When a person believes, he trusts the Lord. Faith is what saves, opens us up for the saving action of God. The Bible says, "Without faith, it is impossible to please God." The main thing is that a person has faith, repentance and a desire to change his life.
Faith is a necessary quality
A person who tries to live according to the Orthodox faith cannot change at once. He doesn’t kill, doesn’t steal, doesn’t fornication, but may have a tendency to condemn, irritability, idle talk, etc. And all this filth constantly creeps out, and from time to time it is necessary to confess it. From this, despair can arise and the hope of the kingdom of God fade away.
However, the Lord assures us that we always have hope. Christ said: "I did not come to the righteous, but to call sinners to repentance." Faith and repentance reveals the kingdom of God even to “seasoned” sinners who constantly “fall”, but at the same time get up and try to move on.
In the life of believers, and not only of the Christian faith, there are miracles that are given undeservedly much time. Their presence does not mean the presence of God. This can be both a clever human deception (for example, hypnosis), and tricks of demons trying to divert a person from the true path. A true miracle is a spiritual transformation of a person, i.e. his approach to God. And this, first of all, is worth paying attention to.
Despair can ruin
If a person does not see changes in himself, do not despair. It is enough to look at others and be inspired by their successes. You need to be patient and continue your journey, trusting in the mercy of God.
The Lord is omnipotent and loves his creatures (people) with such love that we cannot even imagine. When we ask the Almighty for what is necessary for us, there are doubts that the request will be granted, and some despair and even lose faith. In this case, it is necessary to remember (especially those who are at the beginning of the spiritual path) that God gives only that which benefits the soul. It is important to understand this, reconcile and live on.
If our perseverance and pride is taken up and continues to “pester” God with our prayers, he can fulfill the request, after which it will become clear why there was no answer to it before. Usually the consequences are deplorable, and even then the necessary humility and trust in God is acquired.
We can in no way doubt receiving what we ask for when it is spiritual things: love, humility, repentance, etc. All that is saving for our soul. Even bodily ailments are given not just like that, but for gaining the necessary spiritual qualities. Therefore, it is difficult for the laity to understand why they suffer from these or other “sores”, cannot be cured by doctors and do not receive help from God. The same goes for childlessness. It carries much less evil than children whom we may not know how to raise.
