The Bible says your prayers can be hindered by several things. ... Asking God to move on your behalf when you knowingly continue in sin leads to your prayers going unanswered. Psalm 66:18 says, “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” Doing bad things never earns you good things.

Why our prayers are not answered?

- As long as your prayers are for selfish motives, driven by pride hidden in your heart, God will not answer them. ... - If you knowingly condone sin, whether it's happening to you or to someone else, and you don't correct them, you 'regard iniquity in your heart' and thus should forget about God answering your prayers.

What stops our prayers from being answered?