God does not delay in answering our prayers.

"The Lord will not delay."   (Sirach 35: 22 RM)

The Lord will not delay to respond to the prayer of the lowly.  (Cf Psalm 34: 7) For He always hears the cry of the poor.

Do you ever feel the Lord delays answer to your prayers?  Me too.  We read in many places in the Bible that the Lord does not delay to answer us.  (2 Peter 3 : 9)

How do we deal with the frustration of God's delay to answer our prayers?  Consider the following points:

#1.  Are you praying with faith?  (Mark 11: 24, James 1: 6-7)
#2. Do you harbor unforgiveness?  It will be a miracle if any of your prayers is answered with a spirit of unforgiveness in your heart.  (Mark 11: 25)
#3.  Are you praying in accordance with God's will?  (Luke 11 :13; James 4: 3)
#4.  When you pray, are you humble before God?  (Luke 18: 13 - 14)
#5.  Do you pray once and then give up?  Persistence is a fundamental law of prayer.  (Luke 18: 7-8)

Keep praying.  God is faithful and bigger than whatever you ask Him.  God Never Fails!

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Folly is in the heart of a child. (Proverbs)

"I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord,
but rather in his conversion that he may live."  (Ezekiel 33: 11 RM)

Every great prophet in Israel preached Conversion.  Isaiah, Jeremiah, John the Baptizer,  Jesus Christ, Saints Peter and Paul.  They all preached Conversion unceasingly.  Conversion is therefore at the very heart of the Gospel.

What is Conversion?  Conversion is abandoning folly and coming back to one's senses.   When the rebellious teenager turns away from his wild and foolish lifestyle and returns to submission and obedience, he has experienced Conversion.   Conversion is a lifelong process.  Every Christian is in a Journey of Faith.  We fall down, we get up and continue the Journey.

To experience Conversion and continue in Conversion, we need the grace and mercy of Jesus.  The Heart of Jesus is the infinite ocean of grace and mercy.
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU.

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"I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord,
but rather in his conversion that he may live."  (Ezekiel 33: 11 RM)

Every great prophet in Israel preached Conversion.  Isaiah, Jeremiah, John the Baptizer,  Jesus Christ, Saints Peter and Paul.  They all preached Conversion unceasingly.  Conversion is therefore at the very heart of the Gospel.

What is Conversion?  Conversion is abandoning folly and coming back to one's senses.   When the rebellious teenager turns away from his wild and foolish lifestyle and returns to submission and obedience, he has experienced Conversion.   Conversion is a lifelong process.  Every Christian is in a Journey of Faith.  We fall down, we get up and continue the Journey.

To experience Conversion and continue in Conversion, we need the grace and mercy of Jesus.  The Heart of Jesus is the infinite ocean of grace and mercy.
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU.

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Christ our Teacher is waiting for you.

"Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom."  (Matthew 11: 25 RM)

How many mysteries are there in the Kingdom of God?  A lot.  How do we acquire knowledge of these mysteries?  By prayer and study.   Are you one of the adults with an elementary or middle school knowledge of the faith?

Christ our Teacher is always ready to teach.  Imitate St Paul and go straight to the university of the faith:

"I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except for Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (Cf 1 Corinthians 2: 2 RM)

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O God, our hearts are restless.

"Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord."  (Philippians 3: 8 TLB)

Consider your priorities one by one.  Paul did this and labeled all of them rubbish.  What do you cling to as your first love?  If it is not Jesus, you will feel empty all the time.  "O God, You have made us for Yourself.  Our hearts are restless until they rest in You" cried the great St Augustine as he struggled with Jesus during his conversion process.

Jesus promises:  "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."   (Matthew 6: 33 NLT)

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You too will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

"With joy you will draw water
from the fountains of salvation."   (Isaiah 12: 3 NABRE)

In the early fall of 1995, still during my conversion process, I was in the sick bed ready to die.  One of my teachers and priest came and anointed me and gave me the last Sacrament.  This made me calm and serene and ready to meet the Just and Merciful Judge.  Another visitor, a man of God brought me this word of God:  "With joy you will draw water
from the fountains of salvation."

What is "water" and "fountains of salvation?"  I struggled for years to understand the word I believed and claimed.  In the past year, I have come to understand "water"  as grace and mercy.  And "fountains of salvation"  as the inexhaustible Heart of Jesus, source of grace and mercy.

You too with joy you will draw water
from the fountains of salvation.  What is keeping you?  Believe and start drawing immediately.
JESUS I TRUST IN YOU.

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The Lord is near to those who call upon Him.

"At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me....  But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength."  (2 Timothy 4: 16 - 17 NABRE)

Jesus sent His disciples into the world as lambs among wolves.  (Luke 10 : 3)  He promised to be with them always. (Matthew 28: 20)

Do not be afraid of witnessing to Jesus.  He will not leave you or forsake you.  (Hebrews 13: 5-6)

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Do not place your security on perishable stuff.

"Take care to guard against all greed."  (Luke 12: 15 RM)

Are you part of the rat race?
*  Bigger bank account
*  Bigger house
*  Bigger car
*  Bigger wardrobe
*  Bigger job
*  Bigger food

"One's life does not consist of possessions."  (Luke 12: 15)
Those who store up treasures for themselves on earth and have no credit line with God face dismal future.

Be rich in what matters to God.   (Luke 12: 21)

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