4. Having Prayers Answered 祷告得着答应

1) Q. What do I need to do in order to have my prayers answered?
A. When we pray we need a specific goal in mind. It is useless to spend an hour or a day before the Lord without asking for anything.
问:我需要作些什么才能使我的祷告得着答应?
答:我们祷告时得有一个专一的目标。在神面前,花了一个钟头或一天,但是什么东西都没有求,这是没有用处的。


2) Q. What should I ask the Lord for during my prayer?
A. We should never ask God beyond our capacity or need. But if we have a need, we can ask God, we should only ask Him to take care of our need.
问:在祷告中我应该向神求些什么?
答:我们的祈求不应该出乎我们的度量或需要之外。我们有需要,我们能求神。但我们只该求神顾到我们的需要。


3) Q. Will God answer my prayer regardless of my condition?
A. If we have an obvious and known sin in our heart and are unwilling to drop it, the Lord will not answer our prayer. We should acknowledge all sins as sins and put them under the blood.
问:无论我的情况怎样,神都会答应我的祷告吗?
答:我们如果有明显的、自己知道的罪在心里,不愿意离弃,主必不听我们的祷告。所有的罪我们都得承认是罪,都得把它们摆在血的底下。


4) Q. Once I pray and ask the Lord for certain things, what should I do next?
A. We must believe when we pray. If we believe that we have received what we are praying for, we will have them.
问:一旦我为确定的事祷告和祈求之后,我接着该作什么呢?
答:祷告的时候要信。我们若信我们所求的是得着的,就必得着。


5) Q. What do I do when I find myself in difficulty and full of doubt?
A. All things are possible to him who believes. When we pray we should learn to lift up our eyes and say, “Lord! You can.”
问:我在有难处的时候, 充满了疑惑。我该怎么办?
答:在信的人,凡事都能。我们在祷告时,要学习仰起头来说,主!你能。


6) Q. Will God do what I asked Him in my prayer?
A. Whether or not God can do something is not the question here; rather, it is a question of whether or not God is willing.
问:神能作我在祷告中向祂所求的吗?
答:这里不是说神能不能的问题,乃是说神肯不肯的问题。


7) Q. Is it enough to know that God can and will answer my prayer?
A. We also need to know what God has done. Faith is not just believing that God can and will do something, but also believing that God has done something already.
问:知道神能,神肯答应我的祷告就够了吗?
答:还得知道一件事,就是神曾。信心不但相信神能、神肯作一些事,并且相信神已经作了。


8) Q. Why do some people’s prayers go unanswered?
A. They still hope that they will receive something. To hope means to expect something in the future, whereas to believe means to consider something as having been done.
问:为什么有些人的祷告得不到答应?
答:因为他们一直在那里盼望得着。但盼望是将来的事,相信乃是已过的事。


9) Q. Why haven’t I had my prayers answered when I had great faith in my prayers?
A. Faith is not a psychological exercise. If we have not received God’s word that He can, will and has done it, we should not take the spiritual risk of trying to tempt God.
问:我在祷告中信心很强时为什么我的祷告还没有得答应?
答:信心并不是心理作用。如果我们没有得着神的话,没有把握相信祂能、祂肯、祂曾,一定不要作属灵的冒险去试探神。


10) Q. Should I stop praying if my prayer has not been answered after I prayed for a period of time?
A. We must persevere in prayer and never stop praying. We must have the faith to pray to the Lord persistently until one day He is obligated to answer our prayers.
问:如果我的祷告一段时间都没得着答应,我该停止祷告吗?
答:在祷告上,我们必须继续,不可停止。我们必须有信,在神面前一直祷告,祷告到有一天,神非作不可。