Aug 19, 2026
Prayer and fasting can be powerful... but what happens when God doesn't answer the way or when we expect?
In this episode of Youth Worker On Fire, Doug Edwards speaks about learning to hear God's voice, trusting His timing, and resisting the temptation to force an answer to prayer.
Through Scripture, the Daniel Fast, lessons from Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge, and stories involving Jerry Falwell and Bill Bright, Doug explores what it means to seek God for who He is - not simply for what we want Him to do.
Whether you're leading students, facing an impossible situation, praying for direction, or wondering why God seems silent, this episode is an encouragement to stay humble, patient, focused, and faithful in prayer.
Sometimes the greatest answer to prayer isn't simply getting what we asked for. It's becoming closer to the One we're asking.
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Hosted by: Doug Edwards
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Intro/Outro Voiceover: Michael Helms: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelTheSoundGuy
Edited by: Secret Roots Music House
PODCAST EPISODE TOPICS:
Prayer, Fasting, Youth, Ministry, Pastor, Leadership, Students, Parents, Christian, Faith, God, Jesus, Discipleship, Guidance, Direction, Revival, Scripture, Worship, Spiritual, Mentoring