Why does God answer some prayers and not others?

[locationforna]

Just this really.

If you are a Christian, please can you tell me why God answers some peoples prayers and not others?

For example, one woman could be praying her baby survives. Baby dies. Another woman with the exact same situation of an unwell baby - Baby lives. Both prayed, they prayed a lot

Why is it you say 'God is good' and 'God does answer, this is a miracle' and 'we are praying for you'

Do you really think that if the first person prayed hard enough, her baby would've survived? Or if not, and it's just chance, why pray?

I believe in God by the way. I have been studying for a while and seem to lean towards Judaism but notice a lot of 'God is good, he answered my prayers. It's a miracle'

Why some prayers and not others? Why do people think He's helped you get a job offer you really wanted but not answered a woman across the road's prayer not to be raped?

There is suffering throughout the Bible. Jesus himself suffered according to the Bible. That's not what I mean - I mean specially, why some prayers can be answered and not others that are equally in need?

I have no idea why you decided to wade into a conversation I was having with another poster to patronising offer me help with the basic concepts, or why you think I should be embarrassed at turning down that help whilst implying that I am stupid

Maybe I am stupid because I have no idea what type of point you are trying to make now

I don’t see it in the one dimensional sequential pattern you’ve described (Cornavirus = Corona =Crown =Crown Court).

I see it more like a multiple dimensional mind map of interlocking and overlapping crowns and coronas and stellar coronas and all sorts.

I think our human brains don’t have capacity to understand what God’s up to. It gives me a headache even trying. God remains a mystery.

Excellent conspiracy work on coronavirus. Now try the same with Yersinia pestis, H1N1 influenza A, and Orthopox.

I wish I was able to properly read and respond to this thread. So many of the issues and crunch questions are really important.

I’m struggling to find the right words exactly (but then I’m a Quaker amongst other things) because if I say I’m ’religious’ or ‘spiritual’ it puts a picture in my mind which isn’t really me.

Prayer matters to me, seeking for truth matters and trying to understand what people mean and what is meaningful to them even if the language they use is very different from mine.

It is difficult and distressing to contemplate some of the destructive and tragic things that are happening in the world, I can only cope with so much. I want to be ‘part of the solution’ but I’m very fallible and have limited capacity.

If prayer is meaningful to you please pray for my mother, who is dying. If not I’m sure you hope that everyone working in the NHS and in need of healthcare support knows they are valued and deserving of a dignified life and good death.

How did a very interesting and thought provoking thread turn into Covid! Ffs

Because statistically, the religious minded are also prone to belief in other conspiracy theories.

It seems overall religion is what ever humans want it to be

There was a fairly interesting discussion of satanism months ago in some thread or other. Strangely enough people on both sides had a normal discussion, there were no condescending, rude comments about nutters or low IQ.

No intention of RTFT, sorry, I just don't understand why posters think they have to rock up & say God doesn't exist. If that's what you believe, don't post! OP wasn't asking whether you believed or not, grrrr..

Calms down..

I believe that God gives us what's necessary, not what we pray for.. prayer can help, sure, but it's God's decision at the end of the day. For instance, some babies will always miscarry. Some children / young people will always die. That's because they entered into a 'soul agreement' beforehand. To get the experience. We are all in a learning curve while on earth. Every lifetime, every event teaches us something different.
When we are experienced enough, no further lives here are necessary & we go 'home' to Heaven.

Personally, I speak to God every day, but I don't ask for anything, I'm sure God's got enough going on, lol, instead I thank Him for my many blessings, my children, enough money for bills, lost loved ones, etc..

Plese, disbelievers, don't bother arguing or trying to change my mind, concentrate on yourselves, @locationforna I hope my little contribution helps you think about it all & decide what YOU think. Hugs!

@mamabear715

The question was about why god answered prayers or not. The answer, because he doesn't exist', is perfectly valid.

You’re talking as if conspiracy theories have never ever turned out to be true. Conspirers rely on people like you dismissing their plots as ‘crazy conspiracy theories’ to get away with it. 11 Unbelievable Conspiracy Theories That Were Actually True

And I don’t think you can lump the possibility of god being behind the pandemic in the ‘conspiracy theories’ box. God is a different department.

Why do you think the possibility of god being behind the pandemic is not a valid question to ask? The bible (including the first five books of the Hebrew bible used in Judaism) shows god is capable of sending plagues and pestilence.

Whether you’re religious or not, or even if you just think about God from time to time, it’s almost impossible to avoid the question: Is God behind this pandemic that’s causing so much suffering in our world? One thing is for sure: you cannot believe in God without asking this question.

But Atheism is a belief system too. To believe there is no God denies that every question does have an answer, as logic and Science dictates.

You have a right to voice your own beliefs but probably should take some time to consider the benefits of theism - Pascal's Wager sums it up nicely - to understand why it endures.

The Covid pandemic is a severe highly contagious respiratory virus - this is a medical scientific fact - nothing at all to do with any God.

Yes. But, traditionally, God is often credited as the sender of plagues or pestilence: “given the ubiquity of religion in most human communities throughout history, it is not surprising reflections on pandemics often begin with God. Plagues and diseases on such a scale feel “biblical” in the sense they are beyond the norm and therefore supernatural in some way. While modern science gives us insight into COVID-19, we still look for someone, anyone, to blame for its presence.”

All prayer is answered. Maybe not in the way you want. But it still is done.

I didn't see that but as far as I know 'satanism' doesn't require a genuine belief in Satan as in Bible-Satan.

The rest of the quote: “Be careful, the devil can hear your prayers too. He doesn’t always come with horns & a pitchfork, sometimes he comes dressed up like everything you ever wanted.”

The message is a caution about prayers.

There’s another saying that might help the OP question. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”

Depends what brand of satanism. I also doubt if the OP had asked for views of Muslims/Hindus or any religion other than Christians there would be any of these pointless posts that only serve to be insulting and rude.

All religion is BS. I was raised a Catholic. My DC are far removed from religion. We will respect others beliefs IRL, but at the end of the day it's like kids still believing in Santa innit

I think that thread was deleted

I disagree, I think people would still say it's bollocks.

Not many people realise that Christianity Is the World’s Most Persecuted Religion.

“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Matthew 5:44

I have yet to see that, but will be looking out for any comments like that on any future threads involving other religions. Usually people are respectful, as they should be, with other religions.