Does prayer, to the Christian God, still work or is it a waste of time?

[Anonymous]

[jennifer_bloom]

My response is God works with you and not around you and there are often conditions people have to meet for their prayer to receive a satisfactory reward. I wanted a career as soon as I finished school but my plans got delayed because God wanted to integrate other things into my lifestyle before he answered that prayer.

[Anonymous]

I'll put it this way, what have you got to lose? I think God hears all prayers and he answers all prayers. Just not necessarily on your timeline or in the way you expect. Praying is not like ordering at the drive through. You don't place your order an wait for it to be filled. Sometimes what you pray for is NOT in your best interest. Sometimes it's not in the best interest of the others around you. I think God wants to accommodate us but we see a very small scope of a much larger picture. And because of this we question whether God hears us at all. Just remember God does not make deals. He made you and breathed life into. You owe him everything! But all he wants is for you to choose him to be your lord a savior and trust that he will give you not necessarily what you want, but always what you need. And if you're not getting it to understand that there's a much larger picture. God knows every hair on your head and what you can endure.

[slatyb]

"Still?" There's no evidence it ever has. Many people experiencing natural disasters pray, and then they die.

[Asker]

His answer unfortunately isn’t always yes.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

It's a total waste of time if you're aren't a born again christian.

The Bible is clear God doesn't hear sinners.

[Massageman]

Quite the opposite. God HEARS all humans and all humans ARE the sinners. Amen.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

@Massageman 100% false.

[Massageman]

100% true.

[strateguy632]

a prayer is not "bossing god to obey you" but sometimes you will get if you pray.

[Lliam]

Praying to your fairy godmother is just as effective.

[Cogk_Of_Atlantis]

Possibly less effective when you pray for destruction. I'm not joking.

The negativity of a jealous judgmental god weighs in your subconscious enough to bring you the opposite results of what you want. And it's also hard to imagine your fairy godmother commanding men to murder and rspe kiddies.

Because prayer works, sometimes through your own subconscious mind, and also heigher beings in spiritual realms.

[DrPepper12]

Prayer to ANY "God" is the ultimate delusion. you're talking to yourself.

[Charliefretz329]

Always. But not always in the way you think or want at that time.

[noohair]

G-d speaks to eack person in a different way. There is no "Christian" only G-d.

[Dargil]

"still"? You mean it did and no longer does?

[Asker]

Kinda and I know it sounds twisted. I’ve just arrived at a place where the straight way is lost.

[on_my_knees]

Prayer stopped working in 1972.

[BarryLiverstone]

Works every time 🙏

[Asker]

I know that’s true, sometimes it’s hard to keep the faith. Like I need a lot of money, but am stuck with 2 part time jobs that barely gets me by. Sometimes I wish we could make wishes to God and He would grant them.

[BarryLiverstone]

As you know God does better than Grant wishes. He already knows what we need even more than we do and He provides them for us. We must be thankful for all He gives us.

[Asker]

I like your answers, it’s nice to finally talk to someone who puts me in my place. Thank you and peace be with you.

[Dongie]

The Christian God is God.

[jimmy2]

Not Al all there is real power in prayers

[Iron_Man]

It works