(May 9, 2017 at 4:44 am)MellisaClarke Wrote: New here and confused about this.
I saw a meme today, with the question in title. This is a toughie.
I am a person of strong faith, and want others with strong faith to chime in on this. Help!!!
Two things.
1)Prayer is always answered in the positive by God.
2) Most of what 'we' call prayer isn't. It's call petitioning God.
To pray is found in luke 11 forward. (The Lord's prayer) this prayer is about acknowledging God and asking God to change our will to His will. To make us pleasing to Him. (among other things.) That is the only example of prayer we have. All else is to petition God according to Jesus and Paul.
So I guess what your asking is does God answer petitions. The answer is yes so long as it does not lead you to sin or corrupt the nature of God as described in the bible.(makes you paint God in a wrong way)
In my own personal experience I know it seems like I can literally ask for anything, and I can get what I want (not free of cost or consequence) Which is the reason I ask for little. Because I understand the cost "things" we want.
Better to be poor and content than wealthy and obligated to care for what you have.