According to His Will

"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us."

1 John 5:14

The Bible

This is so often misinterpreted in church.

There is a teaching of "name it, claim it" that has NO basis in the Bible.

This verse tells us that if our prayer is ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, he hears us. It's very plain that just because we want a new car, a new job, a new house, that if it's not according to His will, we can ask until the world ends, and He's not going to answer that prayer. In fact, he's not going to hear it.

Every prayer is answered.

Silence is an answer.