Lately, my mind has been thinking so much about the elect of God. I have felt drawn to REALLY pray for them, whomever they may be. I believe the scriptures give us a clear picture that their life will be extremely difficult and not many of them will have strength or wisdom, they will not be from noble families or well liked. I believe, like Jesus, the world may even esteem them as being cursed and many will lead a very lonely life. I believe that these elect will be the most humble among humanity, knowing that they have not earned their place among the elect and it is all Gods doing. They have the hardest most important job imaginable, to be Saviors to billions of traumatized, broken and confused humans who need to be taught righteousness. Their compassion and empathy could only come from their own experience of suffering. Which brings me to my point. A member mentioned in another thread that God only hears the prayers of the elect and does not hear the prayers of those who are not. So, if I am not an elect, and I am praying for Gods elect, does God not hear my prayer? Does God hear or honor any of the prayers of the 'called' or does He only hear and honor the prayers of the 'chosen'? If I feel overwhelming drawn to pray, is this an indication that God is urging me to pray and will hear me?
Thanks.
Lauri