When we listen to the Word of God and allow the Lord to teach us through the Holy Spirit, things happen naturally in our lives. We can see the opportunities that arise before us. But when we close our ears to what God says, the doors close, and this happens in all areas of life. When things aren't going well, we need to stop and take a look at how we're living. If things are not working out for you, if you feel that your paths are closed, prosperity is not enough, health is not good, then it is necessary to see where the gap is... where is the evil has come into your life. We need to examine ourselves, if we are really obeying what God has told us, or if we are just another religious, who goes to church on Sundays, but doesn't give a damn about what the Lord speaks to our hearts.
It is always good to meditate on what the Word reveals to us, because it is the Words of our Master that makes us conquerors; strong and victorious people in this world and in the spirit world. In Luke 11:21-22 Jesus said, "When a valiant guards his house armed, all that he hath is safe. But when another valiant comes upon him, and overcome him, he takes off all his armor in who trusted, and shares his spoils." — What valiant was the Lord Jesus referring to? He was talking about the devil, who when he gets into a person's life, he builds a kind of fortress there. He arm himself with every kind of deceit and filth that exists to make a person hateful through impure words, deeds, and thoughts. This is how he takes possession of and holds captive what is most precious to us: the spirit, the body and the soul. To free this person, it is necessary to disarm this valiant. We have to destroy the fortress he built. Like this? The enemy comes, and often he doesn't come alone, he brings his henchmen with him, and begins to control the individual's thoughts, stirs the person's feelings, in order to try to shield him from the Word of God. The person becomes insensitive. The devil uses all means not to let the person open his heart to hear the Word. In every way he tries to divert the person's interest, and when not, he even makes the person become violent and averse to the Word. He is guarding "his" property. He armed himself, or rather, armed the person against the Word of God, because he knows that if the person opens his heart, and starts to hear the preaching of the Word, she will believe... faith will come, and a person of faith is a threat to hell.
We need to learn to listen to God's voice. How does the Lord speak to us? By preaching the Word. — You won't hear any voice saying, “Listen so-and-so, I'm God... I'm telling you to do this...” No! — God speaks in our hearts, and we feel His voice when we're reading the Bible or listening to the preaching, when we understand what His will is. And when that happens, and we pay attention to Him, then even though our life is in a mess, everything starts to fall into place. Never doubt that. You know when God speaks. You will feel in your heart: "this Word is for me", so hold that Word. It is a path that God opened for you, of success, of victory, and at the same time it has all the ability to fix everything in the your life, even if you are completely dismantled, defeated, beaten down, in a short time you will be a blessing. Listen to God and He will hear you!
No one can blame God for their failures. The person does not seek God, does what pleases themselves without caring whether it is right or not, often acts as an irrational animal, and when the situation becomes difficult, the person then wants to be attended by God. So they prays, asks, cries and nothing happens. And then they starts saying that it was God who didn't want to heal, who didn't want to bless, who didn't want to prosper, anyway... they blames God for everything. But God is not responsible for anyone's failure. Psalm 30:17 says, "The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and Holy in all his works." — It is not God who puts suffering in anyone's life. He is the Lord who heals you. He is the God who prospers, He is the God who delivers; but if you keep putting your hand in what is dirty, you will get dirty more and more.