Unanswered Prayers
BELOVED, LET ME SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR ‘UNANSWERED PRAYERS’.
But before I do so, do take note that the Bible records that when Daniel prayed, his answer was delayed for 21 days, not because he was not praying well [for the Word says that his prayer was answered from day one], but because there was a Satanic gate-man – the Prince of Persia [the area in which Daniel lived at the time] – who was standing in the heavenly places and opposing his angel of revelation from returning with the answer.
Unless the archangel Michael had intervened and fought with this strong principality to release this angel to go through, this prayer for understanding would have taken even longer to be answered, finally been classified as ‘Unanswered’, and set aside in the ‘X files archives’ by the prophet.
Many of you who are reading this right now have scores of these ‘x-files’ in your prayer chambers. You prayed about it, and since the answer did not come at the time and in the way that you expected, you gave up on it and moved on to another prayer point.
I want you to understand that every time you pray and make a request from heaven, there will always be an angel sent to bring the answer to your prayer to you. However, this angel must first pass through the 2nd heavens; where Satan and his hosts of wicked powers have encamped before they come to you.
Now, these powers are not stationed here by mistake; no, they are there on a definite purpose. But, what is the purpose?
One, there are there to keep what leaves earth from reaching heaven, and
Two, to keep what leaves heaven, from reaching earth.
Anyone who has visited the Great Kingdom of the Lord God Jehovah in heaven above, as has been my privilege on several occasions, will tell you that there are many powers which are encamped in the second heaven. They will always try to terrorize anyone on transit to heaven [i.e. heavenly visitations], and unless angels clear the way then there will be much struggle to pass through.
I can say many things about this, but I want to speak to you about the prayers that you made to God and gave up on a long time ago. DO YOU REALIZE THAT GOD HEARD YOUR PRAYERS FROM DAY 1 AND THAT HE RELEASED THE ANSWER TO YOU? Yes? No? Then know that any prayer that is made in the will and timings of God will always obtain immediate results.
The reason why your answer was delayed is because the wicked principalities who rule in your area in the behalf of the kingdom of darkness [for take note that Satan is the ‘ruler of this world’ and that he has principalities stationed in every nation of the earth to carry out certain diabolical purposes] withstood the angel of your blessings while they were on the way to you. This is why the Lord Jesus said, ‘Men ought always to pray and not to faint’, because the kingdom of darkness will want to frustrate your answers and blessings.
They will want you to give up and lose on that prayer point. Unless you have the tenacity and the perseverance of Daniel, knowing that, ‘this is the right prayer point and I am not giving up until the answer comes’, then you will become another casualty of ‘unanswered prayers’.
Now, it gets even worse after that, for once the angel has been captured [if they are able to hold them, due to lack of continued prayers] the angel who holds the blessing will be detained in their Satanic quarters. Since that blessing has already left heaven for the earth, a mansion for example, it will be duplicated by the agents of the kingdom of darkness [as a legal entity on earth] and handed over to those who serve Satan.
I tell you the truth: Satan has got nothing except what he stole from you. What you see with many of these worldly people and go about wondering, ‘how do they get these things?’ were once blessings that were released to believers, but because they were not persistent in prayers, they ended up being counterfeited and handed over to those who have submitted to the manipulations of the kingdom of darkness.
In truth, Satan owns nothing. All he has is stolen, and all he is, is a thief.
Good news for you! Whatever you lost can be recovered! No matter how long ago, or to whom your blessing was handed as a counterfeit blessing [i.e. a lookalike of the original blessing you prayed for] it can be retrieved!
If you begin today to pray hard concerning the same things, then heaven will send rescue to that angel who has been withheld from your life and once again you will have what is yours. When you recover your blessings, everyone who had its counterfeit will also immediately lose it, for they are one and the same.
If it is a mansion, they will not know what happened, but auctioneers will come and take it away; or something else like fire will burn it down, or they will get jailed or die and so on. What matters is that at the end of the day you will come into your blessing and they will immediately go into loss. If it is a job, they will get fired and you will get hired. If it is money, they will come into loss and you will enter into wealth. The list continues on and on.
I want to pray for you: anyone who is operating with your finances, your job, your health, your blessings, your ministry, your spiritual gifts, your house, your acumen, and whatever else is arrested;
I declare every Satanic gate-man opposing your angel of blessings is arrested in the name of jesus!
Let Michael arise and begin to fight your battles;
I command every angel on assignment to your life to be released today by fire, in the name of jesus;
I command every delayed blessing to be released forthwith into your life, in the name of jesus;
I command every man and woman who is operating in the counterfeit of your blessing to lose it and release it in the name of jesus!
Hey, let your blessings arise and begin locating you by fire today; now, activate your faith and receive these in jesus name!
Blessings!
~ Apostle Paul A Williams
Apostle Paul A Williams
Apostolic Revival Church International, Nairobi
Romans 8:26-27 (NKJV)
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
1 Corinthians 14:2 (NKJV)
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
Jude 20(AMP)
But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit;
There where some good resources on this subject on the web
Joyce Meyer: Lord teach me to pray series – 14 scriptural reasons for unanswered prayer or no answer (proves God has a choice in the matter), another called Gods Sustaining Power
Some additional scriptures on the subject -Derek Prince’s messages -Hope, part 2, the Call of God part 1 and 2, Healing, Repentance part 1 and part 2, Taking Time to wait on God part 1 and part 2.
David Jeremiah: Romans 8 :17 – 18
Sadly it is not as simple as the devil just holding every prayer up.
Thank you Paul for your word. It’s what I needed to hear and pray. I want to take back what the enemy has stolen!