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Can prayer change God's perfect plan?
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RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan?
(May 9, 2017 at 10:00 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: A few things.

First, what do you mean exactly by "God's perfect plan?"

God's plan for us the big picture, and that is that we live this life in a way that reflects love and goodness in our hearts so that we can go on to enjoy it to its fullest in the afterlife. We can choose to follow that plan or not, but that is up to us.

Some people like to think that every little thing that happens was purposely made to happen by the hand of God Himself. But that is simply not true. God is not a micromanager. He created this world with us in it and allows nature to happen as it will, and allows us to make our own choices. I know many Christians buy into this "everything happens for a reason" mentality, but that is simply not true, imho. God's plan is with the eternal result, big picture. Not with details of this life which are insignificant when put into perspective.

Second, God exists in a dimension that is outside of time. So He already knows that we will pray before we do so because He has already seen us do it. Think of it as looking at a cube - you can see all 3 dimensions at one glance. If time is a fourth dimension, imagine that God can see all of it at once, in a similar way.

So for example: a couple wants a child but is battling infertility, and they pray to God every day asking to be blessed with a child. They end up getting pregnant with a healthy baby against all odds. God answered their prayer. But God already knew ahead of time that this child would come into existence because He already knew that the parents would pray for one and that their prayers would be answered. This child didn't change anything. God already knew the parents would pray and He already knew He would answer those prayers.

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I'm really confused. First it does not micro manage or predict the future and lets nature take it's course, then in your scenario it micro manages, the future is known, and there is a predetermined outcome.  

If it already knows that a single person will pray and what will be prayed for and how the prayer will be answered (micro manage a detail of one persons life), the person has no free will. They are simply following a predetermined path.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 9, 2017 at 8:02 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 9, 2017 at 1:22 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Silver - May 10, 2017 at 11:40 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 9, 2017 at 12:28 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Drich - May 10, 2017 at 9:00 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Drich - May 10, 2017 at 9:55 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Drich - May 10, 2017 at 3:19 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 3:42 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 10, 2017 at 9:29 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Drich - May 10, 2017 at 9:58 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 10, 2017 at 12:11 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Drich - May 9, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 9, 2017 at 3:06 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 9, 2017 at 3:53 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 9, 2017 at 6:14 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by chimp3 - May 10, 2017 at 6:24 am
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 9:54 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Silver - May 10, 2017 at 10:58 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by vorlon13 - May 10, 2017 at 11:07 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 10, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by vorlon13 - May 10, 2017 at 11:33 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by vorlon13 - May 10, 2017 at 11:37 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Silver - May 10, 2017 at 11:59 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by vorlon13 - May 10, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 12:13 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 10, 2017 at 1:51 pm
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RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 10, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 12:34 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 12:47 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 5:20 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 10, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 2:28 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 10, 2017 at 2:58 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 10, 2017 at 3:56 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 10, 2017 at 5:31 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 10, 2017 at 8:05 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 11, 2017 at 12:05 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 11, 2017 at 1:47 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Silver - May 10, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 5:56 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 10, 2017 at 6:53 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 11, 2017 at 9:03 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 11, 2017 at 1:42 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 11, 2017 at 1:54 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 11, 2017 at 2:13 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 11, 2017 at 4:16 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 11, 2017 at 5:41 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 11, 2017 at 6:08 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by brewer - May 11, 2017 at 6:40 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 11, 2017 at 6:46 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 11, 2017 at 2:37 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 11, 2017 at 6:48 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 11, 2017 at 7:37 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Aroura - May 11, 2017 at 7:55 pm
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 11, 2017 at 8:01 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Amarok - May 11, 2017 at 8:06 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 12, 2017 at 7:01 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 17, 2017 at 9:02 am
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Brian37 - May 17, 2017 at 10:00 am
Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by Valyza1 - May 17, 2017 at 6:27 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by vorlon13 - May 17, 2017 at 10:54 pm
RE: Can prayer change God's perfect plan? - by SteveII - May 23, 2017 at 8:33 am

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