The Tragedy of Answered Prayer

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Prayer should always be done with a humble approach.

Ask God’s will to be done in all that you do, rather than your will being executed by God.

There is this preaching that we can demand anything with authority to God - and I just want to warn you how dangerous demanding something from God without any humility can be.

Take the Israelites for example. They were given manna from above, but they demanded meat. Read Numbers 11 to see how badly they asked for it. Now, if you demand something like that, God might give it to you, but it might not end well for you. 

God gave them the meat just like they demanded, but they were faced with a plague while the meat was still between their teeth.

In 1 Samuel 8, they demanded a king just like the nations around them, rejecting God as their true King. God had a plan to bring up the King in David’s line, but it wasn’t His time yet. God even warned them that there would be corruption and immorality if this new king came into place. But with their demand, He went on to grant them Saul — which proved disastrous.

There are so many other examples where they demanded and tested God, so He gave it to them - but He sent leanness into their soul (Psalms 106:14-15).

This is called the tragedy of answered prayer.

All through the Scripture, prayer and humility go hand in hand. Ask according to His will, and He hears us (1 John 5:14). The Lord’s Prayer also says, “Your will be done.” (Matthew 6:10).

2 Chronicles 7: 14 - if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Psalms 10: 17 - Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear.

So talk to God, tell Him your desires. But make sure to ask that His will be done in your lives.

Demanding versus Humble Prayer 

Feature Demanding Praying
Attitude Arrogant, forceful, controlling Humble, submissive, reverent
Mindset Ego and entitlement Faith and trust
Source Ignorance of God’s wisdom Confidence in God’s wisdom
Desire My will be done Thy will be done
Relation Treats God as servant Approaches God as Lord and friend
Outcome Often harmful when “granted” Patient, life-giving, divinely timed



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  1. Anonymous8 October 2025 at 08:37

    Beautifully explained. Thank you for this sharing!

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