No, I really don't worry about all the problems in the world to the extent that I get depressed. I am certainly saddened by the pain and misery in the world, how stupid many leaders of the world are, and the spiritual drug dealers of religion. However, as I know that there is a plan and purpose in all this pain and madness, it does not cause me to loose sleep. I have devoted my life to exposing spiritual crime and corruption while at the same time teaching the profound truths of God's Word. I full well know that what I am doing will have no impact on the world or its problems. But for a select chosen few, God is preparing His saints to correct all these ills in the future Kingdom of God on earth.
God be with you,
Ray
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There shall be no peace in the world and this is the Plan of God.
Seeking after the Righteousness of God and His Kingdom is the way to go to retain our focus on God. God has His ways and purpose for mindless senseless evil. Praying against God's Plan and Purpose will not change God, His Ways or us or the world.
Arc
Praying against God's Plan and Purpose will not change God, His Ways or us or the world.
Arc,
Praying is an essential part of Gods Plan,whether or not we comprehend, what in our prayers, we ask of.
Email to Ray.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,9177.0.htmlDear Cathy: The Christian Church has so screwed up our minds, that it is almost impossible to think rationally if one is to cling to their absurd and unscriptural doctrines and teachings.
Ask yourself: "Have I or anyone I know ever fervently prayed for something or some one, that was a good and loving request, and yet God did now answer your request?"
Yes? Many times? Probably. But why? Why would God answering some benevolent loving requests, but not others, and certainly not all? Let me first make what I consider a very profound statement that I came to understand when I did a Scriptural study on prayer:
"God has never ever answered a prayer that WASN'T FIRST PRAYED!" But the question remains: "Would God have performed that same task for you if you had NOT prayed for it?" He may have, but then it couldn't be counted as a answered prayer.
When God desires to do good things for His people, he inspired them TO PRAY. When you understand prayer, no prayer of yours will ever "be in vain" as you suggest. Yes, God exactly what He will and what He will not do in the next hour, day, or week, and absolutely nothing in heaven or earth will ever "change" that--God does NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, EVER! But we don't know what a new day will bring, and so we pray. Many if not most of God's ways seem strange to we humans. We are not yet on His level of wisdom and spirituality. God wants to hear from us. God wants His children to talk to Him about all their needs and desires. God wants to hear us thank Him for all He has given us.
It is not the least discouraging to me that I cannot change God's mind about anything. Imagine if God answered all the billions of prayers of all the billions of people around the world? What utter chaos there would be. God could never prophesy or foretell the future, as it would be constantly changing by the changing of His Own mind, answering all of those billions of prayers. Was Jesus perfectly obedience to God His Father? Did His Father "remove the cup" that Jesus prayed about? NO, no He didn't. Was Jesus' prayer, therefore, "in vain?" I think not.
If God has determined to heal or bless someone because you or someone else prayed for it,
then you will HAVE to pray that prayer in order for God to answer it, and therefore, prayer is never in vain unless we are not praying according to God's rules. Hope this helps you a little, and I will pray that it does!
God be with you,
Ray
Peace...Mark