Going against Gods will?

Question

I have received an email from a man who has an heriditary disease and has asked me to pray for him for a speedy recovery. If he believes in God then surely he must accept that this condition he has (which was not brought on by any actions of his) ,is by Gods will? If God decided to cure him then he would have done so and surely praying to god to ask him to do it is questioning his actions, isnt it? Do the people who pray, think that they have the authority to question gods judgement?

Answer 1

First of all, praying for healing is not going against God's will. People asked Jesus to heal them, and He did.

God heals some...and for reasons we don't understand, there are those who pray for healing and are not healed.

Since prayer is encouraged in the bible, and we are taught to "pray without ceasing"....it is IN His will that we pray to Him. The results of our prayers are up to God...this is how we learn, when things "go our way", or when they "don't go our way"....we need to praise Him, no matter what the outcome. Because He is perfect, holy, righteous, merciful, forgiving, just.

Job was our perfect example. The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord. When our prayers are answered (in the way we want) or when they are not answered in the way we want.....He is worthy of our praise.

Answer 2

The Bible says we should pray for the sick. God doesn't really mind if you do! He appreciates that we have compassion for the sick people, and who are we to decide which prayer may be the one he will answer? If he doesn't heal someone, at least you will have a clear conscience when you stand before him on judgment day, you did what you could do for a fellow human. God gave us the parable of the persistant widow to teach us to keep asking....pray and be sure he is listening.

Answer 3

If you were right, then Jesus shoulda never healed the blind, the lame or the deaf. He shoulda never healed the epileptic boy that was brought to Him when the disciples were not able to. The Bible shoulda never said in His Word that "with His stripes we were healed" in I Peter 2:24 or nearly the same thing in Isaiah 53:5.

Moreover He shoulda never gave me the healing that I claimed each and every time that He healed me from 1) frostbite within a few seconds, 2) hemoragghing - the same hour the prayer was given to Him, 3) the lump that was under my armpit, 4) the calcium deposit off my wrist which I wrestled with Him over 5) the other things that I am not going to list here.

Why did He deliver me from all those things? Was it because I questioned God? Nope. I mighta died from the lump under my armpit if I had questioned Him about it.

Nope, I believed.

Answer 4

We are to keep on asking for healing until we have the assurance on our hearts of one of two things. Either God has said NO or God will say Yes in His timing.If He Say's No then we must receive His will and go forward. If He say yes, we should begin praising Him for the answer which is on the way.! Lord, I pray Your will for this man with the disease. I pray that whatever Your will is for His life that He will LOVE You with His whole heart through this with You. Amen.....

Answer 5

Sometimes we simply do not know how to pray for a situation. My grandparents both died of cancer and I prayed so hard for God to heal them but then I also said that if it was against His will then do what he knows best. I know that God knows all things and knows what to do in every situation and I would not want to mess it up. However, sometimes when we love someone so much it's hard not to ask God just to take their pain or illness away. Anyway, as long as we have understanding that God knows and will do what's best, I think our prayers are fine.

Answer 6

The Bible says 'unforeseen occurence befalls us all', meaning sometimes things just happen. God may allow things to happen, it doesn't mean he MAKES them happen. A perfect example is that of Job. He ALLOWED Job to be tested. He didn't CAUSE it. The Bible states that Satan claimed Job was only faithful to God because He was blessing him. So, to show Satan that Job was actually faithful because he LOVED God & had faith in him, God had to allow those tests to take place. And when Job was faithful, He rewarded him greatly.
Nothing in the Bible states or even insinuates that God is the one that causes hurtful things. The Bible clearly has shown that, from the first sin of Adam & Eve, that Satan has tried to challenge God's right to rule, implying that we would all be better off setting our own rules & principles. We obviously have had freedom of choice from the very beginning, but in order to prove Satan a liar, the only thing that makes sense would be for God to allow this challenge to take place, meaning he must allow enough time to pass with humans overall to guide themselves, (which we can all see has been a perfect disaster). If God did not allow Satan his right to question & to attempt to prove his point, how would any of the other angels or humans not know that he was wrong? Time must pass, and God must therefore allow us to be tested by Satan at times, until this greater purpose is fulfilled. At that time, he will reward faithful ones, as he has promised.
The Bible also states that He 'doesn't allow any temptation (or trial) more than we can bear'. Meaning, if we're going through it, God can give us the strength to endure. The Bible also states that the fruit of tribulation is endurance, and by endurance we gain an approved condition, & therefore hope. So, perhaps rather than praying for God to take away our pain, perhaps ask him for the strength to endure it until it has passed. Everything we endure makes us stronger, for ourselves & others. So rather than looking for a way out of the here-and-now, this can help us look to the future that God has promised with peace, knowing that our suffering will not be forever.

Answer 7

When you pray, you do not question God's authority. God has commanded us to pray for those around us. We are to be concerned about other children of God. God also said "Ask and it shall be given unto you." If this man wants to be healed, he must ask. The more people that ask, the more likely God is to allow him to live. If his death serves a purpose, then no, your prayer will not really help him, but you will be fulfilling God's will that you pray for the people around you.

God Bless!

Answer 8

If I catch a cold, was it God's will? I think not. It was probably because I left the shower and went into my 40 degree bedroom without drying off properly. There are people who have had diseases and have prayed faithfully, and have been recovered and now lead healthy lives. I don't think it's going against God's will to want to get better.

Answer 9

God doesn't bring sickness and illness on people, Satan does! The Bible clearly tells us to pray for the sick and they shall be healed! The Bible also tells us that the Lord is good and his mercy endures forever. So if that is the case then ALL good things come from God. Sickness and illness are not good, so they must not be from God.

What would it hurt to pray for your friend and ask God to heal him? Have a little faith. Maybe he will be healed. But if he is not, then maybe it is his time to go.

Answer 10

So that would make one question if God really exists. If the man is suffering and wants to be cured, then why would God place suffering on the man if God loves us as his own children. Would you want your own child to suffer?

Oh I can see the debates on this one!

Here's another. Why do people pray for God to do something for them and not someone else? Isn't that selfish? And isn't selfishness a sin?