What would it take to change your mind?

[CoxRox]

No worries, have prayed already, will get a bit more serious on the praying when I make the time. All I can suggest is while you are waiting for an answer make your life as right with God as you can. "Let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream". - Amos 5:24

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Seek good and not evil, that you may live; So the LORD God of hosts will be with you, As you have spoken. Hate evil, love good; establish justice - Amos 5:14-15

thanks very much

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But why should we need to pray at all?

Does God look down at a sick and dying child and say to himself "I'm not going to do anything unless someone prays to me for help. And even then I may just ignore them?"

If that's the case then what's the point? And surely if God is omniscient then he already knows the outcome of all events and so prayer is pretty pointless as you can't possibly influence him can you?

You make some good points Darwinian. I don't think God (if there is one) is actively ignoring us, but it sure seems like that, hence why I hardly ever pray. You are right that He would know what we are going to pray for before we do, 'if' He is omniscient. It doesn't alter the here and now for us who are in 'time'. Then again, it could all be bullshit, but I'll pray anyway (occasionally).