When You Say You'll "Pray for Someone," You're Usually Just Tightening Your Blindfold

http://mimiandeunice.com/2010/07/27/problem/
@mythociate (21438)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 9, 2019 11:58am CST
That's another thing Kenneth Copeland Ministries' Partner Letter reminded me of. In every letter, Ken tells us 'he & Gloria love us and pray for us ever`day.' And so, Ken tells us a partial truth ... It is true that they're hoping we reach our greatest potential and live a happy, prosperous life; but they don't want us to find heaven until we die (so-deeply do they not want us to find Heaven until we die, they convinced themselves- and reaffirm the belief-that you CAN'T go to Heaven until you die!) Preachers all over--perhaps even myself--train us to sculpt our Jesus-masks---the 'personas' (root of the word "character") we put on over our true selves. When we 'pray for someone,' we're praying that their character's role in the plot work out for the good of everyone in the story---we don't really care if they're happy or satisfied (even if we say 'we pray they are happy and satisfied'), as long as they can "fake it" until there's nothing else to do but BE happy & satisfied. http://www.mylot.com/post/3249925/prayers-misused When someone says they have a problem, and you say "I'll pray for you (that things get better, that you get well, that your helpers help well, etc.)"; that's mostly just a nice way of saying, 'Not my problem ... good luck '
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@ARN4567 (1061)
• Baguio, Philippines
9 Feb 19
When we pray, God already knows beforehand what are we going to say...if we pray it should be sincere, God sees through the heart...God is not mocked, we reap what we sow...
@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10 Feb 19
And Jesus says that God hears your SECRET prayers ... So if you tell someone you're praying for them, your prayers might be erased from existence.
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@ARN4567 (1061)
• Baguio, Philippines
11 Feb 19
@mythociate ...Yes some people just say what they mean but don't mean what they say... ...