If you know you would run from God and be angry if he never answered this prayer request, that means your heart is not ready to receive it. But if you are truly willing to serve God and love him fully even if he never gives you the thing you are asking him for, this is a great sign you are being prepared to receive it.
Preparing involves calling upon the Lord, coming to God in relationship, praying, seeking the Lord with all our heart. Our faith is not one more item on a “to do” list. Our faith forms our “to be and to do” list. Throughout Matthew's Gospel, Jesus teaches people about living and growing in relationship with God.
We don't often see it, but God does indeed work in our lives through trouble and hardship. Sometimes He uses these times to help us grow or to benefit those around us. He might use challenges to stop us from doing something harmful or to motivate us to do what is right.
You Become Extremely Patient And You Are More Than Willing To Take Things Slowly And Seriously. Growing patient and becoming more willing to take on the course of finding the love of your life slowly are good signs God is preparing you.
Don't Chase After A Feeling
We shouldn't come to God in prayer just to get a nice feeling and then leave. We should be spending time with Him because we wholeheartedly love Him. When we focus on seeking Him and praising Him, His presence will flow naturally. It will never be something we can make happen.
We know that God hears our prayers because of the prayer accounts presented in the Bible. People tell the story of God answering their prayers, how they prayed, and what they prayed about. The aforementioned example of Jesus in Matthew 6 is just one account of many.
When God shows up, says Jesus, the proof is right in front of us: "The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them." There's a fancy word for when God shows up: theophany.
What we will need in our day of testing is a spiritual preparation. It is to have developed faith in Jesus Christ so powerful that we can pass the test of life upon which everything for us in eternity depends. That test is part of the purpose God had for us in the Creation.
1 Corinthians 2: 9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him" is a verse in the Bible that has been sadly misquoted and misapplied amongst most Christians-if not the majority.
Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
For some people, the Holy Ghost may cause them to feel overwhelmed with emotion and moved to tears. For others, tears rarely or never come. And that's okay. For them, the Holy Ghost may produce a subtle feeling of gratitude, peace, reverence, or love (see Galatians 5:22–23).
Additionally, He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit and through dreams, visions and our thoughts. Further, God will use events and circumstances to speak with us. More often than not, God uses the people He has placed in our lives to speak to us.
God Will Reveal Your Spouse in the Right Season.
That is one of the biggest, though often overlooked, keys to God revealing your spouse. You must be in the right season of your life before God will allow you to find the right one. God's ways are so much higher than our ways, and He knows exactly what He is doing.
However, the fact that this person is worrisome and anxious about being single is usually a sign God is calling them to pursue marriage. As you read through 1 Corinthians 7, for example, there is a strong link between a Christian's personal desire for marriage and them being called to pursue marriage.
There's nothing wrong with silent prayer. On the contrary, the Bible depicts Hannah being judged by others (a priest, no less) as she prayed silently—but her prayer was heard and answered by God (see 1 Samuel 1). Still, there are some good reasons to pray aloud, even when no one but God is around to hear you.
The simple answer is yes, God hears your prayers. An ever-present, all-knowing God will hear every word from your mouth, thought in your mind and whisper of your heart. But there are some things that might affect whether He answers.