Regularly I hear saints talk about spending time with God and being before the throne of grace in prayer. I listen to preacher-friends, minister-friends and fellow evangelists express how they commune with God and experience His presence all around them. Though our time in our secret closets may be different, the result I have heard so often is the same, that God is SURE to answer. BUT, does God always answer? Are we all so good that He must answer or is He so righteous that when He doesn’t we wait? How faithful are we to tarry in the mist of silence? Who among us is honest enough to say, “I’ve approached the throne of grace only to find a quiet God?” I’m reminded of how Job prayed to an all knowing God without receiving an answer out of his torment and yet waivered not in His faith. Because I have experienced God’s silence before, I now know these are the times when He is testing my faith. So when I hear saints talk about how much time they spend with God but never how much time God spends with them, I wonder if the secret closet is a secret to God as well. The good book says the fervent prayers of the righteous avail much, it doesn’t say your prayers are immediately answered. The same book instructs us to pray without ceasing and makes a point in letting us all know, “the Father knows what we stand in need of” better than we ourselves. Let us not forget that prayer is a two-way street. Prayer involves a relationship with the one you’re praying to and a belief that He is able (even if He doesn’t) to answer.
Our secret closet is not for the sake of keeping track of how much we pray but soley as scripture teaches, “he who prays in secret, the Lord is just to reward openly for all to see.” Afterall, He called it your “secret closet,” for a reason. So keep praying until your change comes and be mindful to keep what’s between you and God, between you and God. In the meantime, go ahead and shout because He has already said, “He will not withhold any good thing from His children.” The answer may not come when you want it,….. (you know the rest) 
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You read correctly, there is a question mark at the end. Good news of the gospel? What’ so good about gospel news? This question was asked of me by a fellow Christian that says God has been dealing with her concerning the Gospel. As she proceeded to inform me of the Holy Spirit’s hightened enlightenment of this, I couldn’t help but lend an ear to what He was saying to me as she spoke. I was reminded of how during the writing of my book, Is Your Ghost Holy?, I had to accept the simple revelation of the gospel. The Holy Spirit, as I instructed her, impressed upon me that the simple revelation of the gospel is that from Genesis to Revelation, the WORD–the GOSPEL is good all by itself. In addition, the gospel brings light to dark places, transforms lives and brings life. Most do not comprehend the gospel, because they are still in darkness. The Word of God is not life to them nor does it trasform because they neglect the initial SIMPLE step of accepting Christ. Jesus said, no man can come to the Father except first through by me. Most people, including some Christians, desire holiness without Christ, righteousness without Christ and fullness of life without the One who paid the price.
My friend then with even more questions asked why this is still true and has been true for years. She wanted to know how with all of the preachers and teachers of today, are people still dull of hearing. I simply responded, the good gospel tells us that these as the times when men and women will not endure sound doctrine. I went a step further and made my answer more personal. I was in church, listening to the preachers and teachers of the day, and still did not have revelation about the gospel. I still had not surrendered and I still did not seek His wisdom concerning my life, therefore I lived in darkness and existed outside of the fullness of Christ. It was for me back then, as it is for many today—not in God’s timing. Which Christians need to realize means, not yet instead of never going to happen.
We cannot rush the work of God in the life of others. We cannot judge unless we fall into the same temptation. The good news of the gospel is not a question to be asked, it’s a statement to remind us that Christ, and Christ alone, died for us. Because of this fact, we are to be concerned that others know Him, accept Him and pray they soon walk in the Fullness of Him.
Blessings….
