Subject: who benefits most from prayer? |
Bible Note: JL, Hello! I think that God is blessed jus as much as we are in the mutual relationship the we share together. He gets hurt just as much, he rejoices just as much, and he gets blessed just as much. Although God is omnipotent, one of the thingshe can't do is make us love him or trust him or talk to him. When we do these things, he is blessed! In regard to your second statement, I don't think that numbers matter in prayer. What matters is the faith of the people. Of course God's will always overrides the faithful request if the prayer is not in what God sees as the wisest or best thing, but faith, not numbers, is definitely the key to prayer. God really cares about and seeks faith more than he does healing or physical blessing of his people. Don't get me wrong- God loves to physically bless, but what he cares about more than anything else is our faith and trust in him despite our circumstances (Lk. 18:1-8) Finally, I am comparing christians in different parts of the world. I don't remember, but I think I might have used the term 'worldview' and that is why you are unclear here, but worldview does not refer to ones religion or faith- It refers to your assumptions about the world, meaning that where you live and the environment you grow up in affects the way you perceive prayer. What I meant was that non-western people are far more spiritually-focussed and far less influenced by our naturalistic approach to God and prayer. I appreciate your comments. I don't know if this helped or made things more unclear, but whatever you need clarification in I will be happy to explain further. ischus |