Does your God answer your prayers?

Question

I don;t have a religion, used to be christian, but I now beleive in one true God, everybody's god. But i'm losing faith, my prayers are never answered and when I really ask for help or pray for others nothing ever comes of it no matter how long i wait. I'm starting to hate either myself for beleiving or this universal God for not listening. I still use the word Amen at the end of every prayer too. Does this mean I'm making a Christian prayer?

Life is not good to me and I am nice to everyone. I did try hard to do what I needed to, not relying on prayers, but it never worked out, no matter what it was, i feel like i'm cursed. Clikc my name to see my other questions and you'll see why I am asking this

Answer 1

I'm an atheist. I don't pray, not even grace on Thanksgiving. Techniclly, all of my prayers are not not answered. You tell me.

Answer 2

"Amen" doesn't make it a Christian prayer. That's ridiculous. It's not an incantation. That's suggesting it's some kind of magic word. If there's a God that hears prayers, he's not going to answer just because you say "amen".

As far as a "universal God", I absolutely believe that there is but one, but he isn't exactly the author of every religion, if that's what you mean. If he were the author of all religions, that would make him a liar, because they do not agree and many different religions express being the only way exclusively.

I very, very rarely pray. For the most part, my prayers are answered. An affirmative answer, that is. Do you think there's no such thing as a negative answer? People have grown up with the idea that God is just there to shower people with money and crap when they ask, it's ridiculous.

There are a very VERY few things in this life that are significant and matter, most people pray for junk. Do you pray for junk?

Answer 3

Yes and no. I believe there's only 1 true God too. You could call it God, Yahweh, Allah, Jehovah, Ishvara, or whatever but it's the same thing. I still consider myself to be a Christian though. There are 4 things to consider when you look for God's answers.

1) Talking to God is the same as talking to any person. He may or may not answer your prayers depending on what his plan is. His way is always what is done and is always superior to what we think should happen. Although he might not always answer, he'll always listen to your prayers.

2) Prayer depends on faith. If you depend on God answering your prayers to determine whether or not you believe in him, of course he's not going to answer them! He's testing you. If you believe in him without need of proof, that's what he wants. Don't depend on his answers as proof of his existence. Just believe without proof, that's what faith is. So until you do, you'll never know whether he's there because he'll never answer you.

3) You also have to make sure that your heart is in your prayers. Make sure you're sincere and passionate. You have to mean what you're saying and be true to yourself. If you ask God for $100 do you really think he'll comply? No, because you know that's not how it works so you're not being true to yourself.

4) The last reason it might seem like God isn't answering is maybe you're expecting too much or looking too hard. God works in subtle ways, so you might just be overlooking his answers. God answers some of my prayers and the rest are left unanswered or I might overlook them. But I don't care what or how he answers because I trust that his way is always the best.

Finally, saying Amen is like saying "so be it" or "let it be". It doesn't mean you're making a Christian prayer. I have to argue that though, aren't all prayers the same thing regardless of what religious perspective they're made in? If you make the same thing as someone else on the opposite side of the world, using the same tools and design, then it must be the same product.

Answer 4

Believers will always have an answer. You ask why did 9/11 peeps die? They say cuz it was their time. Yeah right I bet their families thought so too! The way faith works is once u belive no matter what anyone says you will believe. Even if your whole family get nuked u will still pray. Why? because they have nothing else - everyone has indoctrinated with them with the god theory they have lost how to think for themselves (everything gets done through God.) And don;t forget apparently when u go to heaven u will salvation forever. People are scared when they die that if they stop believeing they will go to hell. I know somone who said the f word once and was so angry with herself. Shame really - I am keeping an open mind until one or the other way has been proven.

Answer 5

Amen just means "let it be so." So saying amen means nothing.

I understand your question! This is something I have struggled with myself. There are a lot of answers to your question, depending on many factors. Sometimes God just says no. It doesn't mean He is not listening. Also, what are you doing for God? Are you treating him like a fairy godmother who is supposed to grant you your desires when you ask? Because I wouldn't appreciate it if everytime someone talked to me, they wanted something from me. So if you are sending up "911 prayers," or, a "Dear God, please let X happen my way, Amen", then try to modify your prayer life. There are lots of books on the subject. Also, another factor may be that you are passively waiting for God to do something. You have to take charge of your life and do your part, too. You can't say "God, I don't have a job. Please send me a job," then sit at home all day waiting for someone to knock at your door. Sometimes, there are less obvious things that you can do. Try to think of solutions to your problem that maybe you hadn't thought of before. Maybe God will answer your prayer by giving you a solution that you can do yourself.

If that is not the case, I still understand how you feel. I don't often understand God, either.

Answer 6

Yes. My prayers are answered.

Keep a journal of your prayers and then the ways in which your prayers are answered. I think you may be surprised. Keep in mind that sometimes the answer is no.

Sometimes we pray for things that are not in our best interest or that are self-centered. On the other hand, sometimes we pray for protection and don't receive it. This can be painful but have Faith that we learn lessons through all our experiences and sometimes we go through things for reasons that we don't understand at the time. If we are hurt and disappointed with God we need to remember that Jesus loves us no matter what. And that Jesus is capable of carrying our anger and disappointment. Sometimes praying it out will help. Tell Him how you feel.

Begin with gratitude. Some keep a gratitude journal because it brings awareness to all the blessings in our lives. Gratitude can uplift your Faith. It makes you aware of how abundant blessings are.

Using Jesus's name means that you are praying to Jesus. This is Christian prayer. 'Amen' is a closing for prayer.

Answer 7

All the other Christians will probably think I'm weird, but I think it's time you put your cards on the table and tell God what you really think. It is always the best thing to do. Otherwise you are lying to him and yourself. If you feel have to rage at him and shout, go ahead. It is the only way to get through it. I have found that the best way is always to be honest about how I feel, even if I feel angry with him.

As for you praying a Christian prayer, I don't know. What do you think?

BTW, yes, God does answer my prayers. Sometimes it is not in the way I want, sometimes it is, but he replies.

Answer 8

Lets test if God answers prayers. Suppose we say that God won't answer your prayers because he is upset with you, you didn't hold your mouth right or you weren't facing in the right direction when you prayed, or some such foolishness. So, lets try something that helps others, lets get every believing person in the world to ask their God to immediately cure all cases of Leukemia in the world and end the suffering of all those poor people. Ask yourself, in your heart of hearts, what will happen. I will answer for you nothing, nothing, nothing. The reason you get no answer to your prayers, there is no one tthere to listen. Go on with your life, educate yourself and make the best of it.

Go in peace, into the unknown.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

"Amen" in not a specifically Christian term. Jews use it as well.

I think you have a superficial understanding of prayer. The point of prayer is not that the "magic man in the sky" is going to pull a pony out of his bag of tricks, or whatever. The point of prayer is that it is a meditative exercise that allows the one praying to reflect and consider how s/he might change what s/he is doing to better bring about change in the World.

Do you remember the Jewel song from a few years ago, which said that we are God's hands? It was theologically very sound; we are the ones who bring God's will into being, we create God's kingdom on earth by what we do, or what we refrain from doing. Prayer is a chance to figure out what you are supposed to do relative to God's purpose (as you intuit it to be).

Anyone who thinks that prayer is all about getting things, or that they prayed and got things, is caught up in a delusion derived from the common post hoc, propter hoc fallacy. You make the changes; you make the miracles.

Because the miracle isn't some trick that would require God to suspend the laws of nature, the miracle is the change you bring about in yourself.

Answer 11

There is no God that everyone believes in, the christian God is the one true God, and that is the only "god" that gets capitalized. You know, prayer is good, but God isn't always going to answer. If He doesn't want what you are praying for, He will not answer.