I know that this struggle is as old as the hills but I'd still like to get feedback from other believers. I've seen some prayers miraculously answered; I knew it was from God. Yet other answers - very deep and heartfelt longings and prayer for good things for family members and answers have not come to pass. I go before God many many many times throughout my day and pray for things that I believe are in keeping with His will, yet my prayers result in nothing.
Your comment speaks of impressing two things.
1) One appears to be concerning yourself.
Identifying you believe;
Identifying you are NOT OVERCOME by a Struggle, BUT Rather are asking God to Be with you THROUGH the struggle...
AND? He was.
2) The Second appears to BE your request for God to be WITH "others".
That is a general comment, and it does not identify "IF" the others are BORN AGAIN, AND STRUGGLING; or
"IF" you are HOPING the others BECOME BORN AGAIN.
^ THAT is a deeper subject.
"IF" the other IS NOT born again: they require a skilled teacher to speak the word, in a fashion they will receive. At the end of the day, it is the others own choice to Hear and Listen and continue Listening...or not.
"IF" the other IS STRUGGLING, and BORN Again, that is a good sign, they have not given up but are GOING THROUGH the struggle, instead of giving in to the struggle.
It is a deep subject...
It is God who directs a willing persons LIFE.
You can not possibly KNOW, in what fashion the Lord is working in Others, to say, His works have failed.
Remember, The Lord does not promise to JERK US OUT OF STRUGGLES...He promised to BE WITH US "THROUGH" struggles.
We who are IN Christ, are blessed, BECAUSE He is WITH US.....THROUGH.....the struggles.
Noone is immune from having struggles.
We IN Christ, expect them.
We IN Christ, are blessed going THROUGH struggles, BECAUSE HE IS WITH US.
Praying for an OTHER, is that THEY will be strengthened THROUGH Christ to have victory OVER their struggles, by them going THROUGH their struggles WITH the Power and Comfort of Christ WITH THEM.
To say, God has not Answered, is hinging on implying God failed.
Remember, God DOES NOT work according to our understanding.
Glory to God,
Taken