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A new job; the hoped-for spouse; a baby that seemed impossible to conceive; a difficult exam: these are prayers people bring to the feet of Jesus, but may or may not believe, in their hearts, God can make into realities. Include also a society where the drive to do things your way is seen as better than God's way, and we drift further from knowing God fulfills our every need.

However, author Nkechi Chinedum Uwaga wholeheartedly believes anything asked of God in prayer is to be received if on...