Is It My Turn Yet?

Leighann McCoy reflects on prayer as an actual conversation with God, then asks a hard question: when prayer feels unanswered, is God waiting on us? This episode focuses on what can block the flow of prayer and how to respond when silence or distance shows up. 

• Prayer is meant to be a dialogue with God, not a one-sided monologue or a performance.
• God is approachable, unlike people who seem too busy, powerful, or unavailable to meet with us.
• Unanswered prayer can leave us wondering whether the issue is spiritual distance, hidden sin, or unresolved bitterness.
• Prayer is about relationship first, not just getting things from God.
• Scripture presents God as the provider and believers as the needy ones:
  • 2 Peter 1:3
  • Philippians 4:19
  • Psalm 23:1
  • John 15:5
  • Proverbs 3:5-6
• Leighann identifies two main hindrances to prayer:
  • Unconfessed sin
  • Bitterness and unforgiveness
• Isaiah 59:1-2 and Psalm 66:18 are used to show how cherished sin can separate us from God in practice.
• Psalm 139:23-24 is offered as a way to ask God to search the heart and expose hidden sin.
• First John 1:9 is emphasized as the promise of forgiveness and cleansing when sin is confessed.
• Mark 11:25 and Ephesians 4:26-27 are used to show why forgiveness matters in prayer and why bitterness gives ground to the enemy.
• The practical response is to confess, forgive, release people from your personal “hook,” and trust God with justice and healing.