You know how sometimes you can be asked to pray for the group? Well yeah, I am on my football team and I normally do the prayer for the team before the game. But lately I wonder why I pray in vain... I ask God for His blessing on the team, that we may focus and use our abilities as well as represent Him and our school well. But the team just kinda agrees that it is good, then goes to cussing and what have you about what is going on in the game. No one appears to be attempting to glorify God on the team, so I wonder... Does it do any good for me to ask God to bless a group that will not glorify Him?
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Hi sbbqb7n16
You can never go wrong to ask God to glorify. I think it is wonderful what you are doing and you can never be so sure it is "in vain" someone just may be listening when you least expect it kiddo...asking for Gods blessings for your team is indeed important and although you are feeling like you are the only one getting anything out of it, one never truly knows the heart of another. You are a fine example to your peers...and take into consideration that many people are not comfortable praying publicly and they feel only comfortable with private prayer. I commend you for your act of prayer, and for caring about your team...keep it up! Kudos to you! I am praying for and with you and your team as well
BTW: Hows the season going?
take care and try to stay injury free
Prayers and blessings to you
Amie~
You can never go wrong to ask God to glorify. I think it is wonderful what you are doing and you can never be so sure it is "in vain" someone just may be listening when you least expect it kiddo...asking for Gods blessings for your team is indeed important and although you are feeling like you are the only one getting anything out of it, one never truly knows the heart of another. You are a fine example to your peers...and take into consideration that many people are not comfortable praying publicly and they feel only comfortable with private prayer. I commend you for your act of prayer, and for caring about your team...keep it up! Kudos to you! I am praying for and with you and your team as well
BTW: Hows the season going?
take care and try to stay injury free
Prayers and blessings to you
Amie~
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No prayer public or private, offered from the sincere heart of a born again Christian is ever in vain.
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SUNSTONE
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People have free will, your prayer will effect everyone different according to there relationship with God.
I think that God inspires them, but if they don't listen then it may seem like in vein.
But I don't think everyone on the team is cussing, look for the ones that seemed to have been touched or blessed and focus on that.
If we could force someones will, then we could pray for everyone to be saved, and God would force them, but we have freewill to choose God or not.
I think that God inspires them, but if they don't listen then it may seem like in vein.
But I don't think everyone on the team is cussing, look for the ones that seemed to have been touched or blessed and focus on that.
If we could force someones will, then we could pray for everyone to be saved, and God would force them, but we have freewill to choose God or not.
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These guys are right! You never whose heart your prayer is touching. This may be the only time some of your teammates may be exposed to God. I think it is great that you are leading the prayer! Please, don't ever think that it is in vain. You never know how God may be working through it.
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I agree....one of these days, God might truly reach one of the teammates through your prayers!
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