God is NOT a genie, and does not live in a bottle or lamp. Most prayer directed towards God is unnecessary. People can help themselves, and life goes on. Despite everything I've stated, God does answer prayer that meets specific criteria. For example (and this is extreme) an Atheist may have a difficult time having prayer answered. And, even the nature of your prayer dictates the outcome and so on. If God answered ALL prayer, nobody would have to work, people would drive their favorite sports car, nobody would die and the list goes on. It's important to pray daily, but when it comes to favors (for lack of a better word) chose them wisely. God is NOT a genie.
I see prayer as a personal moment between man and god. An attempt to communicate with your spiritual source. God should not be alerted to the needs of people, or begged, coaxed and pleaded with. What sort of god would only condescend to interfere if and when enough people asked hard enough...
I don' t belief prayer is intended to affect reality itself. I don' t see it as a first aid kit.
I believe God has set into motion provisions for our needs that is ever changing...Prayers are always being answered. I just had one answered today. It came in the form of a neighbor which confirmed words on a broacher I saw yesterday...Same message. Different source. You need to listen....
Meditation is a wonderful way to connect to the source of all creating. Nature also..
God does answer prayers when you say a prayer it just does'nt go and disappear it goes into golden vials in gods thrown room and when he gets to them he does I'm not lying so if think I don't know what I'm talking about your wrong .And when jesus comes back all viles will be open because they will all be in heaven.Plus a lady died and said lord please make my sons come to you well she died and they came to the lord one year after they died.
Originally posted by finti
god answers nothing
Maybe not for you yet. God has answered many peoples prayers but you need to believe in God first. Yes there are prayers that are not answered and mostly it is not due to some unexplained circumstance or excuse. In the Bible God teaches us how to pray and also tells us that we can ask for anything according to His will. This we also have knowledge of thanks to the Bible. Paul a apostle also wrote to the Christians telling them that they do not receive when they ask of the Father because they don't know how to pray. But you also have to have faith.