On unanswered prayer

A liberal troll at the Hugh Hewitt blog writes:

Oh God... You are pathetic. [...] Many, many people prayed to their Christian God for an Obama win. He won. So does that mean God anointed Obama to be elected? If so, AMEN.

If you prayed for God to grant McCain/Palin the presidency, well...that didn't work. He obviously doesn't agree with you. Pray harder next time. Perhaps your prayers were getting thwarted by satellites? Haha, righties are fun.

Yes, those of us who go against the easy currents of the devil in this world are easy to mock. We often pray for lost causes. Because we pray for what we see is right, or good, or in someone's or some thing's best interest. God knows our motivation, He knows what is in our heart. People die, the way of all flesh, that doesn't mean we don't pray for the healing of a sick child.

We don't know God's will. The Bible gives us some understanding of it, but in the moment, here in a point in time, our perspective is a bit limited. But the Bible tells us a great falling away shall occur before the return of the King. That fact alone let's a Christian know that what we may choose to pray for may not be in God's will or necessary in the great arc of His plan of redemption.

What is necessary is that His remnant stay awake and bold to discern up from down and act on it and not descend into a vain 'go with the flow' or disengaged attitude so as to avoid not feeling discomfort or to avoid being mocked by the world and the devil.

Let the world and the devil mock and have their illusion of victories for a time; God's remnant are being tempted and tested and tried and tempered, and all in the midst of a victory already won.