If you believed they needed prayer and they, for whatever reason, asked you not to pray for them, would you do so anyway?
2006-10-17 04:34:58 · 75 answers · asked by angk 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes but.............
maybe NOT PRAY TO GOD FOR them, but id think about them and hope whatever it was that they needed they would get to keep them safe or whatever
because by thinking of them we are, in a way, praying for them but................... not to god because for whatever reason the person does not want us to (like maybe they dont believe in god or something)
good question =)
2006-10-17 04:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I find that the ones who ask for a person not to pray are the ones who would appreciate the outcome of a positive answer. Everyone deep down, I feel, wants to be prayed for on some level. Being sensitive to the Holy Spirit is extremely important in determining the reasons for the prayer. Prayer is such a wonderful way to care for a person. It is as natural as breathing in or out, and even when a Christian has a prayerful thought, the automatic thing to do is pray for that one. So, yes, I do it all the time.
2006-10-17 04:44:25 · answer #2 · answered by flowers 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't pray for anyone, since there's no proof of any kind that there is a god or that prayer does any good or bad.
Football players pray for victory before a game -- do you really think, if there is a god, he cares who wins a football game? Yet if they win, they pray again to thank god for their victory...and if they lose, they forget about it and still pray next time.
Supposedly millions of people pray every day to not starve, to get a job, to save the life of a loved one -- and yet millions still die, starve, have no work... Getting up off your behind and doing something is the only way to make things happen, praying to an imaginary god does nothing.
2006-10-17 04:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No...not directly anyway..I might pray that God open their eyes but I would not pray about the thing that I offered prayer for in the first place, it would do no good, because they didn't stand in agreement with it.
2006-10-17 05:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by candi_k7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus tells us that the second most important commandment is love others as you love yourself. If I told someone not to pray for me (which I would only do out of ignorance of the power of prayer and the all-encompassing love of God), then I would want that person to pray for me. Loving someone means willing their good--including their spiritual good. I would not be loving my neighbor if I did not will their good over even their own personal desires. However, I may not tell them that I'm praying for them depending on the circumstances:) Thanks for reading and God Bless!
2006-10-17 05:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Mary's Daughter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that sort of like, "don't look at that elephant in the living room"? How would you keep your mind free of your concern for that person, particularly if you believe they need something you are willing to provide?...However, I think you should mind your own business and perhaps pray that you do not become consumed with arrogance.
2006-10-17 04:50:02 · answer #6 · answered by ... 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all need prayer everyday. If we pray for another soul and that soul has a disposition where they cannot accept that prayer then the prayer comes back to you and will grace your soul
2006-10-17 04:57:58 · answer #7 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I wouldn't pray for them if they told me explicitly not to. My prayer for them would be in vain only because they said not to. If God told me to pray for them in my prayer time then I would because God told me to.
God bless.
2006-10-17 05:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer is individual, and it is yours to do at any time in any situation that you see fit. Should you go lay your hands on someone and pray?.....nope, not in this day and age, but you don't need any permission to pray for some one. You seem to be confusing praying for some one, with praying on behalf of some one. You can't pray on behalf of anyone, only they can make their hearts known to God, but you can pray for them, and pray for their guidance and what ever else you see fit in the mean time, or for their life time, God knows whats in your heart luv, continue doing unto others, as he has done unto you.
2006-10-17 04:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope. It is not my place force my will on someone else - particularly when they have asked me not to.
Also, if I pray or do a spell for someone, I make sure that I have the other person's knowledge and consent first.
2006-10-17 04:52:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋