Do you think praying has ever done you any good?

Question

Tell the truth.

Answer 1

yes. i see praying as a way to become more honest with ourselves, and to open up about our true feelings, and to open ourselves to guidance. i dont see it as an opportunity to beg for favors of our God, when he knows what is best for us, and will not give us something that we shouldnt have anyway.

Answer 2

I've given this allot of thought and research.

I thought about when I used to pray, and I used to really do it, I thought about how much of it was answered and how much wasn't.

I think of now and in situations where I would have prayed but now just think "Boy, I wish this would happen this way", and compare.

I can honestly attest to the fact that things are about even. Prayer doesn't have any effect, except giving some peace of mind. That is the placebo effect.

Answer 3

No. When I was a kid, I used to pray and I never saw any effect, which is one of the reasons I am an agnostic today. I don't think I was praying for selfish things. I would pray that my family wouldn't get evicted or that my mother would no longer be depressed. But we did get evicted several times and my mother ended up attempting suicide. With those things and other experiences influencing me, I reached the conclusion that either god wasn't there or he didn't care.

Answer 4

Yes...without any doubt...I have several times in my life where I was in a life/death situation and prayed for help and it was delivered. In general, I don't pray for me- I pray for others..Prayers today are more gratitude than needs. I have learned through constant contact with my God, things are way better for me than when I think I am God. I walk through a beautiful mountain forest and just thank God that I was allowed to witness his majesty and beauty. When I am driving to work I often say quick little prayers for strangers I see. My favorite one is when I see a homeless person or someone in distress, I pray for them to win the lottery, I pray that their health be perfect. I pray for joy you!

Answer 5

Praying never ever has been proven to have any result. The few scientific test that have been don showed that people that pray have a less favorable outcome. The assumption is that they relied to much on prayer and not on treatment

Answer 6

Prayer has given me what I have today. Not all of my prayers have been answered and there are some that I was really hurt when they weren't answered. But, I can truthfully say that there have been events in my life that had I not prayed, I would have lost everything.

Answer 7

I think it as because many time i do exams and i pray to God and i do pass, if i put out no effort to study and just pray i normally do not pass, effort is needed for prayers to come through.

Answer 8

Literally speaking, I've sometimes gotten what I asked for, and sometimes I haven't. When I didn't get what I asked for, I didn't get a consolation prize either.

So that answer is no. I now know that it's just coincidence.

But both now and then, I've found that it can make me feel better. I now think of it more like meditation than asking for divine intervention. I had occasion to "pray" recently, and I tried to use it as a means of focusing on my desires, releasing them to the "universe" - but mainly to set aside a time to obsess over something and then to release it.

I find that the releasing is helpful.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

At one time in my life, praying made me feel better. I am certain that none of my prayers were ever answered.