Moreover there is something else involved in God’s purpose for delaying or denying answers to my prayers. This is probably most important lesson I’ve learned in relation to my prayer life. God wants to enrich my life with His grace. Grace is good. Grace is everything to Christian. You wouldn’t have anything of God without accepting His grace. His grace is unmerited and inexhaustible. When Apostle Paul prayed to have his “thorn in flesh” removed from him because it afflicted him, God told him, “No.” God told Paul that He would not remove messenger of Satan but instead would give Paul grace sufficient to endure. Why did God act this way? The text answers reason why by saying that God’s strength is made perfect in weakness.

There is something you should know about God’s grace. His grace is inexhaustible and will be poured out on us throughout eternity. So vast is depth of God’s goodness that it will take an eternity to empty it. Since there is no end to eternity, there is no end to grace. We read this in Ephesians 2: 7-8: “That in ages to come he might shew exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is gift of God: “(KJV)

The scripture tells us that even in ages to come God will be pouring out riches of His grace to his people. Praise God!

In Hebrews 4:16 it tells us that God gives us “helping” grace in time of need. What is “helping” grace? It is enabling grace. Everyday we should pray that God would give us enabling grace to live for His Glory. When we pray for God to remove a burden that seems beyond our ability to carry, we should ask for grace to enable us. The Bible says in ICor.10:13 that God will not labor us with more than we can handle but will provide a way to escape. Be advised though. The escape might not appear to us overnight. God might delay open door of escape so that we might experience His enabling grace longer.

One last word on extended grace, it comes in various measures. That’s right. In Acts chapter four, Apostles were given “great grace.” In II Cor. 8:7: “Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.”(KJV) In James 4:6 it says that God gives, “…more grace…” It is possible for God to give grace in measure that is great, greater, and greatest.

II Corinthians 9:8: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work :”( KJV)

I like phrase, “…all grace abound toward you;” Abounding grace is highest level of grace bestowed upon you in this life. You receive God’s saving grace to get born again. You can petition God for sustaining grace to wage spiritual warfare. You can implore God for enabling grace to live daily for Christ in victory. But when God pours out abounding grace, you are in “the zone.” You are flowing in overflow of God’s goodness. You are submerged in His brilliant Glory. You are empowered in His anointing. Abounding grace keeps on giving and giving and giving. So these are some of things I’ve learned in regards to prayer. God doesn’t always answer me right away or in a way that I think is best. But, He has His reasons why He delays my answer. When it’s in my best interest, He gives me grace to endure. I think He does this because He wants to make me best that I can be in Him—steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in work of Lord. So next time you are tempted to wonder why your prayer isn’t answered, you might consider wonders of His marvelous grace in which you find yourself standing. He’s got your best interest in mind. He’s got your back! Go ahead. Praise Him.

Keep faith and by all means stay course through prayer.

Pastor Terry Dashner

Now if in fact, you get in to deep with your troubles, then God will make a way for you to get out.

I do know that it has been very encouraging for me personally, every time I have had any kind of trouble that seems to come my way, I remember I Corinthians 10:13 and I know that there will be a way out. And there has always been a way out.

Hopefully, if you are a Faithful Follower of Jesus Christ, you can find same comfort as I have with I Corinthians 10:13.