(June 9, 2016 at 10:27 am)mlmooney89 Wrote: I'm confused with the whole prayer thing when it comes to asking for things from god. "Please god help my friend get better from cancer." I thought god had a plan for everyone? Wouldn't that mean he already knows if your friend was going to live? Will a prayer, whether it be from one person or thousands, change god's plan? If not why bother asking or questioning his decision? Will not praying kill him faster?
With that said I also hafta point out that a lot of people say "Please pray for my friend" on Facebook or such. Does a prayer for someone you don't know mean less? Does it have less power? "Dear god please save my friend's friend Steve. I heard he is sick."
Prayer is far more than asking things from God, it's one way of being in a relationship with Him. Yes God already knows the needs of everyone, our asking shows that we care for them even though God knew before hand. Don't you talk to your friends about things they already knew about, it's no different with God.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
