I Prayed and Got Silence. Here's What I Learned. | Big G Talks Ep. 5

Ever prayed for something and gotten total silence back? In this episode of Big G Talks, I get honest about the prayers of mine that never got answered — and the ones that did. We cover why treating faith like a transactional relationship with God is a trap, the difference between selfish prayers and prayers to be helpful, why scripture never actually promises all your prayers will be answered, and a personal story about a prayer that got answered in a way I didn't expect.

Timestamps:
 0:00 Intro — Episode 5: Unanswered Prayers
 0:26 Point 0: Faith isn't transactional
 1:14 Confession: testing God with prayers
 2:31 Point 1: The types of unanswered prayers
 3:13 1a — Selfish prayers vs. prayers to help others
 8:18 1b — Wrong direction, right silence
 10:13 1c — Chasing results vs. the journey
 12:15 Point 2: Scripture never promises every prayer gets answered
 15:23 Point 3: Get curious, not discouraged
 16:32 Point 4: The prayer that got answered (a serial-dating confession)
 19:56 A theory on which prayers get answered

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