The apostle Paul begged God to remove what he called "a thorn in the flesh," but God's answer was, "No." The Son of God pleaded with God to remove the cup of death from Him, but God's response was, "No.". Even though we may not get our desired response to our prayer from God, "no" is still an answer. Perhaps the issue is we don't like the answer He gives us more than we actually believe God is not answering our prayers. Why does God appear to answer with a yes sometimes and a no other times? If I knew the answer to this question, I would be God (and you can go ahead and thank Jesus that I am not God)! However, I do know God is good, and He cannot give us anything but good.