To the believers, how many times have you actually prayed and whatever it was you were praying for happened?

To me, if prayer worked, don't you think that people with cancer would be healed? Suffering children wouldn't suffer?

Discuss!

I don't want bible verses thrown about in this thread. I want this to be strictly YOUR views.

i believe prayer does work....you cant just pray for no cancer or for no hungry children....it doesnt work like that!!!!!

say there is someone who is homeless and hungry....and he prays to GOD for a little something to fill his belly......a basket of food will not just magically appear but he may however find a fishing pole on the bank of a river and it is up to him to catch a fish to eat!!!!!

GOD gives us the means to make our prayers become answered!!!

i cant say much for people with cancer.
but i know when my son was in the hospitol the end of 2007 as we almost lost him. there were prayers every where.. my sister even stated when she was driving down to get to the hospitol she saw this awsome cloud as where it open up and sun just beamed down. she knew then the angels were there. and when my son was in icu he kept looking at the door so i know the angels were there.. (you dont have to belive that)

there ya go...nice write

thank you!!!

So when people find out they have cancer, the whole family prays and prays about it, and the person still dies, what does that mean?

That god didn't want this families prayers answered?

And please explain that GOD gives us the means to do so. So the homeless man finds a fishing pole, and that was gods work?

Sometimes the answer to an unmet prayer is no...God wants communion and a relationship with us but he's not a genie in a lamp.
He works in mysterious ways, above and beyond our reckoning.
To those that reason he wouldn't let babies die or let bad things happen to good people, you should realize that he's much more concerned with our everlasting souls than with our physical bodies, which are only vessels.
Bad things happen to good people but he gives us trials and tribulations along with the free will to do good and to help and comfort each other.

No it means that it was there time to go hun!!! It was what was meant to be!!

of course prayers work.their are miracles that happen everyday.you can find stories of miracles on the internet.and the bible states that you only need a little faith for a miracle to happen for you.

and about the fishing pole.....the hungry man uses it to catch a fish...therefore he is no lunger hungry.....prayer answered!!!

if you belive in recarnation for your soul is reborn over and over again

I pray every night before I go to sleep. I believe He listens to every prayer I make and does allow them to happen. I do not make petty prayers, every night, either though.
To me, God does not heal or stop suffering all on His own. To me, I believe He can instill strength and hope into someone/people. Yet, in order for God to come and heal He must be welcomed in your house or heart. God can not work without one's faith in Him.

I just recently lost my wife to cancer. We believed that God could heal her but she passed away. Now I could shake my fist at God and scream WHY?! but that would probably do nothing more than echo back to me. If you look at a picture of something taken from an airplane and then compare it to a picture of the earth taken from outer space, you begin to see how God sees things. We use our senses to evaluate what is going on around our own lives. God sees the entire picture, not just us. Who am I to argue with what was best for my wife? As one person said, bad things happen to good people. To begin to understand any of this you must first be willing to acknowledge God for what he is, all powerful, and turn your life over to him no matter what comes your way. His main concern, as someone stated, is for the salvation of our souls so that one day we may be with Him. That is why we were created in the first place. He wants our love, friendship, and trust just as we do with each other. I hope this helps.

Ok, thanks for the words, but I am still not getting the answer I was hoping for. Hmmm

Still no proof that prayer works?

I am a non believer and will always be that way, I am just curious.

You know what you will always be?


hmmm...


I wasn't aware that anyone knows for sure what tomorrow might bring...

Hmmm
yes my dear, I will always NOT believe in fairy tales.

I take my life one day at a time.

I'm sorry...I assumed that you were asking about prayer to God...silly me..."fairies"

If you can't answer the question, then why bother?

I did answer...If you don't want the answer, why bother asking?


What exactly is the point of your question if you've already hardened your heart against God and don't believe there is an answer?