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Condition of Prayer

Unanswered Prayer

A young boy saw a pack of cigarettes on the ground and decided to try them. He went to a field near his home and after several fumbling attempts got one to light up. It didn’t taste good; indeed it burned his throat and made him cough. But it made him feel very grown up.

Then he saw his father coming. Quickly he put the cigarette behind his back and tried to be casual. Desperate to divert his father’s attention the young boy pointed to a nearby billboard advertising the circus. “Can we go Dad? Please let’s go when it comes to town.”

The father quietly but firmly replied “Son never make a petition while at the same time trying to hide a smoldering disobedience.” ── Michael P. Green《Illustrations for Biblical Preaching》

Prayer

”In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”— John Bunyan