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how god will answer my prayer?	Vinoth	Sunday, August 17, 2014
Question: I have take one decision regarding my job and my future. I am confused to take decision. I really ask god's help to take decision. i have committed sins in my past life. I really believe in the living god. I am afraid he will punish me. I pray everyday with sincere faith and my tears to the living god. still now I didn't get any answer from him. As I have only three days left and I want to hear his answer I want to know in which way he answer me. l explained myself clearly to him. I still pray him with sincere faith. can you please help me.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Vinoth: I am sorry for not responding earlier. I have not been well this past week. You identified yourself as a Hindu, but I can only respond to you as a Christian. We believe that our God, that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who has revealed himself as the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit, is the only true God. All other claims of god are false. It Is only within this context I can answer your question. God always answers our prayers. But, His answers may not be to our liking. His answer may be yes, no, maybe, or not yet. Ultimately, God is not in a tell you what to do. You have to weigh the choices and make a decision. You can ask God to help you evaluate the choices, but the decision is yours and you have to make it. The true God is not a vengeful God. He is a loving, merciful, and forgiving God. He is told us in 1 John 1:9: "if we confess our sins he is faithful to forgive us of our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." God is not about a punishment, He is about forgiveness. Thus, ask Him to forgive your sins, and if you are sincerely sorry for your sins and promise to try not to do them again then you will be forgiven. Even though you are not Christian God will still hear your prayers and he will judge your heart according to your desire to seek Him "with sincere heart, and moved by grace, try in [your] actions to do his will as [you] know it through the dictates of conscience". [quoted from the Catechism, no. 847]. We will be in prayer for you. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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how god will answer my prayer?

Vinoth

Sunday, August 17, 2014

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I have take one decision regarding my job and my future. I am confused to take decision. I really ask god's help to take decision. i have committed sins in my past life. I really believe in the living god. I am afraid he will punish me. I pray everyday with sincere faith and my tears to the living god. still now I didn't get any answer from him. As I have only three days left and I want to hear his answer I want to know in which way he answer me. l explained myself clearly to him. I still pray him with sincere faith. can you please help me.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Vinoth:

I am sorry for not responding earlier. I have not been well this past week.

You identified yourself as a Hindu, but I can only respond to you as a Christian. We believe that our God, that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who has revealed himself as the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit, is the only true God. All other claims of god are false. It Is only within this context I can answer your question.

God always answers our prayers. But, His answers may not be to our liking. His answer may be yes, no, maybe, or not yet. Ultimately, God is not in a tell you what to do. You have to weigh the choices and make a decision. You can ask God to help you evaluate the choices, but the decision is yours and you have to make it.

The true God is not a vengeful God. He is a loving, merciful, and forgiving God. He is told us in 1 John 1:9: "if we confess our sins he is faithful to forgive us of our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." God is not about a punishment, He is about forgiveness. Thus, ask Him to forgive your sins, and if you are sincerely sorry for your sins and promise to try not to do them again then you will be forgiven.

Even though you are not Christian God will still hear your prayers and he will judge your heart according to your desire to seek Him "with sincere heart, and moved by grace, try in [your] actions to do his will as [you] know it through the dictates of conscience". [quoted from the Catechism, no. 847].

We will be in prayer for you.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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