Has prayer done anything in your life?

Absolutely! Prayer changes lives, moves mountains. I know my life has been extremely changed since I decide to give myself to God. Prayer is one of the best things God ever invented. He has rescued me from a life of destruction, provided me with daily needs, protected against all harm and well it would take a whole day for me to tell you how prayer has changed my life for the best.

I'm glad you too have been rescued by prayer. God bless you and the friend that led you to church. Keep on praying day and night and never stop! Read the bible too daily.. that boosts your prayer level.

All the best honey and God bless xxx

Prayers is a very powerful thing and yes I think it can change your life for the better. You have to have faith and believe that even if you do not get the answer you want you will get an answer in Gods time.

Prayer has helped me through many things in my life, my high risk pregnancy, my kids being in the hospital for the first 28 days of their lives and so much more.

Prayer is a very powerful thing.

To be honest, NO!

Firstly, I would point out that I am an atheist and therefore not prone to prayer but I will defend everyone's right to believe in whichever faith system that works for them - be it Christianity, Judaeism, Islam or even Scientology. I also actively defend my right not to believe in any higher power.

As an atheist, it is my belief that prayer might act as a "crutch" to those who are weak willed and therefore rely on religion to explain their misfortune. I can't understand the idea of asking a mythical entity to solve my problems, guide me through life or help me win the lottery.

That doesn't mean that I haven't tried it - as a very young child I was brought up as a Roman Catholic, so prayer was quite normal. What I did find was that prayer didn't deliver what I asked for!

I believe that people should rely on themselves, their friends and family rather than mystical beings. It is only through one's self, friends and family that we can find happiness.

But if there is a God or Gods, I sincerely hope that s/he or they bless you all!

i have seen known and experianced the power of prayer in my own life and in other peoples lives so yes i definatly belive in the power of prayer

You experienced it and that's a proof that prayer is a powerful tool in life. I can also confirm that prayer has done great things in my life. When I was still in college, I really felt that I am always spared from disastrous situations. Then when I went back to my province for a semester break, I learned that one of the kids I was teaching in Sunday school was always praying for me. She often reminds her family to pray for me too. I was really blessed to have somebody praying for me on those times that I am questioning my faith and having difficulties adjusting to university life.

Yes, I firmly believe prayer helps. It depends how much faith you have before the things you pray will be done for you and how much effort you exert before you can truly claim that you deserve what you're praying for. Blessings are much more like a bonus, coz you receive it without even asking for it.God indeed is so kind and generous and I praise Him for that with all my heart.

Prayer has a huge influence in my life and it helped me in overcoming my fears in every decision, to stay calm and focused on stuff that involves a huge decision that will have a huge impact in my life. It also comforts me when im down and depressed, its a constant reassurance of his presence in our lives and in our heart. Prayers give me strength during hours of frailty and confusion. They say the most powerful position you can take on earth is when you kneel in prayer.

I do not believe in a god exactly, and in my opinion the power of prayer is a sort of placebo effect. It's the BELIEF that affects you; not the prayer, not the god, but what it does to one's own mind. It has its place, but only if you have faith in it. But is ignorance bliss, or is it better to embrace reason and intellect, to recognise the improbability of a god but be unhappy? To eat from the tree or no?

For my part, I think the former is more dangerous. Religion is truly the opiate of the masses. But kept in check, it is not entirely devoid of worth.

Arguably you could say the ones who committed suicide removed themselves from whichever unpleasant situation pretty effectively.

Definitely. What actually changes your life is having a relationship with God, the fruit of which, being prayerful, is one of the most wonderful changes one can experience.

I understand what you want to say and to be true i also tried to end my life at one moment of life . I was about 16 at that time . Although i am still in teenager phase but i would say in todays world not only teenagers but adult people and even students are doing these things . Its just because of money, fame and so many worldly tensions . But when those things started to get on my mind, i told to myself ok i had this enough of it . I am gonna continue this life and see what else god has put forward in my life . If this was my rainy day, next day would be sunny . And this really helped me . It was actually my faith in him . Yes he listens to prayers but few times he don't . But what keeps me going is i know may be next time he will listen to my prayers .

It always make you feel comfortable that someone is looking after you and helping you in all sorts of way . Then may be its Gods or him in the face of any person . I believe the friend who saved you was actually him . Many times i felt that he was actually answering to my questions through strange messages . For instance if i was in a bad mood and watching movie, something strange scene or message comes in the TV which looks to be the solution or his reply to my question .