Why Your Prayers Don't Have Your Name on Them

About this episode

Pastor Eric Thomas discusses the reasons why prayers may go unanswered and emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in the process of asking God for blessings.

You've been asking God for something. Maybe for years. Maybe you gave up asking because nothing changed. But what if the problem isn't that God isn't listening? What if the problem is that your prayers don't have your name on them? In this powerful message, Pastor Eric Thomas breaks down the real reason why so many prayers go unanswered, and it has nothing to do with God's ability or your worthiness. It has everything to do with responsibility. Using the story of Jabez, the electric bill principle, and raw personal testimony, ET reveals the missing ingredient between asking and receiving: you have to be willing to pay for what you pray for. God isn't holding back your blessing because you're not good enough. He's waiting to see if you're willing to be responsible enough. In this message you'll discover: → Why power is available but not automatic, and what activates it → The four things Jabez asked for, and why God granted every single one → Why your prayers don't have your name on them, and what that really means → The electric bill principle: if it's not in your name, you can't call and make changes → How to stop waiting for a reward you're not willing to be responsible for →…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Thomas

Topics covered

• prayer
• responsibility
• faith
• blessings
• spiritual growth
• personal testimony

Keywords

• prayers
• God
• responsibility
• blessings
• Jabez
• electric bill principle
• faith
• spirituality

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