What type of prayers are actually answered by God?

none of them are answered im an atheist and my fiancee was a muslim and her entire family prayed for her to get better but she didnt she died so it makes me think prayers arent answered

The secret is in John 14:13 " Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son." Whenever I have a need or something on my heart that I go to God about, it is hard for me to look into the future and know what will glorify God. Perhaps the answer that I'm hoping for won't do it. So, I just pray that as long as God can be glorified, let my answer to this prayer come. I know it is hard to understand how the healing of an innocent child from an illness would fail to glorify God, but we don't see things through the eyes of eternity like He does. To us, there is a huge difference between living 90 years or 9 years, but to God, our lives never end and He may see the future in a way in which we can't. But one thing I know for sure. Any act of love will always glorify God.

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I have a friend who is a single mother, so she prayed for a car (not a specific type-just for transportation) and pretty soon, someone from her church GAVE her a car for FREE. So she believes God answered her prayer. Although, The car doesn't run-they don't know what is wrong with it, so they can't fix it, and even if they did, she doesn't have a drivers license. But beware of your prayers. Pride is a sin, so if you are praying for a specific type of car, it's probably related to pride, and God might not like that. But It says somewhere in the bible, that if you truly believe in him, he will provide for you. So if you believe, and pray, he might provide you with Transportation, and then God Helps them, that helps themselves, so he might provide for your BASIC need, but it's up to you to work harder to get a more specific car. For example, he might give you a pacer, or a broken down ford escort, and then YOU will have to get a job to pay for the upkeep, and insurance, while saving to buy a car that you would be more comfortable in.

Well, I know people end up having bad things happen to them, but good things at the same time. Usually people have trials and have to overcome them. They aren't sure why things work out the way they do, but usually in the end they realize why things happened the way they do. That seems to be the way with praying, sometimes ya get it sometimes ya don't. When you don't you see why later. As far as having a secret redemption code for God when you're praying, there isn't one. God knows what's in your heart - just be sincere when praying - and don't expect him to give you exactly what you asked for.

You ask, "What type of prayers are actually answered by God?" The kind that suit His purposes! We may pray for what we want, as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane. Even He said, "Give me not what I want want, Father, but what You want." We should not be upset when God seems not to answer one of our prayers. In the case of Jesus in Gethsemane, even that prayer went 'unanswered'. ETA- people who pray for big houses or fancy cars need only to look at our suffering brothers and sisters in other countries. They aren't praying for material possessions. They pray for strength ... for Bibles ... for food. We should take a page from their book and quit acting so spoiled!

look, this is how i look at it. god sits back and watches. every once in a great while he might intervene in someones life. but the vast majority of time he doesnt. how can we truly live our life if we expect help all the time whenever we ask for it. i believe and god, and jesus dont get me wrong. but our lives are what we make of them. the ones who say i prayed for a new car and god gave it to me are full of it. they saved. they steered their own destiny with maybe a stroke of luck. im pretty sure god has more important things to worry about other then, lets make sure bob over here gets his dream car. prayer gives us hope th at things will change but we cant rely on god to fix our lives for us.

I think prayers are answered but in different ways and not always for what is being asked..we only have to open our eyes and see.

The kind where you ask for things that are going to happen by chance anyway. Oh! Also, it would seem that if you pray for things like war, hunger, suffering...those types of prayers seem to be answered all the time.

All prayers that are asked according to God's will are answered. Just pray with a sincere heart and have faith. He hears your prayers. Peace.