Sentences with phrase «did prayer change»

Did prayer change your life, or did you change your life and just got the peace of mind to do so by praying.

How does prayer change things?

What does prayer change?

«Do prayers change the way things are working» — Answering that question sufficiently requires a greater understanding of the theology of prayer than I have at this moment.

Do prayers change the way things are working — pantheistic or theistic gods, it matters not, the question is the same.

Does prayer change diapers?

Not exact matches

Prayers in the past were done with the purpose of cultivating and maintaining a close relationship with Jehovah God; and that purpose has not changed.

If you believe at all that Christ was the son of God and came to save the world, you are a Christian, even if you don't pray a specifically worded and ho ll ow prayer that affirms publicly that you are «born - again» in Jesus» blood — which in itself is sad is tic and doesn't ensure that the person doing the public profession of faith actually believes or will suddenly become so changed that they will lead a better life.

If prayer changes things, why doesn't Pope ratzenhitler just pray to be healthy enough to keep popeing.

One of the things I do is direct those people to prayer — pray that God will change the situation but don't assume that how that is answered is going to be an imposition of what you think needs to happen.

How exactly has prayer ever changed anything outside of making the person doing the praying feel better?

What kind of prayer actually changes things if Muslim prayer does not?

lol... you making up a load of BS that's not even part of our beliefs... when we prayer... we ask that God gives you wisdom and insight... you still have a choice in the matter... so really you got nothing on us... you wan na avoid prayer cause it seems you think it might be real and it might make you go to hell if you don't heed... sorry... that don't change abit

Actually Jesus you're wrong about what Atheism said, prayer changes things by not doing anything and allowing the natural (disastrous) course of events to transpire.

Prayer doesn't change anything.

@prayer changes nothing: if prayer works then you should be able to pray everyone to stop telling you praying doesn't work... if not your a troll

On your deathbed, you know that once you died you will find out whether God and heaven do exist or not and you will find out soon enough so I don't think that last minute ritual or prayer is going to do anything to change that.

GardenGirl, you are right and prayer does change things, when people are aware they're being prayed for — for the worse.

Saying prayer does not change things is like saying ideas have no effect, that words do not hurt people.

Prayer doesn't change God.

Hmm — whose prayers change things, and why doesn't all prayer change things... a friend asked for a new house — got one; another friend asked to be cured from leukemia, God didn't answer her prayers — she died; another friend asked for wisdom on how to care for her elderly father, an alcoholic — still drinks, she still has no knowledge on what to do about it — never thought to maybe look up information about elder care.

Prayer and faith DOES change things.

You know what they say about prayer,» Prayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any chprayer,» Prayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any chPrayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any changes.

«If I felt that prayer existed for the purpose of changing the mind of God, then I would never pray, for how could I presume to interfere with the sovereign and holy councils of Almighty God... Men do not frustrate the plans of God, but rather it is God who frustrates the plans of men.»

If believing in God makes people feel less overwhelmed, great, good for them, but, like prayer, it doesn't change a thing in the real world.

Toby applies the prayer to the hopeful decline and eventual elimination of religion because of its obvious harmfulness to society: we can't change the harm religion has done in the past, so we must serenely move on; we must courageously overcome the dangerous influence of religion in our society; and we must know the difference between harm done and the harm that can be prevented from religion.

I did a little playing around on google one day and found that some guy claims he made a bot that autoposts anytime someone uses the phrase «Athiesm...» posts «prayer changes things» on the belief blogs.

I did a little playing around on google one day and found that some guy claims he made a bot that autoposts anytime «Athiesm...» posts «prayer changes things» on the belief blogs.

And, when she describes that change, what she ends up describing is what already more - or-less exists, namely: mainline christianity, embracing the reformed and the catholic, the scientific and the traditional, which has been doing (never perfectly, to be sure) the sort of deep thinking, social justice, and disciplined prayer that she talks about continually while the evangelicals were breaking off to do their own thing (the thing she seems to want them to stop doing) throughout the twentieth century.

Teaching from the pulpit, for example, that God willed Adam and Eve to sin, that cancer is predestined by God, that prayer doesn't cause anything to change in the world, and that evangelism has no purpose since sheep are sheep and goats are goats?

I do believe prayer effects change, but sometimes we can not perceive the changes, sort of like the butterfly effect in nature.

In all my life's troubles, I have NEVER sought god as the answer, mainly because I happen to KNOW that mythology does not have the ability to answer prayers, nor the power to change my life.

I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden of guilt, shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance, and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any of a hundred different gotchas that can be called upon to justify the lack of an affirmative answer.

You must have either read my mind, or my post (a few lines down) wherein I responded to «Atheism's» «Prayer changes things» by saying: «Yep, I'm sure those 9 -1-1 terrorists (if you believe they were terrorists, and not government operatives... but that's another post for another blog...) were doing a lot of praying... and, boy, did they change things!»

If you don't then you are reeeally dedicated to... posting... «prayer changes things» in every religion article.

Do you have a bot running to post «prayer changes things» in every religion article?

It wasn't the prayer that changed your life, it was just you working up the motivation to do something

Curry says it starts with prayer specifically, as this is something we're universally called to do — pray for those who bring change in the name of Jesus.

The prayer group that i belong to has changed the world because Our Leader is Our Saviour Yeshua Mashiach and He has Saved many but the christians don't do what He has asekd and this is why we are seeing the poor beause the christians are selective in who they give to.

Though I did feel like God was answering their prayers through me, I never once did it «for» Him; It was purely because it was what brought great joy to me; It was my true inner being and nothing could change that; Until this moment!

If that is the case, then there is a perfectly good reason why the cause is lost, which means there's something you didn't see, which means you should stop praying, or at least change your prayer.

Personally i think those specific prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing day by day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz

Although that particular (answered) prayer changed my life completely and I do admit that it is not always easy to share God's heart, nonetheless, I would pray those specific words once again since His LOVE is worth it all!

Accompanying such developments as we have noted in the substance of Biblical prayers, an even more profound change was in process: praying, employed at first as a means of persuading a god to do man's will, grew to be used as a means of releasing through man whatever was God's will.

Sure it does... just ask the two dead Schiable children how much prayer changes things.

Prayer changes your own self and will, and God does do special things, supernatural things, spiritual answers, and physical miracles.

If you do not care for others, you are not saved, and their is no excuse or prayer that will ever change that.

did it change it's mind and ignore all your prayers?

@Jesus, maybe prayer doesn't change things — every time I see «prayer changes things», your rant is sure to follow.

Prayer is one of those things it is dangerous to teach or write on, because as soon as you do, it changes on you.