does prayer really work?
i think it does, but then, sometimes, i don't think it really does. what do you think. i'm not rethinking my faith...so don't go there. i've just been thinking about it. i know people have been praying for us, i feel it. i know that God has been really pulling us through this time and with everyone praying for us, i feel very comforted. so why am i asking if prayer really works?
God has his plans for us. He's will, will happen. we cannot change it. we have no control. i prayed almost everyday for Jorai's health. for her to stay healthy, for her birth to be safe for both of us and for her to live a healthy, happy life. for us to raise her in the way of the Lord. i prayed for both steve and i to continually grow in Christ so that we can not only please God and live a Christ centered life, showing others His love and bringing others to Him, but also to show our children that kind of love and sacrifice. i know that my friend, who also just lost her son at 6 months gestation, fervently prayed each night for her son. yet we both lost our children.
i know that we don't always get what we want. i'm not trying to sound like a spoiled kid here. please don't get me wrong. and i haven't given up on prayer. i'm still praying like mad. i've actually prayed more since losing Jorai, then i did prior to our loss. i'm just trying to figure it out. and i know it's probably one of those 'you won't find out until you get to ask God' things, but i'm curious what y'all think.
what happens when we pray? does it help to pray? a friend of ours wife has been in kind of an awake coma for 2 years now. both of them were two of the most devoted, amazingly faithful believers i have ever met. their children were faithful, they had tons of incredibly believing friends surrounding them. when she slipped into this coma, people surrounded her day and night. they laid hands on her and prayed for any kind of healing. people who had never met her prior to this, have since became her friend, praying for her and sitting at her bedside. it's been 2 years, and change has been minimal. she lives at the diamondale care center. i know there are miracles and i know there are times God keeps us in trials to use us to reach others. i know everything is in His hands for the greater good. so where does prayer come in? what role does it play?
God has his plans for us. He's will, will happen. we cannot change it. we have no control. i prayed almost everyday for Jorai's health. for her to stay healthy, for her birth to be safe for both of us and for her to live a healthy, happy life. for us to raise her in the way of the Lord. i prayed for both steve and i to continually grow in Christ so that we can not only please God and live a Christ centered life, showing others His love and bringing others to Him, but also to show our children that kind of love and sacrifice. i know that my friend, who also just lost her son at 6 months gestation, fervently prayed each night for her son. yet we both lost our children.
i know that we don't always get what we want. i'm not trying to sound like a spoiled kid here. please don't get me wrong. and i haven't given up on prayer. i'm still praying like mad. i've actually prayed more since losing Jorai, then i did prior to our loss. i'm just trying to figure it out. and i know it's probably one of those 'you won't find out until you get to ask God' things, but i'm curious what y'all think.
what happens when we pray? does it help to pray? a friend of ours wife has been in kind of an awake coma for 2 years now. both of them were two of the most devoted, amazingly faithful believers i have ever met. their children were faithful, they had tons of incredibly believing friends surrounding them. when she slipped into this coma, people surrounded her day and night. they laid hands on her and prayed for any kind of healing. people who had never met her prior to this, have since became her friend, praying for her and sitting at her bedside. it's been 2 years, and change has been minimal. she lives at the diamondale care center. i know there are miracles and i know there are times God keeps us in trials to use us to reach others. i know everything is in His hands for the greater good. so where does prayer come in? what role does it play?
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