Unanswered Prayer

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Why do prayers sometimes seem to go unanswered? I know there’s been volumes written on that, but here’s a thought… What if what we are doing is not prayer at all?

Proverbs 15:29 says, “The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous.” Are you a “righteous person?” If you think that you’re not, could this be the real reason for unanswered prayer?

It is only through salvation in Jesus Christ that we become righteous before God. But if we’re praying with a sin-consciousness rather than a righteous-consciousness, could it be that we are, in a sense, putting ourselves back under the law and allowing the consequences of Proverbs 15:29 to overflow into our prayer life?