Comments on: If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray? (Part 2) http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/ A Ministry of Shepherds' Fellowship Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:54:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Victoria Lynch http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-47292 Victoria Lynch Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:13:18 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/#comment-47292 By the way I meant to say that I used to struggle with prayer also, and at times still do. I certainly am not a theologian and I am so grateful that we have a place like this to read and learn about issues so important to us as believers. One thing that makes prayer so special to me is just to know that my Father is listening and has his ear tuned to me(Ps 34:15-18). What a wonderful thing to have a set place and time to meet with the Lord! As one of my favorite teachers says, "Prayer is like breathing" By the way I meant to say that I used to struggle with prayer also, and at times still do. I certainly am not a theologian and I am so grateful that we have a place like this to read and learn about issues so important to us as believers. One thing that makes prayer so special to me is just to know that my Father is listening and has his ear tuned to me(Ps 34:15-18). What a wonderful thing to have a set place and time to meet with the Lord! As one of my favorite teachers says, “Prayer is like breathing”

]]> By: Victoria Lynch http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-47284 Victoria Lynch Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:57:55 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/#comment-47284 I am truly convinced that our prayers make a difference. I do not understand how this is so in light of God's total control of all events. This much I do understand: God does not command his people to pray and then those prayers mean absolutely nothing in the scheme of things. Prayer matters to our great God--and it is of no small consequence if we do not pray! We do not change God or his ultimate plan, but prayer changes us. As we learn to pray the word of God over every situation in our lives and world--I believe that God weaves those prayers (based on his word and will) into his awesome works that implement his eternal plan. Victoria I am truly convinced that our prayers make a difference. I do not understand how this is so in light of God’s total control of all events. This much I do understand: God does not command his people to pray and then those prayers mean absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.
Prayer matters to our great God–and it is of no small consequence if we do not pray!
We do not change God or his ultimate plan, but prayer changes us. As we learn to pray the word of God over every situation in our lives and world–I believe that God weaves those prayers (based on his word and will) into his awesome works that implement his eternal plan.
Victoria

]]> By: Randy http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-47226 Randy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:04:31 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/#comment-47226 I think that point #1 is so important for believers these days. It is hard for all of us, I think, to deal with the question "If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray?" in the same way that we ask "Why evangelize if God has already predestined the elect?". Simply answering "...because God commands it" didn't really do it for me until I started to understand better the sovereignty and complete supremacy of God. Thanks for this series on prayer. I know that my prayer life could always use more encouragement. I think that point #1 is so important for believers these days. It is hard for all of us, I think, to deal with the question “If God Is Sovereign, Why Pray?” in the same way that we ask “Why evangelize if God has already predestined the elect?”.

Simply answering “…because God commands it” didn’t really do it for me until I started to understand better the sovereignty and complete supremacy of God.

Thanks for this series on prayer. I know that my prayer life could always use more encouragement.

]]> By: donsands http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-47113 donsands Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:25:14 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/14/if-god-is-sovereign-why-pray-part-2/#comment-47113 Amen. God commands us. And Jesus is our most awesome example to pray. I wish I could pray more. I pray more, a lot more, then when I was unsaved. But I would like to be able to pray much more than I do. Amen. God commands us. And Jesus is our most awesome example to pray.

I wish I could pray more. I pray more, a lot more, then when I was unsaved. But I would like to be able to pray much more than I do.

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