Prayer?

[WorldOfError]

I'm going to be honest here. I've seen a number of prayers work miraculously. Some instantly and some over some hours or days.

Then I've seen some prayers that seemed overly carnal to me in the first place and never seemed to work.

Then I've seen some prayers that seem fairly spiritual and unselfish yet never seemed to work. Maybe they did but I just couldn't see the progress that was being made.

My question is, how many of you have seen prayers that worked in obviously miraculous ways? How many of you honestly believe you have seen the power of God work through your own prayer or that of a man, woman or child you personally know?

One man prayed for cancer to leave a boy and it left him the next morning. Doctors called it a "miracle". This man was a Pentecostal pastor and he literally said it was "the most faithless" "unbelieving" "prayer a pastor's ever prayed" and it seemed to work. This same pastor also spoke a miraculous word of knowledge over a deaf man and his daughter in Church. This BOOSTED his faith and he then confidently prayed to end his deafness but it didn't seem to work. Then the next morning the deaf man said he could hear and he heard birds chirping that morning for the first time in years (I think 10 years).

Honestly I've seen most of these sorts of prayers over the net by people like Todd White, Pete Cabrera Jr., and Tom Loud. To me theirs are obviously real but I've seen some obvious fakes too (Benny Hinn and other "megachurch" preachers).

I'm going to say I think the heart is more important than the prayer itself.

I'm going to say the integrity of the heart is what determines whether the prayer is answered or not.

Maybe, despite the pastor's experience, it really is as simple as "when you ask you must believe and not doubt".

God answers some GOOD prayers but then denies other GOOD prayers. Has anyone else seen this?

If so, why do you think that is?

[manuelf324]

You have to understand when you pray God respond in three ways. No, Yes, and wait. God's way is perfect you're on his timetable. God's never too early or too late. When you pray make sure you are under these requirements. 

You're saved

It's effectual according to his Word 

Fervent it's sincere not recited and repeated 

You're not in sin that is not confessed 

You can do all of this and still not get answered Why? Maybe it's the time is not right. Maybe you don't believe he will answer it! You are suppose to pray with utmost confidence it will be answered in due time! My prayer to deliver my cousin from alcohol was answered. GOD didn't answer it immediately so naturally I thought he didn't. I visited him recently and he quit drinking. Patience is key for prayer 

[AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken]

I trust in God and His wisdom as far as prayers are concerned. If I second-guess an outcome then my faith is really what is in question and not God. 

[slaveservent]

three prayers are never rejected that of parents for children and that of the oppressed and that of the passenger.

[petula]

Welcome world of error ,

Like you I have seen wonderful miracles in some instances and absolutely zilch in others . I have seen miracles through ' prayer and fasting ' and I have seen prayer and fasting ,seem , to fail . I really believe it is totally  up toGods will . We are his creation , he knows what his plans are , and for us Heaven is a reward , the walking from one room to another. .

I will be interested to read , what other people think .

The miracle that blew me away ........ ( there's been a couple )  A lady in our community had broken her neck 12 years earlier , she was bent over , sideways , one half of her body had withered away , the other half had thick knotted muscles , which did most of the work , her head was laying on her shoulder and she looked up at you , with difficulty . I had seen people gasp involuntarily  ,when seeing her .  

She was addicted to pain medication , and needed an injection to relax the muscles enough , so she could sleep .

I didn't really know her very well , but she would ring me sometimes ( we both had spinal problems and knew the same doctor etc) she was a Christian .

We arranged to go to a meeting at my church ,  A slight blonde woman , straight as an arrow walked in , I ran over , , , it was L . She told me she had been reading her bible , when she started crying  , and Jesus spoke to her , she spent days crying and going over her life , reading her bible and finally fell asleep , upon waking , she was straight , the withered parts were whole , the thick knotted muscles of her neck and shoulders were normal . 

It was quite a sensation in our suburb , I moved away but , as far as I know she's still praising God , I think everyone who saw it , still is .

[WorldOfError]

Big thoughts from all of you.

Manuelf324, thank you for sharing the good turn out with your cousin. I've prayed for my brother concerning some issues and honestly we've seen some progress. I was knee deep in willful sin sometimes but other times I was much less so.

The more I sacrifice, the less patient I feel when starting to pray for things the Bible itself calls good. I just don't understand why they should wait. I really respect those who keep asking God for his best when the timing seems terrible. This is where I struggle to "pray without ceasing".

Petula, that's a testimony like something STRAIGHT out of the New Testament. I want to thank you for sharing it. Thank you Jesus for healing her friend's back and befriending her so intimately. Praise God.

[FresnoJoe]

On ‎12‎/‎4‎/‎2015‎ ‎10‎:‎54‎:‎09‎, WorldOfError said:

God answers some GOOD prayers but then denies other GOOD prayers. Has anyone else seen this?

If so, why do you think that is?

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I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Isaiah 42:8 (King James Version)

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Yes

As an antelope pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, God. Psalms 42:1 (International Standard Version)

Sometimes Yes

One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. Psalms 27:4 (New International Version)

And Always With Power

"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. John 14:12 (New Living Translation)

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A Prayer Answered

I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. Hosea 5:15 (English Standard Version)

Late In The Night Years Ago, While I Was Weeping For Israel And For Her Travails
I Asked The LORD (A Whispered Arrow Prayer~!) For An Opportunity
To Have Some Small Part In A Messianic Ministry To Zion
The Morning Of The Third Day, An Israeli Pastor
Was At My Breakfast And In My Home
I Am Blessed

Some Prayers Not Answered

Even though he kills me, I'll continue to hope in him. At least I'll be able to argue my case to his face! Job 13:15 (International Standard Version)

Since Sometime Before 2007 I've Endured A Silent Heart Attach, My Maternal Grandfather's Inheritance  
And More Recently, Diabetes, Kidney Failing (35%) And Early Last Month A Congestive Heart Failure 
Because Of My Left Leg And Pain, Tomorrow I'll Attempt To Hook Up With A Wound Doctor 
It Is Swollen And Leaking Water And A Couple Of Ulcers Have Appear (Oh My~!)
And They Appear To Be Eating Into The Bone 
And My Wife Just Will Not Have It
And Worthy Prays For Me
And My Sweetheart
Too

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect. James 5:16 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

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I Am Blessed

The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant; I give thanks to him with my song. Psalms 28:7 (GOD'S WORD® Translation)

Love, Your Brother Joe

[Guest]

On December 4, 2015 at 9:54:09 PM, WorldOfError said:

My question is, how many of you have seen prayers that worked in obviously miraculous ways? How many of you honestly believe you have seen the power of God work through your own prayer or that of a man, woman or child you personally know?

I have prayed, “How can I love my enemies?”, “How can I learn to give you the glory?”, and (to paraphrase): “I’ve been looking for what You are (to God, the Father) in others and it never works out, time and time again…If you would just talk back to me, like a human would…”  All have been answered in rare, dramatic, and surreal ways that would be difficult for others to believe (and too complex to remember all of the details to describe).  I also called out to God to be my Master.  Again, the ways He met me there until He became this would not be believed (and are also part of a deeply personal exchange).  

Also, when I was a teenager, I fasted and prayed about a co-worker who was about to kill herself (and asked that I would know how to help her when the time arrived), and I somehow knew the time in the middle of math class, went to the counseling office to get some help, and we found her in the school bathroom, having overdosed on various medications, and she was able to get medical aid.  After that, she was one of my closest friends until we parted ways later in university.