Believers--does praying ACTUALLY work?

Question

Have you ever prayed for something for yourself or someone else and you actually got it?

Anecdotal evidence would be greatly appreciated.

SRB, good one!

Answer 1

Here's some good proof.
Recently my incredibly rude Mother in law came to visit for christmas. She has the nasy habit of letting rude and thoughtless comments fall out of her mouth at any given moment. She puts my poor wife in tears everytime. Before she arrived my wife and some of her family members began praying that she would "edit" what she said and somehow that God would keep her from saying hurtful things. Not 24 hrs after she arrived she caught a severe cold and lost her voice! Anytime she opened her mouth to "critique" my wife she went into a coughing fit and couldn't speak! God works in mysterious ways!

Answer 2

Many of the problems you may be facing could be just the tip of the iceberg on what is really happening in your marriage. I dont mean to scare you but many problems when they either first show up or if they keep reoccurring could be just whats showing from a larger problem that either you or your spouse cannot even see. One of the only things you can do to help is to talk honestly and openly with each other in the marriage. If things become more serious more serious options need to be looked at as possibilities. I have a blog that has more information on some of what I've been writing about. If you feel like checking it out I would completly suggest it. Read here https://tr.im/YWAdd

Love is a choice that is made everyday when you wake up and every night when you go to sleep. Some days you may not feel the original feeling but love isnt a feeling or an emotion. Its an action a verb. Falling out of love may just mean you need to spice things up a little or that you were never in love in the first place. Don't just get out of a marriage just because you don't think you like the person anymore.

Answer 3

It took me a long time to figure out how to pray with some sort of effect...but now I'm realizing that every time I pray it comes true. It all rests completely on faith. If you don't believe your prayers will be answered...then they won't be. If you do...then they will be. My general outline to prayer goes like this;

~Give thanks for what you have already.

~Bring up the idea of what you want to pray for by asking if such and such (ie a healing for someone) can be done. If the answer is yes move to the next step. This step shows respect for your prayer.

~Pray for it with all your heart, intentions, spirit, and soul by seeing it in your mind and feeling it in you soul.

~The final step is the most important. Give thanks for your prayer for being already answered before it has actually been answered.

The final step is where your complete faith that your prayer is answered before you even ask for it. It is this faith that guarantees an answered prayer.

I've never had a prayer not answered. If I didn't feel like my prayer was answered, it was because I didn't believe that it would be answered. Thus; my prayer was answered because it was my lack of belief that was answered.

On a side note, and I'm sure this will ruffle many religious feathers, I've seen this work for anyone following any religious faith.

I'm an Animist and I've seen incomprehensible healings take place.

I believe Chirst said something to the effect of 'if one has the faith of a mustard seed, one can move mountains.'

Answer 4

I have had several answers to prayers. And I have been an answer to someone else's prayer.

There have been several times when I have been looking for an object that was lost (like my keys or an important paper) and I prayed that I would find it. More often than not, I would get an image in my mind of where that object was and I would be able to find it.

I remember one time, I was walking late at night with a group of friends. We were camping and had stayed too late at the main lodge. When we left, it was pitch black and we only had 1 flashlight for about 12 of us. The path back was not well established - especially hard to see in the dark. I said a prayer that we would all make it back. The leader then remembered another way back - it was longer and rarely used, but more better marked. We all made it back safely.

Another time, while camping, I was taken very ill. I had a very high fever, chills, and all the symptoms associated with pneumonia. I was giving a healing blessing (anointing with consecrated oil) and imediately the fever went down. I was able to be moved and went home. The next day, my mother took me to the Dr and I was perfectly fine.

One Christmas stands out in my mind when I was working as a sales person in a dress store. I was helping a distraut woman find a black skirt and red sweater for a party. I helped her and talked to her. Found out it was the 1st anniversary of her mother's death. So we talked of losing loved ones (I had lost my grandmother). Later, as she left, she told me that she hadn't found anything at all and was very discouraged (the party was the next night). She prayed that the Lord would send her an angel to help her find the clothes she needed for the party. She was inspired to go to one more store. She came to me. She told me I was her angel. What she didn't know is that that day I had prayed that I would be able to touch someone this Christmas, that the Lord would use me to bring some joy into someone's life. So she was the answer to my prayer.

There are many more incidences in my life where prayer has helped me in some way. There are many more times when I have found the answer to my prayers

Answer 5

Yes, I've had prayers answered. But I get the feeling that you're thinking of prayer "the wrong way." Praying for something is not about praying for material things. Praying is sort of like a running conversation with God. Only part of prayer is asking for a favor. My prayers "for something" usually is more about requesting patience, strength, courage, faith, hope, understanding, health, good will, etc. either for myself or for other people. I pray for qualities that I feel I need help with spiritually. I pray for events to go well. I pray to give thanks, I pray to talk to God as if I were talking to a friend on the other end of the phone, and prayer in worship. I don't bother to pray for material things.

Every single prayer is answered. Sometimes the answer is "no."

Answer 6

I have prayed that God would provide opportunities for the ones I love to come to learn about the Lord. I have been doing this on a very regular basis and I can see that their hearts are beginning to seek God. Some have made changes in their lives that I never dreamed possible without the help of God.

Answer 7

Hello.. :)

My daughter Kira was in a car accident that took the life of her husband in (2004)..she was in a coma, because she suffered a severe brain injury, had 8 broken ribs, a punctured lung and her liver was sliced in half.. :(

The doctors wanted me to remove my precious daughter from life support, they explained to me, that she would be in a vegetative state if she did ever wake up.. :(

But I told them, that with the Lord "All Things Are Possible".. :)

When the doctor took a second cat scan of her liver, he told me he could not believe what he saw..her liver was completely healed..the only evidence of it being cut in two was a scar..that was only 3 days after her accident.. :)

He said the only explanatin I can give, is that it was a miracle..and that I should keep doing what I was doing, because it was working.. (I was praying for her)

After my daughter came out of her coma, (eight days later) the first words she spoke were: Mom I saw Angels all around me, singing..Praise the Lord..

To others this may not seem strange but each and everyday I prayed that the Lord would keep His Heavenly Angels encompassed around her and minster and comfort her heart..you see my daughter was not a Christian..she was a drug addict.. she was the one who had caused the car accident.. :(

But if or when I am asked why I still have my daugher with me today..I will Always give my Lord the Glory, for healing her mind..body and soul.. :)


In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With ~Love~ In Christ.. :)

Answer 8

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Maybe if you broke up with her, then you might be able to be the one who brings up the subject of getting back together. But if you can do it without, it would be much better. But how do you get someone back without seeming desperate? In order to get your ex girlfriend attention, you have to show value without telegraphing your interest in her, while at the same time initiating interaction. So don't ignore your ex texts and calls when they break up with you. It screams that you are so devastated by the breakup that you can't even handle talking to her. You want to respond to her, but do it in the right way. You can even initiate communication if you do it in the right way. You have to maintain a strong frame of confidence, and show your ex girlfriend that your happiness isn't dependent on being with her

Answer 9

It is like breathing out and breathing in, is it not?
There are literally hundreds of examples in my life but...
The woman at my church who had been our youth leader for 10 years was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.. we laid hands on her and prayed after church, we also put it on the internet prayer chain that goes to about 100 local churches - during her next doctor visit it was gone and did not return. ( 6 years ago).
7 years ago I went through a terrible divorce after 21 years of marriage and 4 children. My ex-wife left with our youngest (then 10) and moved in with her new boyfriend. I was devastated inside and asked God over and over again to use this for good, somehow.
Her boyfriend's father lived with them and was in the last stages of cancer. I called one day (several years after the initial split) to speak to my son and the father answered the phone. We spoke for awhile and I felt led to ask him about Jesus and we prayed over the phone and he accepted Christ. He was changed over the next 2 months before he died, and we know where he is. God can do things we could never think of, I felt like the previous suffering was worth it, and what a message to my ex and her boyfriend. He is faithful and good, and never ever fails.
You see... we should never give up on prayer until we see God release it...
Pray Shamelessly! Tell God about it as you would the very best friend you ever had, all your emotions, your hurt, your confusion, watch what he does. But it is not even about what he does as WHO HE IS!

Blessings!

Answer 10

When my husband was told he only may have 30 days to live, I prayed for him and my church prayer for him and he lived 2 years. Everyday to me that he was here was a miracle of prayer.
I think people pray for the wrong things. Like big houses, money, selfish stuff.
God hears our prayers. God also knows when your heart is good and your prayers are not selfish.
I do believe that God guides you and helps you through prayer.