I have. I'm at the point though I'm currently struggling in real life right now (financially mostly as I cannot find a job but other stuff that's hard to explain and I don't really want to go into it anyways) and continuing to pray about it I'm like why bother? It doesn't seem like God cares about changing my situation (or rather multiple situations) anyways.
If God dances over you, I don't think he would ignore a prayer. However, according to the Bible there are "let" prayers. "Let" in tennis means the ball hits the net and doesn't get to where it was intended. That is where the Lord's prayer comes in. Not to be meant as a rote prayer, it is an example of how to pray:
P raise (to God)
R epent (God turns His back on sin. Get rid of it right off the bat, so he can hear you)
A sk anything for any body (intersession)
Y ourself (talk to him about your needs.)
God answers prayer 3 ways:
Yes.
No.
When the time is right.
But when it comes to your finances, He has a sure fire method that does not fail. It is the only time in the Bible that God says, "Test me on this!"
Even if you only earned $10.00 this week, take 10% of that ($1.00) and you give it to a CHURCH that you feel will be good stewards of your money. That is
not a charity of your choice. Do that too, but tithe goes to a house of God. Because He requires that amount of what He has blessed you with back. Now for the good part. If you add an additional 25% of your dollar/tithe (a quarter)
to your tithe, God will not only give your tithe back but will increase it 7 fold. To be honest, your cup will start to run over, and you'll be amazed.
One caveat: When you get that $10.00 get change and take God's portion
right off the top. Before you spend the rest. If you pay bills or buy food, or a gal. of gas and then give God what is left over, it won't count.
Test him on it...
