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How God Answers Prayers by cloudgoddess(f): 9:38pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
-guy gets shot at but the shot misses, god protected him Saw this comment on youtube and I don't think I've read anything more accurate. Thoughts? 12 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by Unionised(m): 9:52pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
Leave us and our God.. 2 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by seemples(f): 10:02pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
Unionised: Apt; Very terse! |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by seemples(f): 10:03pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
cloudgoddess: Logically correct! 4 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by malvisguy212: 10:04pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
^^^ trash. https://www.nairaland.com/2318252/reason-why-prayer-not-being There has been times in my life when I have been up and down, times when prayer seems to come easy, and times when prayer doesn't come easy at all. There is something, I think, in man that makes it hard to pray, but what is it? Why should anyone have difficulty in praying? Is it because we think that God will not hear us? That's a possibility. I've heard people speak about getting on their knees to pray and having the feeling that their prayers were bouncing off the ceiling, going no higher than the ceiling, that nobody was hearing it but them. They don't think God is actually hearing what they are saying. They may feel that way because they feel unworthy, or because they feel God is down on them. They may feel that God has somehow shut them up and won't listen to them. Is it because we don't think it will change anything? And if that's the case, is it because we just don't believe? Or that we believe that God is going to do what He's going to do regardless of what we ask? “What's the point in praying about this? I'm going to pray and I'm going to ask God to do this, but God already knows what's best, and He's going to do what's best, and I'm going to say 'Thy will be done,' and what's the point in asking because His will is going to be done anyway?” Maybe we don't pray a lot because we think it isn't going to change anything. God will just do what he's going to do whether we ask Him to do it or not. SOLUTION; Luke 11:1-2, "And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say…" Now, most people can, without reading their bible, can site what Jesus said about how you are to pray. So, Jesus gives what is called “the Lord's Prayer,” but he continues, he's NOT THROUGH TEACHING THEM HOW TO PRAY! The “Lord's Prayer” is not all he said in response to the question, “Lord, teach us to pray.”the Lord prayer was just like an idea on what to say when praying , the next verse gives us the right attitude continue; Luke 11:5-7, "And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee." "Jesus' listeners would have considered the response of the man who was in bed absolutely unconscionable" Luke 11:8, "I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet BECAUSE OF HIS IMPORTUNITY he will rise and give him as many as he needeth." What's going on here? Well the man's not going to go away! He's going to stay down there; he's going to keep on knocking on the door. He's going to say, “get up and get me some bread! I'm not going to let you sleep until you get up and come out here and give me three loaves of bread. The word for “importunity” in the Greek literally means “SHAMLESNESS.” Without shame. I think that's absolutely fascinating, because a modest man would say, “Gee. I asked and he didn't give me any bread. Well, I guess I better go away now because I must be causing him a lot of inconvenience.” No, he is shameless! THERE ARE THREE EXAMPLES OF IMPORTUNITY; EXAMPLE ONE Luke 18:1-8, "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; YET BECAUSE THIS WIDOW TROUBLETH ME,I WILL AVENGE HER , LEST BY HER CONTINUE COMING SHE WEARY ME. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily." Here is a judge that was fearless, and would not avenge this widow's adversary. But she kept asking him OVER and OVER and the judge finally gave in to her requests, lest she weary him by her continual coming. EXAMPLE TWO: Luke 18:35-39, "And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before REBUKE HIM, that he should HOLD his peace…" They rebuked him. They told him to shut up and be quiet! To stay out of the way.BUT Luke 18:39, "...but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me." What happens to this man if he shuts up? He's not healed. Yet, there were people there who were trying to talk him out of it, telling him to hush.He didn't hush, he kept yelling. He cried out! Luke 18:40-43, "And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God."What's faith? Is it a feeling? Is it a mood? An emotion? Faith is a persistence, a boldness. It was his boldness and persistence that got this man his eyesight. It's not a mood, it's not a feeling. Think about it. Jesus said his bold, persistent, aggressive faith has saved him! EXAMPLE THREE: Matthew 15:22, "And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil." This is a Gentile woman, and Jesus did not answer her a word. Didn't say a thing to her, just ignored her! Actually, strange women weren't supposed to be talking to strange men like this. Jesus' manners may seem rude to you, but they were the norm for this time. Matthew 15:23-26, "But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, SEND HER AWAY;FOR SHE CRIETH AFTER US. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, HELP ME. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." First he ignores her, and then he insults her! “This is not for you, you dog! This is for the children. You Gentiles are not in that category of God's children.BUT SHE KEEP ON PRESSING ON: Matthew 15:27, "And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." This is similar to what happened to a man named Jacob when he wrestled, physically, with God, and who put God in a hold and said, "...I will not let thee go, except thou bless me" (Genesis 32:24-30). He wrestled all night long and said he would not let him go until he blesses him! God even put the hollow of Jacob's thigh out of joint, and he still wouldn't let him go! These people would stand up to God, believe it or not. This woman continued to persist in the argument. And what happened? Matthew 15:28, "Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, GREAT IS THY FAITH : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." What's he talking about? He's talking about her boldness, her persistence, her drive, her energy, her willingness to hang in there and not give up on her daughter's sake. Sometimes we can find more faith for our children than we can for ourselves. This woman certainly did. Notice Jesus' response when he saw this kind of faith, this kind of persistent boldness. He said, “I'll give you anything you want!” And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. And Jesus told her that her bold, persistent, aggressive faith has saved her daughter. Continue from the Lord prayer; Luke 11:9-10, "And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." One thing you can say for sure is that a man who doesn't ask is not going to get it, a man who isn't looking for it isn't going to find it, and a man who doesn't knock on the door will never get it open. Luke 11:11-13, "If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?" You need to understand, the point that is being made here is not that God is a bad neighbor, the point is that if you expect to be heard of God you're going to have to knock and you're going to have to be persistent in what you do, and you are going to have to be shameless. CONCLUSION; Well, the scriptural doctrine of faith is an ACTIVE , persistent, bold approach to God. We seem to think that faith is a PASSIVE virtue; that it's a set of BELIEFS or a way of THINKING , whereas in scripture it's a way of acting! That's where, possibly, the difference may come in. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by UyiIredia(m): 10:24pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
I jus dey look. |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by johnydon22(m): 11:38pm On Dec 17, 2015 |
UyiIredia:hahahaha no comment? 1 Like |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by Nobody: 12:08am On Dec 18, 2015 |
I don't know how to "logically" explain God, his existence or his way to anybody. I'm not very good at drawing analogy like the Poster has done with God and Lotto tickets (LOL). I only know one thing, a force greater than anything I can comprehend exists. I just know I feel at peace when I pray over an issue because something is in control(I'm not the extreme christian type but honestly I sometimes almost feel a physical force, i've been told its the holy spirit... I pray it is and not just my mind). I lost someone dear to me a while ago. Before the demise, I prayed and fasted viciously for a positive turn around. One day while I was having one of my violent prayer session trying to invoke a by miracle by force, I started to weep and I fell asleep. When I woke up I felt like something was trying to comfort me and I felt strength renewed. I knew at that moment that my dear one would leave me soon yet I felt at peace, I had no choice but to relish the last days before the passing. Moral of the story: You cannot command God to answer positively to your prayer if it is not his will, you just have to trust that in the end you will be fine. Nobody can give you any solid evidence of Gods existence until you submit yourself, BY YOURSELF. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by analice107: 8:18am On Dec 18, 2015 |
@KyrieEleisom. Thank you very much for this. What makes me so happy is that, God ignores this strange seeds all the way. He reveals Himself to anyone who seeks Him. @unionised. There's no need to ask her to leave our God alone. She's doing here part in scheme of things. Do you remember when God was handing over Judgements after satan trapped man? The Lord God said to Satan, "I'll put enmity between thy seed and her seed". Gen 2: 15. The seed of the woman is Christ, Who is the seed of Satan? Again, in Matt 13: 25. While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares,among the wheat... who are the Tares? what are they there for? Why are called reprobates? If we have the understanding, that Satan has his seeds amongst us, we will walk consciously. Their duty is to slow you down, if they can't stop you. To choke ur faith out of by sowing doubt in ur heart. The Bible says, you shd mark them and avoid them. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by seemples(f): 11:02am On Dec 18, 2015 |
kyrieEleisom: This is correct! |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by kodded(m): 1:14pm On Dec 18, 2015 |
malvisguy212:nice) |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by lepasharon(f): 9:45am On Dec 27, 2015 |
OP, at least when the guy is in heaven he will never get shot again. All glory to Jesus 3 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by lilliesboy(m): 2:09pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
Miracles are themselves products of human ignorance and/or hysteria. 3 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by Nobody: 5:51pm On Apr 18, 2016 |
lepasharon: When God could have just stopped the event and save the family of the bereaved grieve and pain. What a useless God. 5 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by GooseBaba: 3:28am On Apr 19, 2016 |
lepasharon: How can you say that..? Is it not the same heaven that lucifer challenged Yahweh. Anything can happen. The same guy can be shot bow and arrow in heaven or robbed at knife point. And Yahweh will simply say, Nna Bros, I work in mysterious ways, don't you know the god you serve. You cannot comprehend my shiiit bitcch! So says the Lord. 4 Likes |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by GooseBaba: 4:04am On Apr 19, 2016 |
I don't know how to "logically" explain God, his existence or his way to anybody. I'm not very good at drawing analogy like the Poster has done with God and Lotto tickets (LOL). I only know one thing, a force greater than anything I can comprehend exists. I just know I feel at peace when I pray over an issue because something is in control(I'm not the extreme christian type but honestly I sometimes almost feel a physical force, i've been told its the holy spirit... I pray it is and not just my mind). Exactly... "until you submit yourself by yourself"... After all the prayers, carrying and slamming the devil. And all you could hear around you was your own voice. Then you finally realize that nothing was happening. You felt powerless and weak. Then crying took over and you slept like you overdosed on good puzzy. Upon waking up, reality sets in... You realized that the inevitable must and will take place. Circle of life must take its course. Then you submit yourself by yourself to reality. I've lost a loved one too. One only compounds unnecessary frustration by invoking a god that is no where to be found. At least you saw death knocking on the door of your loved one. That in it self gives room to manage or prepare for their passing. Everyone reading this delicious write up on 4:19:2016 would not be here in a 116years, no matter how much you bind the devil. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by lepasharon(f): 6:28pm On Apr 19, 2016 |
Lool..yall need sarcasm detectors |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by KGBEAST(m): 8:41am On Apr 20, 2016 |
cloudgoddess:Darkmatter2525 is the source of this analogy right? |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by CoolUsername: 11:25am On Apr 20, 2016 |
lepasharon: It's a good idea to put '/s' after a sarcastic comment. It can be difficult to detect sarcasm in written text. |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by lepasharon(f): 1:12pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
CoolUsername: My tone in the comment was meant to indicate sarcasm but I guess some ppl didn't study English lit in school.... 1 Like |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by cloudgoddess(f): 2:54pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
KGBEAST:I don't think so, I saw it in the comment section of some youtube video. I don't recall it being one of his. |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by KGBEAST(m): 6:04pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
cloudgoddess:It is from one of his videos, I can give you the link if you are interested. |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by cloudgoddess(f): 10:02pm On Apr 20, 2016 |
KGBEAST:Oh okay, perhaps the person who wrote the comment was inspired by him? I personally haven't watched most of his videos, only one or two, so I wouldn't know either way. Sure, post the link! |
Re: How God Answers Prayers by KGBEAST(m): 2:42pm On Apr 21, 2016 |
cloudgoddess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0EEKfTnfvA |
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