Why all prayers cannot be answered..

[*Rob*]

If I pray:

God will you help me get money together to go to america.

And God's will is for me not to go to America, then what is the point in prayer?

 

[dayhiker]

Well, Rob, part of the prayer process is comunicating with God. In that process we are open to God to give us understand of what He does want for us. So Often I find my prayers changing over time in theis process.

dayhiker

 

[Hammster]

Well, I guess I will say that the point of prayer is not to get stuff, but to have fellowship with the Creator of the Universe. Are we to ask for things from time to time? Yes, but they have to be in the will of God.

Jesus said that if we ask anything in His name, it would be granted. But to ask in His name is more than just adding "in Jesus' name' to the end of a prayer. It is to ask according to His will and for His glory.

So the point is to pray because we love God and want to commune with Him. As the relationship develops, we will learn (by studying Scripture and prayer) what His will is.

 

[Armistead]

You know the old Garth Brook's song

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayer.....

What a mess things would have been had God answered
many of my prayers.

I might have married....the thought of it makes me gag now.

 

[ticker]

God does answer all our prayers. It's just that the answer He gives isn't always what we want.

 

[KarrieTex]

One) All prayer is ANSWERED. God either says no, yes, or wait

Two) The point of prayer is to speak with God and for Him to speak to you.

As your example, you are praying to go to the States. You are unable to go. God clearly said no, or no, not now. Instead of being a child in your walk, grow and ask God why not now or at all.

 

[JonF]

If I pray:

God will you help me get money together to go to america.

And God's will is for me not to go to America, then what is the point in prayer?

Quid pro quo isn’t the point of prayer; God isn’t a cosmic vending machine. I suggest you take a look at examples of prayer in the bible…

 

[Touma]

Did you watch the movie Bruce Almighty? In it, Bruce gets to be God for a while. He comes across God's email/prayer list. At first, he just allows everyone to have what they pray for. This ends up in mass chaos. I mean, lets say you pray to get money for America, but someone else prays that America is destroyed, then obviously there is going to be some sort of melt down or something, ya know? God answers every prayer. That is for certain. However, a lot of the time, He answers it contrary to how we feel it should answer. But remember, God knows best, so put your trust in Him.

Oh by the way Rob, I like your avatar of Nas. He is one of my favorite hip hop artists.

 

[ticker]

Nas good.

Still trying to figure out if he's a Christian.

 

[Touma]

Nas good.

Still trying to figure out if he's a Christian.

I think he was muslim for a while, then converted to christianity after his mom died.