Waiting on God’s answers can stretch our faith, especially when prayers feel unheard or delayed. Drawing from Matthew 7:7–8, this devotional reframes waiting as part of God’s process—assuring us that He hears every prayer and faithfully responds, even when His answers are still unfolding.

Highlights

• God hears every prayer, even when the answer doesn’t come immediately.

• Delayed answers don’t mean ignored prayers—sometimes they’re simply “in the queue.”

• Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 remind us to keep asking, seeking, and knocking.

• Waiting requires trust in God’s timing, not doubt in His goodness.

• Scripture repeatedly affirms God’s faithfulness and unchanging character.

• God’s track record throughout the Bible proves He keeps His promises.

• A loving Father gives good gifts, even when the wait feels long.

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Full Transcript Below:

My Prayer Is Still in the Queue

By Lauren Fletcher

Bible Reading:

“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” - Matthew 7:7-8

Something I’ve been learning is the importance of patience in prayer. Often, I expect and hope God to answer right away. I’ll be praying so desperately, hoping to hear His response. When I don’t hear anything, I wonder, God, are You answering my prayer? This happened recently when I was praying for something. What God revealed to me is that He was answering my prayer, but it was still in the queue.

Do you remember the days of downloading music? If you downloaded multiple things at once, the computer would download about three, and all the others were in the queue, waiting to be downloaded. I remember how impatient I would feel, eager to listen to these songs. It was a wait. Eventually, though, I would be able to play them.

In this illustration, God helped me to understand that sometimes, my prayers are in the queue. God has heard them, He has answered them, but I have to wait for a little while for those answers. They are in the works.

Matthew 7:7-8 encourages me that God not only listens to my prayers but answers them. He says that “everyone who asks, receives” (emphasis added). So, when I pray, He responds. 

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