Why doesn't God answer my prayers?

Summary

The sermon addresses the common human experience of unanswered prayer and the resulting feelings of anger or abandonment towards God. It draws on Matthew 7 to emphasize that God is an intimate Father in heaven who, out of love demonstrated by Jesus' sacrifice, gives good gifts to those who ask. The practical takeaway is to trust in God's infinite wisdom and fatherly love, even when we don't understand why our prayers aren't answered as we hoped.