Do you believe in prayer?

I believe people do indeed pray. I even believe it makes people feel good from time to time.

Besides that, it's of course utterly useless.

I believe prayer is a complete waste of time.

Yes, he will. Both the Bible and real-life experience show that God answers prayers. The Bible says: “The desire of those fearing [God] he will perform, and their cry for help he will hear, and he will save them.” (Psalm 145:19) But whether God will answer you when you pray is largely up to you.

What matters to God

Praying to God, not to Jesus, Mary, saints, angels, or images. Only Jehovah God is the “Hearer of prayer.”—Psalm 65:2.


Praying in harmony with God’s will, or requirements, which are found in the Bible.—1 John 5:14.


Praying in Jesus’ name, recognizing his authority. “No one comes to the Father except through me,” said Jesus.—John 14:6.


Praying in faith, asking for more faith if needed.—Matthew 21:22; Luke 17:5.


Being humble and sincere. The Bible says: “Jehovah is high, and yet the humble one he sees.”—Psalm 138:6.


Being persistent. Jesus said: “Keep on asking, and it will be given you.”—Luke 11:9.


What doesn’t matter to God

Your race or nationality. “God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”—Acts 10:34, 35.


Your bodily position or posture. You can pray to God while sitting, bowing, kneeling, or standing.—1 Chronicles 17:16; Nehemiah 8:6; Daniel 6:10; Mark 11:25.


Whether you pray aloud or silently. God answers even silent prayers that others aren’t aware of.—Nehemiah 2:1-6.


Whether your concerns are weighty or trivial. God encourages you to “throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.”—1 Peter 5:7.

Prayer /n/: how to do nothing and still claim you're helping.

itsme: So when you get sick you pray - you don't go to a doctor?

First, I believe in the ONE that granted us that privilege...

Frequent, honest and open communication is what a relationship is all about, and how much more special and intimate if the connection is heart-to-heart and spirit-to-Spirit.

It doesn't really matter then, whether we talk or just listen... as long as we are tuned in.

Isn't it cool that we can communicate at the speed of thought...? It reaches His ear before it rolls off our tongue.

God sometimes acts immediately (it depends on the situation, of course); and sometimes He delays (for a reason) -- But, He always answers, and although it may not be what we wanted, we must bear in mind that only HE knows what lies ahead!

(Colossians 4:2) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Prayer is a really beautiful way of communicating to God. The entire Scriptural record testifies that Jehovah is the One to whom prayer should be directed (Ps 5:1, 2; Mt 6:9), that he is the “Hearer of prayer” (Ps 65:2; 66:19) and has power to act in behalf of the petitioners. (Mr 11:24; Eph 3:20)

I believe in the power of prayer and pray a lot!

I prayed and proclaimed in faith that my aunt would be healed from cancer. God didn't answer my prayer. So, honestly, not really.

Absolutely. He answers my prayers. We can change governments, circumstances and personal with prayer. Jam 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

GOD ANSWERS PRAYER

Phi 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Phi 4:7 And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Joh 14:13 And whatever you may ask in My name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Joh 14:15 If you love Me, keep My commandments.



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nope

No, but I'm sure you'll find plenty of delusional morons out there that do.

yes

Yes, I do.
Prayer gives me peace.

I believe in the power of prayer

I believe in talking to God, Father Son and Spirit. I believe in listening to what they have to say as well. For me that is what prayer is so yes, I believe in prayer.

Of course

Jas 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Prayer brings me connection and peace with God. I believe it in very much.

if prayers worked...id be living in montana
if prayers worked..there would be no cancer.
if prayers worked...things would be better
if prayers worked.............

no i believe in action

I don't believe in prayers.

To answer your question. Yes I do believe in prayer. The helps us to understand that prayers are very important. In Psalm 65;2 it states the God is the hearer of prayer and Acts 10;34,35 also states that God is not partial to no one he hears all prayers. It important that we pray to God its our only way of communicating with him. Through prayer we can receive the best advice and direction from Jehovah God in order for us to live our lives in harmony with his word.

Yep!


Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” (John 20:28-29)

MARANATHA! Come, Lord Jesus, COME!

Prayer is very, very, very powerful.

But one has to have no expectations of using prayer for magic.

Yes, it gives me peace of mind. (Asking for personal favours is NOT prayer. Arabella, you were expecting miracles.)

God I pray
may the angels be around these people
protecting them from the prince of darkness,
may a hedge of protection be our heads
any one who plans consiprisy agains us will be
doub founded and walk away,
we pray this for our brothers our sister
our friends our Moms and Dads
our enemys to
in Jesus name we pray amen
thank you Jesus.

yes

Sure. Prayer costs nothing, has no downsides and only upsides. Therefore if you feel like praying, go ahead and do so.

not at all

yes prayer works

Yes. Prayer is communication with God daily about all our daily needs.

Yes!

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

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Quran 2:186
When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close to them. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should hear My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way.

Yes, but it's hard to stay patient for prayers to be answered as yes, but the wait pays off.

well cover the angles then a prayer might help

Little bit

Yes. It is what I do.

Yes, I know that prayer works! I am alive, intelligent,retired with full benefits, and healthy due to the power of prayer!

Yes, I do.

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i prayed to god and i prayed to the sun and the result was about even

Those who pray because they believe ,simple as that.

yes

No. I believe in HASHEM B'GOD because HASHEM B'GOD answers prayer of those whose heart is pure.

Yes

To this extent: if it helps someone to focus on improving in some manner, then something good came of it.

yes, you have to believe

Yes

Yes. May I add that those that say He never answers their prayers, many times the answer is no. The Bible says we have to pray according to Jehovah's Will, and in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, so if I pray for a sports car, that would surely not be His Will for me. jw.org

Cornelius the officer was not a christian, but his faith in God and prayer saved him and his family then he later got baptized and became a christian . Acts 10:1-33

So I believe in it, so should everyone.

Absolutely! Jesus dedicated time to prayer and encouraged his followers “always to pray and not to give up.” (Luke 18:1) Jehovah invites us to express our confidence in him by speaking to him repeatedly about things that concern us. “Keep on asking, and it will be given you,” said Jesus.

I want this, I want that, give me this, give me that - that is not praying that is begging and trying to use god as a servant!

If one were to pray, my advice is to pray for understanding and acceptance of what is. Christians believe God has a plan, and if you pray for some change in that plan, seems a bit presumptuous. So pray if you want to, but also follow that up with some positive action.

Yes prayer is beautiful and powerful. It connects me with God.

When we pray about something, what else do we need to do?

8 Finally, when we pray about something, we must do everything we can to work at what we are praying for. For example, if we pray to Jehovah for our daily needs, then we can’t be lazy and expect Jehovah to give us everything even though we are able to work for it. We must work hard and accept whatever job we are able to do. (Matthew 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:10) Or if we pray to Jehovah for help to stop doing something wrong, we must avoid any situation that could tempt us. (Colossians 3:5)

Yes

prayer is talking to God.
yes, i talk to God when i have issues and its quite often ... hehe
God answers our prayers, sometimes ... immediately ... in my personal experience.

i need to say that christians must FIRST live by the 10 commandments.
if we don't live by God's prescribed guidelines (10 commandments), why should God connect to us ?
God see us as disobedient children ... rebels.
when we take God seriously by living according to His Teachings (eg. 10 commandments), God take us seriously. God is always w us ... 24/7. I testify to this.

my upstairs neighbour is nasty and noisy. V inconsiderate.
I bring him to God and the next thing i know, i saw an angel w a whip , whipping the bugger ... hehe
he's incorrigible ... still noisy.
i think he needs to be whipped more ... hehe
this is the truth.

as jesus went out by himself to pray , Why not.?

yes, prayer is big part in my life of faith

Do you believe in prayer? Prayers are either done correctly to the LORD; or incorrectly (hence, to Satan). Fake Patriarch Kirill and other fake church leaders signed a document in 2006 where it says that all religions worship the same supreme being; anathema. Last Orthodox Patriarch is Patriarch Irenaios of Jerusalem. Major heresy of the last century was that the name of the Creator doesn't have anything to
do with the Creator.
American pronunciation of the word "God/god" is "gaad" which means Satan in Ruski.
Ruski words for "English" and "angelic" are very similar; Satan was an angel.
Read only Bible that is translated by theologians. John the Baptist ate only carobs and honey. Eating bugs like locusts leads to demon possession and three stands of DNA. 666ed people eat GMO food (which is food with bug DNA).
Ecumenism has 263 heresies; each heresy leads to hell.
Roman Catholic icons are drawn from naked people.
Orthodox icons are inspired by the Holy Spirit.
When you look directly into the eyes of the figure depicted on an Orthodox icon, energy is coming your way, that is, you get healed.
If you look at Buddhist-Roman Catholic-Satanic icons, you get the passions from the person depicted.
There has been a study done by Ruski scientists. When an Orthodox Christian crosses regular water, it becomes better. When an Orthodox Christian priest crosses regular water, it becomes even better than if regular Orthodox Christian crosses the water. This is the usual.
Now, we are in the end days. In some churches (that have been infiltrated by the antichrist's minions), antichrist's blood is served. Also, scanners put 666 on foreheads at the entrance. Theotokos Virgin Mary pushed down the altars at these churches (invisible to humans). Icons in these churches are changed to Satanic-Buddhist-Roman Catholic type instead of normal. Water (instead of becoming better) becomes worse when "blessed" in these "churches".
Orthodox icons must have correct hand signals.
Correct blessing hand means Alpha and Omega
AND
Iesus Christous (Jesus Christ in Greek and Church Slavonic).
Incorrect hand signals are signifying the antichrist.
Also, do you see the scrolls on the Orthodox icons?
They will be opened when antichrist will be coming to town.
These scrolls will reveal everything about the antichrist.
Note also, calendar must be Orthodox, not Roman Catholic.
During the 8th "wolf" Council, antichrist will kill those priests who
disagree with him. Other priests will worship him when a bird dies at
his feet.
Pelageya of Ryazan said that there will only be seven churches left in the end days.
Vaccines, IVs, tooth fillings/implants, cosmetics, medicaments, certain foods and drinks, etc. contain nanochips and/or cells of aborted fetuses; intake of which leads to demon possession.
Give back your documents to the gov't and live in Ural Mountains or Alaska.
Heresy leads to loss of love. Rapture is a heresy. You have to hide with Orthodox Christians to escape 666. Reject globalism, UFOs, documents, vaccines, ecumenism, cities, technology, etc.
The only true Christians are people who rejected mark of the beast documents and drink blood of Jesus.
Note, some churches serve antichrist's blood. So, choose wisely.
Read the Book of Revelation.
It's all clear now anyway if you have wisdom to
understand that 2 elongated lines on a barcode is a 6.
Each barcode has 3 double elongated lines.
Hence, it spells 666.
Barcode on documents leads to temporary hell.
Barcode on one's body by isotope rays leads to permanent hell.
According to Vyacheslav Krasheninnikov, 666ed people will
first hide the green 666 with durags and long sleeves, but then openly will walk
with shiny green 666 on their foreheads or wrists.
The Most Holy Trinity gives you a name during baptism.
Devil gives you an anti-name during anti-baptism.
Barcode is Druid black magic curse and a form of mark of the beast just like Social Security.
People who took any number (which is an anti-name given during anti-baptism by the beast) on documents or in computer go to temporary hell;
but those who receive green 666 (given with World Passport with no name on it) on forehead or wrist go to permanent hell.
How not to go to hell?
Give back all these anti-name anti-baptism documents back to the beast
by writing to appropriate authorities.
If authorities refuse to cancel these anti-names, then write again (up to three times).
If you wrote to the gov't three times about it, but gov't refused, then The Most Holy Trinity
will not send you to hell.
Don't take the microchip. If you already took it, get rid of it because microchipped people will be influenced by computers to take the World Passport (grey plastic card with no name on it).
Don't go into a UFO to be healed by demons. Those who reject 666 will go to heaven. Also, their direct ancestors will be saved from hell.
All who call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ or sign themselves with sign of the cross during WW3 will be saved. War in Ukraine will last two years (2014 - 2016). Then WW3 will start. Then Tsar (revealed by resurrected Seraphim of Sarov) will come to power in Russia to protect people from the antichrist. Antichrist will allow all sin. Don't sin. The Most Holy Trinity is merciful but 666 is not forgivable. 666 is given with grey plastic card.
Food stores, prisoners, and police will 666 people too. Don't get new documents. Don't get any surgeries. Don't eat meat. Don't eat fast food. Don't eat junk food. Pray the Jesus prayer.
Don't go into UFO to be healed by evil demons. Feed the pigeons. Give to charity in the name of Archangel Michael. Reject vaccines. Hide with Orthodox Christians to escape mark of the beast; leave all electronics behind so that you can't be tracked.
Antichrist's next target is the Statue of Liberty.
One big shake, one giant step forward, one giant collapse.
You use your spirit to talk to The Most Holy Trinity.
Demons attack soul and body.
Demons live inside clones. Jesus died for all sins committed by all.
Jesus said that you have to drink His blood.
All people have soul, body, and spirit.
In animals, blood substitutes soul.
That's why you're forbidden to drink animal blood.
Animals don't have spirit.
You're forbidden to drink human blood (like during blood transfusion) because sins transfer.
You're told to drink blood of Jesus (because He's sinless) so that your sins are forgiven.
Dogs are not allowed in your home and your church because the Holy Spirit will leave.
One can receive mark of the beast because of cats; so, stay away from cats.
Give to charity in the name of Archangel Michael; he rescues people from hell twice a year (or brings them up a level, that is, to a level with less punishment; eventually, people are freed). Feed the pigeons; when pigeons bow down, people are saved from hell. Birds participate in time creation. It's a sin to kill birds. Dinosaurs live under our level. They will get out through sinkholes and lakes. To kill them, go for their nerves. Save the birds; but kill the dinosaurs. First dinosaur will come out of Volga River in Russia. Since antichrist (born to a 12th generation prostitute, flying, big-nailed, gloved, pale-faced, red-eyed, Satan-possessed since he's 12 years old, homosexual man from the tribe of Dan, who wears blue robe over left shoulder while red/pink robe is underneath just like Jesus, and is surrounded by demons but people see angels of light) is around, there is no need for disputes. Forgive me.
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