God knows my thoughts. He knows my words before I speak them. He knows my needs. When I pray a repeated thanks or need I must assume God didn't hear or understand me the first time. I can rationalize repeated thanks but is it a lack of faith to repeatedly seek a need from God?
Thoughts
marks mentioned this:
Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying:
“There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying,
‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself,
‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’”
(Luke 18:1-5)
there is also this:
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
(James 1:2-8)
so i think we have to ask - was the woman who was wronged pestering the unjust man because she lacked faith?
that man was faithless, yet granted her justice so he wouldn't be bothered any longer.
is that a picture of God? should we presume He is unjust, but if we pester Him enough we can coerce Him to act on our behalf, to get us to shut up?
yet Jesus gave this parable specifically to teach us we should always pray and not lose heart. so it's giving us something to ponder over: if even an evil ruler will hear you if you continually weary him, what will our good God do? He knows every thought of our hearts, and what is right for us at every proper time.
@TEXBOW bro i think a voice in your heart is telling you to thank Him for his answers to your prayers, even if you haven't seen them yet, and even if they aren't what you hoped those answers would be. maybe do this; when these things are on your heart, tell Him that He knows every thought of your heart, that you know He has heard you, and ask Him to help you have patience to hear Him and to wait for Him to work in those things. you can keep praying about the same things without doubting - but your prayer will 'evolve' or 'blossom' into more than just a desire for some outcome. and in this way, you will come to know Him better, and He will strengthen & perfect you, over time.
