One reason for unanswered  prayers is unconfessed Sin in one’s life. The Bible says in 1Pet 3:12 “For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil.” There is no doubt that sin will disrupt the flow of God’s blessings and answers to prayer. The psalmist, David wrote, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear” (Psa 66:18). 

All acts of rebellion and disobedience to God is considered sin. Sins of “commission,” are those overt acts which are done in disobedience. However, sins of “omission,” are those things we don’t do in obedience, but know that we should do (Jas 4:17). The remedy for all sin is to confess it to God, forsake it, (turn away from it) and ask Him to forgive us (1Jn_1:9).

May all our transgressions, I pray, be blotted out from before the Lord as we confess and turn away from them, in Jesus’ name. Amen.