How many of us wake up expecting a miracle, but miss it right in front of us? I have to ask, do you ever sit down and really look at your life and see where God has already answered your prayers? I know I didn't do that for years, gratitude practices for healing slowly opened my eyes to everyday blessings. It took a good friend to point it out, but once I started seeing answered prayers daily, my whole view shifted. I want that for you too.
I remember in our recent podcast episode, Bree and I had this honest talk about shame, redemption, and how we so quickly forget to stop and recognize what God has already done. We wait for the next big answer from God, the next breakthrough, but we're zooming right past the little miracles wrapped into our everyday ordinary.
What Does Seeing Answered Prayers Daily Really Look Like?
Let me tell you, it's not always a thunderbolt from the sky or an overnight change. Sometimes it's sitting in a warm home remembering when you didn't have one, spiritual self-care tips helping you notice God's presence. Sometimes it's feeling joy when you used to be covered in anxiety. Sometimes it's just the fact that you woke up and had the strength to keep going. That's seeing answered prayers daily, even if it looks simple to everyone else.
I remember sitting in my kitchen, shoes off, coffee in hand, and just scanning the room. I saw my husband reading his Bible, kids giggling in the hallway, dinner cooking. If you had asked me ten years ago if this moment was possible, I would have laughed. I was the girl praying for my future family, for a home, for peace, finding purpose in suffering. And there it was, right in front of me. Everyday life, prayers answered. But how often do we take time to actually notice, hearing God's voice daily in ordinary moments?
Why Do We Miss the Everyday Miracles?
Here's the thing I keep coming back to - we get caught up in what's missing or what's next, finding God in hard times through grace and faith. It's easy to see the problems, the gaps, the prayers we're still waiting on. But how often do we pause to realize that seeing answered prayers daily could mean the things we've stopped thinking about? Like the safe place we live, the friend who called us at just the right moment, the job we’ve prayed for, or the community that surrounds us. These are the answers to prayers we sometimes forget we even prayed.
How Can We Shift Our Perspective to Start Seeing Answered Prayers Daily?
Let me ask you, when was the last time you traced your steps back to a low point, just to see how far God has brought you? Bree mentioned in our episode that she would literally retrace the physical places she struggled with addiction or depression, and now she walks through them free. That got me thinking. What would it look like if we all did that? When I look back, I see answered prayers layered everywhere. Not just in the big moments, but in the tiny details.
And here's a verse that sticks with me every time this comes up - "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to Him with my song." (Psalm 28:7, CSB) This isn't about waiting for the future to come together. It's about saying, "God, I see You. You're here in my everyday. My heart celebrates what You’ve already done." That's seeing answered prayers daily, right there in real time.
Practical Ways to Recognize God's Answers
- Make a daily gratitude list - jot down even the smallest things you have today that you once prayed for (health, safety, laughter, work, freedom from something).
- Share your stories out loud - with your family, with friends, with your community. The more we tell our answered prayer stories, the more our hearts see them.
- Pray with your eyes open - look around and ask, "What do I have today that once felt impossible?"
You might be surprised how often you’ll start seeing answered prayers daily when you intentionally look for them. I know I am.
What If You Don't Feel Like You're Seeing Answered Prayers Daily?
Friend, if you read all this and think, "Jessica, I don't see answered prayers daily. I'm still waiting and hoping and asking," can I talk to your heart for a minute? Some prayers get answered quietly. Some show up in a totally different way. I remember seasons when I begged God for specific solutions, but the answer was peace instead of resolution, or a new friend instead of the exact thing I requested.
If you aren’t seeing answered prayers daily, try to look for God’s fingerprints, not just His handouts. You might see a change in your attitude, an old habit broken, or a bit more hope than yesterday. Sometimes the biggest answers show up as small shifts that only you and God notice.
Finding Hope and Freedom in God’s Everyday Yes
I’ll be honest, I spent too many years letting my past define me and blind me to what God was doing. Our podcast conversation reminded me that freedom comes when we refuse to let our former failures hang over our present. God keeps writing our stories. He doesn’t leave us in the past. I know for myself, the more I fix my eyes on seeing answered prayers daily, the less room I have for shame. Hope fills those spaces instead.
- Look for God’s "yes" in friendship, freedom, growth, and little daily provisions.
- Celebrate even what feels unfinished. God is not done.
- Encourage someone else with your answered prayer. Testimony multiplies hope.
- Ask God every morning, "Show me how I’m seeing answered prayers daily." Then pay attention.
Why Celebrating Answered Prayers Changes Everything
Does this sound familiar? You pray for months or even years, then when God actually answers it, you just move on to the next request? I do that sometimes, too. But when we slow down, pause, and really celebrate seeing answered prayers daily, it builds our faith for tomorrow. It reminds our community that God listens. It’s easier to trust God with our big dreams when we’ve seen Him meet us in the small stuff.
What Happens When We Share Our Stories?
I love to hear stories from friends in our church and our community about how God showed up for them. Sometimes they don’t realize it until they talk about it out loud. That’s why I keep sharing my ordinary answered prayers, even the ones that feel small. It encourages someone who is waiting. It’s a reminder that seeing answered prayers daily is possible for all of us, not just the people with dramatic testimonies. Your story might be the lifeline someone else is waiting for.
And here’s a simple truth I want you to hold onto - God is writing new pages in your story right now. Every day is a chance to notice, to celebrate, and to tell someone. You don’t have to wait for the perfect life to start seeing answered prayers daily. Start small. Start now.
What Steps Can We Take Today?
Simple Reminders to Help Us See God Working
- End each day by quietly naming two or three ways you saw God’s answers today.
- Write one on a sticky note and place it somewhere you’ll see tomorrow.
- Pray with thankfulness before moving on to new needs (thank God for at least one answered prayer first).
- Share your story at the dinner table, in your small group, or with a friend.
Seeing answered prayers daily is about stopping long enough to recognize how far you’ve come. It’s about celebrating the little things, the big wins, and the moments you almost missed. It’s about giving God credit for the things you have now that once lived only in your wildest prayers.
If you need some hope today, go back and listen to our podcast episode with Bree. Her story will introduce you to God’s redemption in places you might never expect. And if you look close, you’ll see you’re living in some of your own answered prayers too.
Let’s keep putting these perspectives into practice, together. God is always working. Let’s notice Him today.
Want more stories and practical faith encouragement? Check out my other blog posts about finding peace while waiting and how to find purpose through faith. And don't forget to listen to the latest podcast episode, "You Are Not Defined by Your Past."
