REASONS WHY PRAYERS ARE NEVER ANSWERED
6 Reasons Why Some Prayers Are Never Answered When the apostle Peter penned that first epistle which bears his name, it was directed to “the elect who are sojourners or the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia” (1 Pet. 1:1). The basic design of this divine narrative is to encourage saints who are suffering persecution . In times of hardship, prayer—the blessed privilege of communicating with Almighty God—becomes precious indeed. It was in view of suffering and the power of prayer as a source of strength during the same, that Peter cautioned Christians to conduct their lives that their “prayers be not hindered” (1 Pet. 3:7). The term “hindered” translates the Greek wordenkopto derived of two elements: en (in) and kopto (to strike or cut). It has an interesting background. The meaning hinder arose out of its military use. During a retreat the road might be cut into (i.e. broken up [sabotaged]), in order to delay the pursuing ene...