Does God ever tell us not to pray? I know my reflexive response to that question is both quick and carries with it a sense of complete certainly…No! If you sided with me in your response, you too would be wrong. In this message I will share with you 3 scenarios when Scripture clearly says that one should not pray, some of these verses go as far to say that God refuses to even hear such prayers! But what I have found in over 20 years of pastoral ministry, the list that people carry in their thoughts as to why people shouldn’t pray is much longer than what Scripture actually teaches. So before I get to the 3 scenarios where God tells us not to pray, I want to explore 4 myths that have deceived people into not praying when they should. I think it is fair to say that any honest and reasonable reading of Scripture brings us all to the conclusion that we should be a people of prayer. The intent of this message is certainly not to make you pray less. The purpose of this message is to help you understand some of the frustrations you might be feeling in your prayer life. If you have felt as though God isn’t listening or your prayers a falling flat…this message might help you understand why.
by City Life