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Roy Martin:
Hi Longhorn, I wouldn't have let him pray for me either. I might have asked if I could have prayed for him but even then I would have just said your will be done, amen.

Roy

Roy Coates:
Longhorn,
I can only offer you what I did in just such a case. I allowed it, I felt uneasy, I  focused on Jesus and prayed that I wanted nothing but Jesus and left it at that. He wanted to pray that I found the truth, little did he know that the truth was not the same as what he believed. Trust in God and that He inspired you to do exactly what He wanted you to do for His reasons. Peace

barrabus:
I let an old friend pray for me... I was leaving the hardware store and we sort of bumped into each other... he asked if he could pray for me etc... I said yes and ... all I can say is I felt very uncomfortable... he prayed very loudly drawing attention to us... I know in the past when praying publically I have come to the realization that I was actually praying to the people that may have been listening... I don't know if he was trying to impress others or if he was sincere... probably a little of both... The relationship I have with Christ now is much more personal... I don't feel like I'm ashamed of my faith even though that is how some people percieve it... I don't know of a gracious way of refusing public prayer yet... my wife is still very active in our church and very defensive if I try to talk about any thing that is differant than what our pastor says... It is getting harder to sit through the sermons though... My prayers are turning more to asking God what He wants me to do instead of asking Him to do things for me.... I guess I need to send that prayer to God when someone asks to pray for me... 

Linny:
You know Longhorn, it sounds to me like he was being condescending when he asked to pray for you. I think if you'd been talking about a need of yours or your family's and he'd asked, I'd said yes so as not to offend him.
But since he asked for the apparent reason he felt you needed help because you had lost your marbles, I agree with what you did.
I probably would have asked him what he wanted to pray for me for and tell him he could feel free to do so when he was alone with the Lord!  ;D

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