Does God Answer Prayers?

Now i know when people say it is easy to praise God when things go our ways. but it is so hard to praise God when storm hits us so badly. well last time, that phrase didn't apply to me, at least not absolutely. that was because God became so real to me in times of trouble. in other words, there was always a lesson behind all things that occurred in which it was beyond my comprehension.

However, a few days ago, i reliased that i find it hard to praise and even pray when things didn't work out the way i wanted it to be. i felt discourage and angry with God and literally blamed him for all things that happened to me. and i was angry as well when i held up unto His promises but nothing seemed to change the stress and disasterous circumstances that came along my ways at that point in time. though i know He was wacthing over me but still he was silent when i cried out. BUT i did not stop there, i still hope that God would incline His ear to my prayers and speak to me just like the way He has always been.

today, God was actually answering my prayers through that short and powerful video. little i know that Jesus actually did pray that he didn't want to take up the cup (to die on the cross). He prayed "Father if it is possibly, take up this cup from Me". but hang on there...Jesus didnt say that He changed His mind to set us free. that passage imparts a message that Jesus prayed honestly to His Father about what He felt. although God felt crush in His heart He still prayed "if it is not possibly to take the cup up from me, let not mine but thy will be done". the end result of Jesus's sacrifice, as we all already know, is our salvation.

through this video, God desires me to talk to Him in the Honest way. he wants me to report to Him what im going through throughout the day..He wants to know why i was crying and what i wanted even though certainly He knew all of it before it actually happened. the purpose of praying is to CONNECT ME WITH GOD and CONNECT ME WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES. so He challenged me to JUST PRAY whatever and whenever things happened. stop focusing on your problems but start praying because prayers move mountain, bring changes,peace and hold us strongly in our hope to God.

i apologise if you all cannot really get what im writing..to know exactly what i was talking about in the foregoing paragraph, i encourage you to watch the video. do not just take it, Test it (refer to the word of God)
enjoy =)