2007-03-23 20:03:41 · 8 answers · asked by wisdom 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, He usually asks me. :)
2007-03-23 20:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by aintnobeans 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer is a means by which we draw nearer to God. I pray in a simple pattern (see below).
God hears all the prayers of the righteous. But consider the following:
A Christian hunter is hunting bears in the woods. While walking up a hill he grabs a branch for leverage and it breaks sending the hunter tumbling down the hill, gun flying off elsewhere. When the hunter dusts himself off he sees a huge bear charging him. The hunter begins running, but trips and falls, landing on his knees. Seizing the opportunity, and being a good Christian, the hunter begins to pray, "Lord, make this bear a Christian."
The woods are quiet, the hunter turns and, Hallelujah! He sees the bear on his knees, paws together, praying! Listening, he hears the bear praying, "Father, bless this food to my body."
The key point here is that God answers prayers of the righteous, but the answer you get may not be the answer you want, BUT it will always be the right answer.
I speak to God in the same manner as I write these words to you now. That is, I have a plain conversation with Him each day, usually out under the stars late at night as my family sleeps. My prayers are conversations that follow a pattern. I start every prayer with the following: "Most merciful God, not my will, but yours be done." I repeat that phrase often during my prayers. Sometimes I will do so for tens of times just to quiet my mind and make it open to hearing from my Creator.
Use the following pattern in all your prayers and you will see them answered: Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. See the links below for more information. (acronym: ACTS)
http://www.prayerguide.org.uk/actsmodel.htm
http://www.powertopray.com/howto/ACTS.html
2007-03-24 03:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y in the hell wuld u stoop ur self to such a low level as kneeling down and praying to something that doesnt exist, talking to urself in a room on ur knees. that makes a whole lot of sense
2007-03-24 03:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by chrisofmt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't that like asking Arnold Schwarzenegger if he needs help picking up a feather?
Pretty presumptious if you ask me.
Also, what would be the point. You pray to get his help, right?
Why would he tell you what to pray for? Wouldn't he just do it without waiting for you?
silly.
2007-03-24 03:07:21 · answer #4 · answered by Skippy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No... but i have prayed for Him to lead me in the direction that He needs me to go... to do His will.... to do His work... is that sort of the same??
2007-03-24 03:12:59 · answer #5 · answered by mommy of 3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the time. What else can you pray when your spirit aches and you just don't know why?
2007-03-24 03:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Steve 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In a way because I am always asking for guidance.
2007-03-24 03:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by rezany 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not make it a habit to talk to imaginary things.
2007-03-24 03:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋