the biggest testimonies and God's gonna work all those things out and he's not gonna waste anything. So even if9:23 it seems bad, the Bible says in Romans 8 verse 28 that he will use all things. He will turn it all around and use it for good. And sometimes the very thing that you receive the most9:35 comfort from the Lord or you saw God do the most amazing things is when he showed up and did great things. And we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back.Faith in Action 9:45 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.9:56 When you donate to Grace Grace ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the10:08 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging10:20 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 6315 b FM 14 88 Road,10:31 number 122, Magnolia, Texas 77354. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.10:44 Give now.10:47 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Nina Michelle. We are talking about, do you really believe God when you pray? This is such an important thing. We want you to walk10:59 out of here to change the way you think, and that's what a stronghold is. It's the way you think if it's not lined up with the word of God. So we we know that the name of11:11 Jesus is high and lifted up above any stronghold in a negative way that you're thinking that's causing you to doubt when you pray. 1 1 of my favorite characters in the11:23 Bible, other than Jesus, of course, is Joshua. And Joshua, that was a man of faith. He didn't doubt. He believed God. I there was only 1 time really11:34 when he really messed up and he made an alliance, but with with somebody that he thought was good and they weren't. But Joshua, he was in a battle,11:46 and he was he needed more time. The the it was it was turning into night. Joshua commanded the sun and the moon to stand still, and it11:58 did. That is amazing. Right? That's prayer. That's faith with prayer. That's an alliance with the king of kings and the lord of12:10 lords. God will answer your prayer even if it's a crazy prayer. Right? That was God's will for Joshua to to defeat this evil army that had come against12:22 him, and and all he needed to do was ask God, and God did it. I mean, that's have you ever seen anything like it? And I have actually heard scientists say12:34 that they can go back and trace that. I I mean, I I don't know how to do that, so, you know, I I can't prove what they're saying is true, but I believe it because God's word12:43 says it. Does not lie. You know, and because of that, think about this, the the Bible says, as Jesus is, so are we in this world. That means we get to be just like him. It says greater things will12:55 we do than even Jesus did on earth. And why? Why would we be able to do greater things than Jesus? Because we don't have to go find Jesus. Jesus Jesus is interceding for us13:07 at the right hand of his father. We have the Holy Spirit in us. If you are born again, the Holy Spirit lives in you, and you get to be as Jesus is in the world. We get to lay hands on the sick. We13:19 can command things. We can take our authority. And so many people just think, well, maybe I have enough faith to heal pray about this headache somebody has, but, you know, what about13:31 cancer? Or what about the you know what? It's not on you. You take your authority. You pray. And when you did all you know to do, it's about God because God has perfect timing, and he knows the ins,13:43 the outs, the what ifs, and the whole story behind what that person is dealing with. We cannot back down. We cannot think. It's not about us. It's not about, well, you know, I prayed and13:54 nothing happened and that's a failure. No. We don't know what God's plan is. Maybe they're gonna gradually get healed. You know, we know that 1 thing and 1 thing is for sure and that's that God14:06 honors his word. God's word will not return void. That God has a plan and a purpose for your life before you ever lived a day. But 1 of the things that you might want to check with those people, you know,14:18 1 time I was with a friend and we prayed over someone who was in a wheelchair that I did not know and when God when we got in front of this woman, the Lord immediately showed me that she had14:30 unforgiveness. And then when I said that to her, she started to weep. And then we prayed for that first, that she would forgive. And then do you know the Lord, he didn't say much, he just said he told me to tell14:42 her to stand. And she got up out of the wheelchair. And then I said, and walk. And she walked. And I was shaking. And honestly, the it was like I could have blown14:54 over with the the I felt the Holy Spirit's presence so thick and strong in that house. And it was such an amazing miracle. And the husband came in the house and he had a bag of McDonald's15:06 food and dropped it on the floor. It was just the craziest moment, but it was all about unforgiveness. And so many times are we blocking? Do we expect God to answer us? But we've got all this stuff going15:18 on. Maybe you're, you know, over there watching bad things you shouldn't be watching on TV. Maybe you're drinking or smoking or partying or doing all these things wrong or maybe you have a bunch of unforgiveness. Are you15:28 gossiping? Are you declaring all these other things and then praying? You know, I'm not saying maybe you are doing everything right and you're still not seeing your prayers answered.15:40 You keep asking, you keep knocking, you keep seeking. Amen. Because God is a man of his word and we are not gonna negate our prayers. We're not gonna get into unbelief. We're15:52 gonna keep expecting no matter what, no matter how dark the situation, we're gonna expect him to move in our lives because he said it.16:01 He said it and we believe it. And you know today, my youngest child is, going back after spring break to college, and16:13 she's she's got 2 months till she graduates, and she was so sad. She was supposed to leave last night, and she didn't leave till today because she was so sad she did not wanna leave us. And I just16:25 grabbed her and it's such a precious thing, you know, that we know because she's our last child and, you know, that we're putting out there. And we know how precious it is16:37 that she wants to be with us. And I just grabbed her and I wanted her to know, we serve a living God. Mhmm. The Lord our God that we pray to is a living God.16:49 Yes.16:49 You16:49 know, and I just grabbed her, and I hugged her, and I and I started praying, and I said, and thank you that we serve a living God. When we pray, you hear us, and17:01 know that he hears us. He is alive. Think about it. He's alive. You are praying to a God who sits on a throne that that17:12 that thousands upon thousands and 10 thousands upon 10 thousands of people say, holy, holy, holy is the lamb who was and is and is to come that is going on right now. As you pray,17:24 there is nothing that he can't do, and there is nothing that he won't do for you according to his will. So we are asking you to pray in17:36 faith no matter what you've been through, no matter what sorrow, no matter what you have gone through. God is still faithful. He's still on the throne, and he's still alive, And we'll and17:48 we'll come back in just a moment.17:50 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.18:02 When you donate to Grace Grace ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the18:14 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging18:25 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 Road,18:37 number 1 22, Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.18:49 Give now.18:52 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Nina and Michelle. We're asking you today if you really expect God to answer your prayers. And, you know, God is continually writing our stories. The Bible says that19:04 he is the author and the finisher. And do you know that he started writing your story before you ever lived a day? And so many of our stories, if God wrote this19:16 beautiful straight line of how we would live our lives and so many of us are going all over the place living this life that, you know, every day it's like, get me back on the path. Let's do a do over. We19:28 we wanna keep following his path, but it's so hard because we're humans. And, you know, he keeps writing our story. He's still writing your story and we're we just keep stealing the pen because, you19:40 know, God's way we think, okay, God. I have a friend who's so funny that always says, okay, God. Do this, do this, do this, do this. And she's very specific about it and then she laughs because if you wanna make God19:51 laugh, tell him your plan. His you maybe you're the 1 who's expecting him to answer you this way. Here's how you need to work this out, God. Like, we're telling him how we think he should do it. And20:03 God's got something so much bigger and so much better, but maybe it's gonna take a little longer. Maybe he's working on some people that are involved in your plan or whatever it it happens whatever happens to be. Because20:15 sometimes you have to be moved out of your comfort zone. You know, answer to prayers isn't always, you know, perfect. Sometimes God's gotta get us out of where we are,20:27 remove us from the situation, cause us to be so uncomfortable, cause us to rely on him for everything. And and it's moving in whatever capacity.20:39 He's moving you from a in a career. He's moving you to something new. He's getting growing you in your faith, calling you to ministry. Whatever those those those angst are that could be part20:51 of your plan that God has for you, you have to say amen, God. And you just have to know that even through the uncomfortable part of things, he's working it out and he's got a plan for you. If you would just keep21:03 standing in faith. And even if we say, I don't know what you're doing, but I'm glad you don't you know what you're doing. We don't have to know the the plan. We just need to know the 1 who does know the plan and21:14 surrender it all to him. It's so important.21:17 And and when God answers prayer, you know, you have to take the time to pray. Right? And I think we live in such a busy day that, you know, we might be21:29 walking and listening to our sermon or whatever, but we're not really sitting like like the bible says in Psalm 62 1 through 2. It says, for God alone my soul waits in silence.21:42 From him comes my salvation. He is alone, my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I shall not be greatly shaken. You know? Think about that. My soul21:53 waits in silence. Yes. You have to take time to hear from God. He speaks. It is a still small voice, but when he speaks, you know it. I mean, there's22:05 nothing that is more piercing. You know that it's gonna happen. You know, years ago, we had some people that were going through a hard time and they were staying with us,22:17 and it didn't seem like they were gonna be able to leave. And we loved them, but it was like, Lord, please.22:25 Open the gates.22:26 God bless us. Lord Jesus, we love you, but, but anyway, it's a it can be hard, you know? It can. And and, you know, so 1 day I'm reading, and I'm just22:37 thinking, you know, I guess we're just gonna live with it. It's it's just gonna be like that. And the Lord pierced my soul. I mean, it's just was like a jolt. And he said, that's it. They're about to leave. It's about to22:49 happen. And I was like, okay. Good. And so I haven't I mean, I I thought how how are they gonna be able to because they were going through such a hard time.23:01 And it just boom. It happened. It was in about a week. For about a week, I sat on that, and I just thought, I wonder when that's gonna happen. I wonder when that's gonna happen. Even23:13 still impossible, but I believed God because it was just jarring. And it was in a time of silence that God spoke that to me, and, it it happened. God23:25 God wants to speak to you. He wants to speak to you about the situation you're in. Mhmm. He cares that much about you. You know, every morning there is thisGod's Plan and Our Faith 23:37 bird at the same time every day, early early in the morning, right as the sun is coming up, right really almost before, and it makes the same noise every morning. And then you don't hear it. But23:49 but, it's like, you know, early in the morning, the Bible says, I will seek you. You know? And I think about that bird. You know? He's not worried about anything. He trusts that he God himself is gonna24:01 feed him. Right? He's not worried, and that's how we need to be in prayer. We need to not worry. We need to tell the Lord about our problems. We need to wait in silence. We need to give him praise,24:13 and God is faithful to answer prayer.24:15 Well, it's like any relationship. You know, you can't you can't have a relationship that's one-sided that you just speak and you never listen. You don't have a conversation. You know, we we have24:27 to have that time to really hear from him. And, you know, sometimes even just before you even open your bible, you can just say, God, I need a word from you today. I need to hear what you're saying today. And I know24:39 right now things are so chaotic in the world and we can be, you know, in such turmoil over these things, but I will continually get scriptures about his peace and resting and waiting on him and24:50 that, you know, he's gonna take care of us in our time of need. He we are not objects of wrath. Right. And so we have to hear from him, ask him to to show you in his word. If25:02 Jeremiah 33 c says, call to me and I will show you great and mighty things that you do not yet know. And I ask for that all the time. Give me wisdom, give me knowledge, and show me. So25:14 we're gonna pray so that you get your prayers answered.25:17 We're praying for God to increase the measure of faith coming to agreement with us. Yes. Lord, we pray right now. You said you give to every man a measure of faith. If there are people right now25:29 that are watching or listening, Lord, we ask you right now, pour open the measures of faith into their life. Fill them with fullness with faith, Lord.25:41 We pray. Let let them, fill themselves with the word of God, with the with the preaching of God, Lord, and let them sit before you and hear from you, Lord. In Jesus' name, we believe25:52 this is it. In Jesus' name. Amen. And, you know, God's word is truth, and we we are not gonna back down. When you pray it, you believe that you expect to hear from the Lord. So if you want more, you can follow26:04 us on social media, Facebook. We have devotions every day filled with the word of God. We love to hear from you and your prayer request, and we are faithful to read them and to pray over them. And26:15 so, also, we have a couple of books available wherever books are sold to help you in your walk with the Lord daily devotions, 100 days with God. Stay tuned. You're not gonna wanna miss this word by Daryl Youngblood. He26:27 is a powerhouse, and it will really bless you. We love you.26:30 God bless you. 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