if someone ask you to pray and you didn't feel it would be answered for one reason or another, would your prayer be hindered even before starting, thus causing the possibility of not receiving an answer? Should you go into prayers regardless of your personal view, with an open mind so as not to hinder the spirit of God?
2007-03-26 06:24:32 · 23 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
primoa: why would you limit what is allowed for the person to request? Shouldn't God still give an answer?
2007-03-26 06:29:16 · update #1
Yes Edgar, that is good advice...thank you
2007-03-26 06:30:23 · update #2
I would go into it praying and believing God has an answer...if need be pray in the Spirit.
2007-03-26 06:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jan P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gods faithful ... do you mean gods (plural) as you wrote, or do you mean god's singular, as in the Christian sense?
In any event, if you pray for the person, and the best possible outcome for the being of that person, then you will never go wrong.
If you are praying for a particular outcome, it's best if you know that outcome is possible. For instance, I once prayed for healing for a man who had severe burns all over his body. He had fallen into a tank of very hot liquid. In this case, I KNEW that he would survive. It wasn't a question. It wasn't a matter of a prayer being answered, but a case in which I KNEW what the outcome would be. You may call that faith.
As a Pagan, I know that when sufficient energy is raised to effect a particular objective, it WILL necessarily happen. The trouble arises when there are conflicting objectives or waffling people who dilute energy.
In any case, I'm not looking for an external being to "answer" me, or to do "my" will. I'm looking to effect change on a personal level. When what I desire doesn't happen, it's either because I've not done sufficient work to allow it to happen, because I'm not ready for it to happen, or because there are conflicting goals at work in my world.
If two people are in contest for the one same prize, and both are praying, hoping or visualizing winning, there is no way for both to win. This does not mean that deity doesn't hear the call of both, but simply that things must happen in accord with what is possible.
2007-03-26 13:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to pray with sincerity of heart, not by some mechanical approach. It needs to come from within you, and if you enter prayer with an open mind and heart, simply seeking the truth, you will not hinder what needs to unfold. Prayers are answered, but many times in ways very different than our preconceived notions.
2007-03-26 13:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that prayer would be hindered, because the person is showing the exact opposite of faith. Jesus made it clear that faith was all we needed, and that if we had enough, that we could move mountains. Now, it would would be impractical and unnecessary to try to move a mountain, but God answers prayers and works miracles for those who do have faith in him; of this, I am living proof.
2007-03-26 13:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong in praying for another - just remember, there is always a plan and just because something is not answered that day and to your liking, it will be, just don't miss the answer. If you truly have an issue, pray for the person, not the act or thing.
2007-03-26 13:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by mel m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our disbelief is a hindrance.It is what caused peter to sink when he was walking on the water. You have to only trust and not question. Think about His awesome sun that never explodes,never sends off a huge solar flare propelling at us or out of orbit.With GOD all things are possible! And we need to refrain from going by our understanding because when it comes to our creator there is no way we can understand how He does it.
But also remember He is a creator,Just because we don't see it doesn't mean GOD can't create it.Take care and may GOD bless you.
2007-03-26 13:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayers don't work. Try praying for just 1 injured soldiers arm or leg to grow back. It wont happen. Why? Isn't god capable? He should be. Yet the only prayers he answers are ones that can be answered by more conventional means.
2007-03-26 13:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by chris42050 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If someone ask you pray for them just do it, or tell them i don't feel comfortable with that prayer, the fact is when some one ask you to pray for them, u can pray how you feel about the situation unless there asking, you, did you pray for me? which most people don't, most people just ask that you pray now I on the other hand expect results, when i pray for "you so i might ask how did things turn out.
2007-03-26 13:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - you should first ask GOD to give you a new and right spirit and then pray for your friends request.
Each one of us should start out by praying that GOD will renew our spirit and show us what we need to rid ourselves of so we can pray earnestly for others.
GOD answers all prayer- sometimes the answer is NO
2007-03-26 13:29:56 · answer #9 · answered by bootsjeansnpearls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny you listed this question today...Sunday in church my Pastor stated that if your not a child of God...having accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, then your prayers actually aren't answered. Now, that caught me a little off guard since I assumed he was stating that if your a none believer than your prayers arent answered...so I guess if one believed what my Pastor stated....then it wouldn't matter whether you felt like it or not...but as for my opinion...I've always learned that you should do things whole heartedly and be sincere with your prayers. So if your not feeling it...or your not sincere with it...then its just wasted breath...on deaf ears.
2007-03-26 13:31:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋