Finding Joy When God's Answer Is No with Kristy Graham of Samaritan's Purse
About this episode
Rachel Wojo and Kristy Graham discuss finding joy in God's presence even when prayers go unanswered.
When you've prayed your hardest and the answer is still no, where does joy come from? This week I sat down with Kristy Graham, host of On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse , for an honest conversation about prayer in the hardest places. Kristy has walked with disaster survivors who lost everything and still praised God, with relief teams who run toward danger when everyone else runs away, and with believers in persecuted countries who pray not for protection but for boldness. Through all of it, she keeps landing on one truth: the joy is in His presence, not in the answer. We talk about surrender, what it means to pray "not my will but yours" and mean it, and how to keep praying with confidence even when God's answer isn't the one you wanted. I shared a bit of my own story with my daughter Taylor, and Kristy shared hers, and together we landed on the same place so many of us need to be reminded of: God is far more interested in being the answer to our prayers than simply answering them. You'll discover: Why joy in suffering comes from God's presence rather than changed circumstances How to pray honestly and still surrender the outcome to God What persecuted believers pray for…
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