Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted March 9, 2007 Members Posted March 9, 2007 I was thinking about prayer as I was getting ready for work this morning. I have a question... What if there is a situation involving numerous people, and they are all fervent in their prayers about the situation, but their prayers - the desired result of each request - is different? I mean, only one outcome can occur, but here are all these people with their different needs and/or wishes praying earnestly to God. It strikes me that only certain people having the same or similar prayer requests will have their requests granted. The others will end up feeling *unheard* or *ignored*....or worse yet, be told that God has answered their prayers, but they just don't realize it. Or they might say, well, that is just the way God wanted it, so they should just be satisfied with how the situation has been addressed. If the latter is the case, then why bother to pray at all? Unless all one prays for is the ability to *take* whatever is dished out to them. Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
Woody Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Quote: Unless all one prays for is the ability to *take* whatever is dished out to them. Prayer doesn't change God ... it changes us. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Clio Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Ahhh Pam! What an excellent question and one so many people struggle with. Has the idea that perhaps praying in accordance with Abba's will, in a way He can bless might have something to do with it? A prayer of faith lays the petition before the throne and then has enough faith in Abba to say, "Nevertheless, Lord, not my will, but Thine be done in all things, for You alone know the end from the beginning, the best from the worst, and the outcome of all things. Do for me what I cannot do for myself and cause ALL things, not just the good things, to work together for my good as You see it." How many prayers are really an attempt to bargain with Abba? "Lord if only You will do it "this way" then I will do thus"? How many prayers try to dictate the "how" of an answered prayer to the Almighty and thus place Him in a box? Prayer is miraculous, always. I could share so many answers to prayer that I didn't see until Abba opened my eyes because I had so many preconceived ideas of how He *had* to respond. I wonder how many true blessings are missed because people refuse to see the answer before their eyes. Clio Quote A heart where He alone has first place.
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted March 11, 2007 Moderators Posted March 11, 2007 Clio said some good stuff. Quote Gregory
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted March 11, 2007 Author Members Posted March 11, 2007 Clio said some good stuff. Thanks, Clio! Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
ChildofChrist Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 Quote by rudywoofs I have a question... What if there is a situation involving numerous people, and they are all fervent in their prayers about the situation, but their prayers - the desired result of each request - is different? I mean, only one outcome can occur, but here are all these people with their different needs and/or wishes praying earnestly to God. Yes, prayer doesn't change God but changes us however consider King of Nineveh after Jonah warned that the city and people would be destroyed. They turned from their evil ways and prayed. God heard their cry and withdrew His judgment. Also what about King Hezekiah? He lived another 15 years! And it was because of a prayer. Quote Wakan Tanka Kici Un ~~Child of Christ~~
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