Pilgrim

I already answered your questions, probably not sufficiently to your liking, but...

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What does seeing answers to prayer have to do with someone claiming that God has spoken to them and given them specific directions to do such-and-such? etc. I certainly believe that God answers prayers, but always according to His will and not necessarily according to what we asked nor on the manner in which we think He should.

Sometimes how God answers prayers (i.e. prompting people to give etc...) has to do with it.
I also agree with you that God's will is not necessarily according to what we asked nor in the manner we think He should. But I do not believe that that stops God when He is so inclined to prompt people in this manner.

Tom