Subject: who benefits most from prayer? |
Bible Note: EdB I disagree, we should pray the solution rather than the problem. What I mean by that is we know that God's Word is His will. So if we pray the Word that is the solution we are praying God's will in our situation. In other words if we are ill we should be praying 1 Peter 2:24 for example. If we are in a financial pickle we should be praying Phil. 4:19 etc. It is good to spend time with the the Lord telling him what is bothering you, praising Him and just in general having a conversation or fellowship with Him etc. that builds your relationship with the Lord and that is when He speaks to us. Remember without faith we cannot please God, so we need to apply the Word to every situation in our lives and stand steadfast on that Word/Scripture. However, there is also the prayer of consecration where we have to ask that His will be done in a situation, i.e. application for a job, moving to another town/city etc. where we are dependent on God opening doors. I believe (my opinion) that prayer does do something as far as getting a love one saved is concerned, however, I believe our behaviour and the fruits that we bear plays a very large part in this. People must desire what we have. The word says that wives lead their husbands by their behaviour and their conversation. I cannot believe that that only applies to husbands but applies to all. So basically I don't believe that prayer on its own will do it, but the way we conduct ourselves also play a very large part. |