As I christian I am confused about this?

Question

as christians there is a plan for our life right? so why do we pray for things? why should we ask for things when it will change anyway? If things are already set up why ask for things to happen

Answer 1

Nothing is automatic in the Christian life.
If you don't get out of bed in the morning, God isn't going to get you up.
Jesus said: "Pray in this way: Our Father, who art in heaven...."
If we don't pray, we have no reason to expect God to act on our behalf.

Answer 2

Go talk with your pastor of your church and let them explain the importance of prayer and that it is something that you do as you believe in Jesus is the way to God. For no one may know God without going thru Jesus Christ frist. Many seek after God and ask the same Q. Believe that all things can and do happen thru Jesus Christ and His Father. Also may you ask the lord to help strengthen you and give you a passage that will show you the importance of prayer.You have a lot of very good advice from your follow believers get togetohter with some of them and set down and pray. And also before you go to bed tonight ask the lord to strenghten your believe in him. As for right now also ask for his wisdom and guidance for also right now you have a lot of hungry wolfs at your door that want to tear what you believe out of you.Do not let them in the door.Seek our christ and Savior and he will help you at this point.

Answer 3

You already have some good answers here. In some ways prayer is like a magnifying glass, in that when you combine study, pondering, and praying, you start to see life in a very different way, including spiritual details and cause and effect that those without religioun often discount and ignore.
Prayer acts like a magnet at times, helping people who are both closely and distantly related to you to draw back from sin and error and to start focusing attention on God.
Prayer acts as a shield at times, helping to cleanse our minds from things going on around us.
Answers to prayer coming through the Holy Ghost can act as gentle promptings or ideas at times, so that we can know better how to interact with others around us. Sometimes others are in dire need of something you have, even if it's just friendship and support, and prayer can help you know how to best use your time and talents to lift those around you.

Answer 4

In the battle of prayer, we must face in ourselves and around us erroneous notions of prayer. Some people view prayer as a simple psychological activity, others as an effort of concentration to reach a mental void. Still others reduce prayer to ritual words and postures. Many Christians unconsciously regard prayer as an occupation that is incompatible with all the other things they have to do: they "don't have the time." Those who seek God by prayer are quickly discouraged because they do not know that prayer comes also from the Holy Spirit and not from themselves alone.

Answer 5

We pray to acknowledge God and all the good things He has done for us. We pray to have a relationship with God. If we draw near to God, He draws near to us.

Most people think that people only pray if they want something. They don't believe that their prayer is acknowledged if they don't get their wishes NOW. That's childish.

One of the best prayers is "The Jesus Prayer". It is as follows: "Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."

We are totally at the mercy of the Holy Trinity. God did not create the world and then go off for a nap. He is constantly creating the world. Without Him, and his constant creation, we would all disintegrate. We pray to thank Him, to glorify Him, and to ask Him to dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls. We ask to be healed of our infirmities.

Jesus Christ taught us how to pray. The Lord's Prayer is a perfect example of how we should pray. We acknowledge our Father in heaven and that He is holy. We pray for His kingdom to come and his will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. We ask for what is necessary for us--our daily bread--and we ask forgiveness, acknowledging that we should forgive others as well. We ask Him not to put us to the test but to deliver us from the evil one (satan). Again, we acknowledge that God has all the power and glory.

We don't demand things from God. We ask humbly for what we need. If we got everything we wanted, we would be sorry. Have you ever loved someone and demanded that God give you that person? Then you find out how wrong you were and are glad that God didn't give you what you wanted.

Look up some Orthodox prayers and pray three times a day. You will be amazed how wonderful your life can become. My wife and I have been praying together three times a day for eight years now. I can't tell you how wonderful it is.

Answer 6

Well, prayer is a way of communicating with God. So despite the fact that He already DOES have a plan set out for our lives, He still wants us to pray and stay in communication with Him.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
~Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)~

By doing this, your relationship with Him begins to grow and you'll have more understanding.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. "
~Proverbs 3:5-6 (New International Version)~

I think more Christians need pray while keeping the will of God in mind rather than their own agenda. The night before Jesus died, He prayed out to God and asked for His crucifixion NOT to take place, but ONLY if it was within God's will.

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
~Luke 22:42 (New International Version)~

Well, we know that Jesus went on and died because it WAS all part of God's plan. If He hadn't, we wouldn't be alive today. Just continue to seek the Lord and pray for wisdom and understanding. I pray that this helped. If you have any more questions, totally feel free to e-mail me.

God Bless!

Answer 7

God does have a great plan for our lives, but at times we won't follow Him. And in the Bible it talks about how we must ask or we will miss out on so many blessings. Just like when you first became a Christian you had to ask him into your heart it wasn't a given. God wants a relationship with you - so talk to Him. Keep the Faith:)

Answer 8

Nothing is in stone and Christianity is more distortion than reality.

Consider we live many lives and youir perceptions of each are in line-linear in fashion.

The set-up yopu speak of is Karma; things do happen but you are deeply imbedded in the equation ie "your it".

Things change as a result of your actions and or in-actions. What you do does effect others and what you do not do has equal effect; in short, you, I, each, are obligated to treat each other as we wish to be treated, no worshipping, no rocket science on this issue; in the event you have things to take care of in this life, you are obligated to do each. In the event you fail your obligations another will pick up the fallen flag you dropped and in another life you will have to pay the one back whom picked up the flag you dropped.
You have a right in each life to live as you wish "free choice"; yet, those rights deminish each time you fail, drop the flag as you then must complete any deed you agreed to prior to birth; one can see this takes time away from "free choices"; so, consider the more you goof, the more time you take to "make it right". It's about responsibility.
There is no judgement, no punishments other than what you place upon yourself.

Answer 9

You praying for what you need to carry out God's will is part of the plan

Answer 10

Your story hasn't completely been written yet. There are some things you may be destined to do or people you are meant to meet. How you get there is up to you. If we got everything we wanted there wouldn't be a purpose for heaven. We'd all be a bunch of spoiled brats. He wants us to come to Him over serious matters and go out of our way to talk to Him either alone or with others. Prayer isn't pointless, just hard to explain. Don't be afraid to talk to people in your church either- that's what they're there for.