Session 5

Unanswered Prayer

Questions

  • What did you find most helpful or most challenging in the video?

  • How has the reality of unanswered prayer a ected your relationship with God?

  • Have you ever felt God’s silence/absence in seasons of your life and faith? How did you respond?


Pete Grieg says, “We are part of a faith that is all about wrestling”.


  • How do you think we can get better, as a community, at dealing with the realities and challenges of unanswered prayer?

  • How can we encourage one another in “faithfulness” as well as “faith”?

Reflection & Prayer

Pete Grieg says that, “Even when we don’t understand, we can still trust”.

Take time to stop, pause and recommit to trusting God. You might like to play some worship music and spend time sitting and reflecting.

Resources

Unanswered Prayer Resources

These can be found at prayercourse.org/toolshed

  • The Prayer of Relinquishment

  • How to Lament