To engage the pain of unanswered prayer and a weakening faith, John Piper recommends Christians re-engage 19th century British evangelist George Müller, who saw God do extraordinary things on his behalf.
In a Tuesday episode of his podcast, a discouraged man asked the Reformed theologian and former pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, about how to pray. He was discouraged because though he is not living in sin and reads Scripture faithfully, his prayer requests are never answered, including prayers for friends to come to faith in Christ.
Beyond the Scripture, no one has taught him more about prayer than Müller, Piper said. The British evangelist was known for founding and operating orphanages in England, doing so by asking God to meet every need, and saw God answer his prayers in remarkable ways. Miraculous provision would show up at just the right time, many times over. Many thought he was in a league of his own with regard to faith, something Müller denied.
Müller received nearly £1,500,000 (nearly $2 million) in answer to prayer without ever asking for funds over the course of his life and…
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