What Is Your Response to Answered Prayer?

When we pray we normally expect an answer. We seek to live by the power of Scripture, more specifically the promises that Jesus made about prayer in his name. We might believe strongly that God does answer prayer.

Something critical comes into our lives and we feel the need to pray. We pray in faith and God answers our prayer. By chance, it is exactly how we wanted it to be answered. That is well and good; but what is your response to having received an answer to your prayer? You might declare: It was what I expected, and you go on with your normal routine in life. Or it is what I deserved, so there is no reason to think anymore about it.

Let's look at the story of Jesus healing a blind beggar. The blind man calls out for help from Jesus. Jesus asks him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The man stated that he wanted to see again. Then we read: "⁴²Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.’ ⁴³Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God." Luke 18:42-43

The blind man felt the need to follow Jesus and glorify God.

I wonder how we respond to God answering our prayers? Is it that we become a stronger follower of Jesus? Do we spend time glorifying God by our words and actions? It gives us cause for reflection.