The Power Of Prayer

aaaaw.....now i feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

i'm thinking the gr8er good SUCKS!!!

God listens sconi...he does and always sees the abonation man has made of himself..he does listen but you know god knew that this was going to happen, that's why jesus died for our sins...so that we could ask for forgiveness
But god could just reach in and stop all this at any moment..but that's not how he intended things to go he made man to choose thier own path..own fate...he created us to test us, so that we may live our lives for him..but we still were created to choose for ourselves...that's why he doesnt just come in and stop all the bad...but god listens, and he loves you..even though he doesnt talk back...if you are passionate through god you will hear him... "When you truly want to find me, with all your heart, then you shall hear me"
Bless you

True kim I agree

oh boy..........hi kimandjoe........how are you this evening???

i don't understand, millions of people pray for these things to get better but they only get worse.
so why do people claim that god answers prayers when in reality god doesn't do anything about the things people are praying for???

it's kinda like talking to a brick wall isn't it???

Im good, how are you?
Well see that's what i was saying millions pray for this to end.. but god made us to make our own chioces like adam and eve, god said dont eat the forbidden fruit, but they were tempted, and made thier own choice...so then it went from there..
But he made us to have our own choices...we choose our own fate, and what happens...so yeah god could swoop down ans stop it all, but it was us who started the trouble in the first place...the ppl who want it to stop pray of course, and i do believe god listens/hears our prayers...but he knew that this was how the world would turn out....All I can say is just keep praying and be strong in your faith...you may feel like you talking to a brick wall...but your not he;s listening and he hurts for this too....But he is coming back very soon i believe, to end it all...

hmmmmm........so it's like a kitten stuck in a hole and crying, you could pull it out but heck it walked into the hole on it's own, so you just stand there and listen to it cry.

doesn't sound very loving to me........sounds downright cruel.

Not at all...i guesss you just dont understand...i mean think about it...i know alot of people dont like the violence, and murder and they pray for it to go away, but it was the humans who made that choice to do that, and a kitten is an animal...we are more intelligent than that, we know the outcome of our actionss...that's what im saying...and god knows that we make that choice on our own...we can choose to live loving and peaceful but we dont, and even if god did get rid of everything we asked, we'd just do the same thing again, and again... you see?

probably one of the number one things people pray about, is the health of a loved one.

man did not create disease and has no choice in it.

innocent god loving people die everyday from disease.

i think that what she is trying to say is that the time that that kitten is stuck and needs god the most that he really is there.this is where faith comes in.that kitten could be in that hole dead instead he is still alive and with a little faith will be out of there in no time. he really does here you buddy hang in there and practice lots of faith it always does work. and i know there is alot of ill people. that is why god gives us knowledge to do research and find cure. he works thru the people to do his works and our faith in him helps to guide us along.god bless you

Sconi, don't forget the most all-encompassing answer to suffering: the Resurrection. It matters not if anyone, or millions or billions die, because the Almighty can bring them back to life without the cause of death. They can be restored to full health, but with the memories of why or how they died, and it would not be loving of God if their loved ones were not there. Remember what Jesus did with Lazarus? That is what God can do with all those who died. Not just bring the dead back to life, full of health, but to bring them back with their loved ones close by, so they can begin where they left off at death. Remember the account of the widow of Nain, in the gospels? She was elderly, her husband had died in the last few years, and now, her only son has died. The funeral procession was wailing with grief, and yet, Jesus walked up and told them to stop. He laid his hand on the bier carrying the dead son, and told his dead body, "I say to you, get up!" The son did, as if he was sleeping, and Jesus gave him back to her. Why did he do it? Would it not have been for her best interests to learn to rely on God at this time, instead of having her son back? Jesus did it to remind them of the hope for the end of suffering.

It was pointless then, as it is now, to bring someone back who had died, when this world is full of disease, violence and crime that can kill the loved one again, so it was done then to remind them, and us today, that there is a hope for the future through God's Kingdom. There is hope. God has given us this, even as it says in Galatians 5:22,23. What is it? It's called Faith. What is faith? Hebrews 11:1 says, "Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities, though not beheld." In other words, faith is the expectation of something that there is no proof of, yet we hope and believe it will be. We hope for a better future for mankind, because we need it. God has given us this hope, and we need only search for it in his word.

that sounds more like meditation.
my point is that most people pray to god to handle some problem, but those problems don't get handled, in fact they get worse and worse everyday.
so i don't know why people say "power in prayer".........i have yet to see any power in prayer.
how many of your prayers have been answered???
i bet the percentage is very small.......if at all.

sconi,dont be so sarcastic.TO EACH HIS OWN.....

sarcasm is my middle name.

yeah, i keep hoping i win The Publisher's Clearinghouse 10 million dollar sweepstakes............i guess everybody needs to have some kind of fantasy to hold on to.

god's feet are bigger than galaxies, he needed a lot of wool to make a pair of socks.
that's why he demanded so many lambs and goats to be sacrificed in the old testament.
he wanted a pair of wool socks.
his socks are full of holes now..........that is to say, they're holy socks.
now days god is into high fashion..........that's a lot of cashmere.

my statements are actually quoted from "The Bear Bible"

they're taken from "The Book Of Yogi".......chapter 8: verses 17 through 19.

if you don't know where to find The Book Of Yogi, it's in between "The Book of Smokey" and "The Book Of Winnie"

Oh, which testament does that belong?

if a parent sat by and did NOTHING while their children suffered, we would call that person a terrible parent.

we are supposedly god's children.

i think god is a terrible parent.............somebody should call CPS.

Sonic Love... CPS does a not great job here what makes you think they would do any better there?

You need to lighten up a bit. Mom's right..... we must learn to fall before we can walk.... But a good parent should be there to kiss the boo boos and make it all better. I'm not sure God has done that for me but others have felt it and it's made them feel better... that's all that matters.

I should have been a bit more clear. I am not talking about allowing them to make a mistake that could injure them or hurt them for life. I mean those little mistakes that they need to make in order to learn life's little lessons. Obviously, I would not let Beth do something to hurt herself seriously while I stand back and watch.

god let's us kill each other.......i don't think you can get any more hurt than that.

Yup, Yup, that's pretty "hurt"!

hi sconibear i mean no disrespect by this but maybe the reason you feel this way is because you have not found him yet.to me it sounds like you have alittle anger in your heart towards god.did you loose some thing or some one that meant alot to you?did you feel he was not there for you? i dont know what it is but it seems some thing is missing.again this is not said to upset you i feel you are a nice person here and hope you will take this as just a friend stating her opinion.try and have faith and things will come to you. with all my care

DAM THAT LOKI!!!

i thought i killed him last time i played Mario Brothers.

Loki is such a cool little being... funny in a sarcastic way... reminds me of a few friends.

yeah, i have the same problem........only it's not the fridge, it's my wallet.

i get everything you mention without praying.
seems like a waste of time to me.

why do i need a close relationship with him???
he doesn't do anything for me.......heck, he doesn't even answer the millions of people that pray to him every day.
again........seems like a total waste of time to me.
and i've seen extremely faithful people pray and they get NOTHING.

have you ask him to?have you tried to open up and show the real you? i know this is not you you are a person that needs care and understanding and needs to be heard just like the rest of us.i sure hope you can find it in you to just ask.