sheithappens Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 has anyone prayed so hard to help you to bring someone back or help to reconcile with that person that it worked? just curious about the power of prayer. (I know I am going to get some atheist answers)
gaudi Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 I haven't prayed since I was a little kid. I was brought up in catholicism. Lost my faith around my mid-teens. One thing I always remember as a little kid though was when I lost something, usually a favourite toy or something just as daft, then a prayer to St.Anthony (patron saint of all things lost) would always, always end up being 100% successful. I swear down it never failed. Actually you've now made me question why I lost my faith .........hmm 1
dianna Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 i remember 2 things 1. went to a church and asked God to show me a sign if it's worth the fight that same day ( and my ex called out of the blue after 4 weeks of no contact later that night) 2.i was feeling very low and i was crying and i looked up in the ceiling and screamed DO SOMETHING ( 2 houres later , he called again because he was feeling sad ) Dunno what to make of this ..coincidence? I highly doubt it . But im so and so regarding prayer for reconcile . 1
quankanne Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 prayer is a funny old thing ... it's not so much about asking and receiving as it is about opening up your mind and seeing things differently. Specifically saying, "I want X to happen, now!" you learn to ask for patience. At least this is what I've found happening in my life. And I'm a firm believer in God putting certain things/people in my life for a reason. One thing I always remember as a little kid though was when I lost something, usually a favourite toy or something just as daft, then a prayer to St.Anthony (patron saint of all things lost) would always, always end up being 100% successful. I swear down it never failed. lol – yep, he's a favorite of mine too. Though usually it's, St. Anthony, "please help my swiss-cheese-brain remember where I put my blah-blah"! my mom's patron was St. Jude, and she said when I first started school, I wasn't happy about being separated from her, so she let me have her holy card of St. Jude to take with me. Apparently it did the trick, quickly 1
Author sheithappens Posted January 12, 2010 Author Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks for the replies!!!, all you guys make good points, I have been praying a lot but I also have heard that God helps out those who help themselves as well.... thoughts?
prayingshecomesback Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Ever heard that song by Garth Brooks "Unanswered Prayers"? The verse goes like this... "Some of God's greatest gifts, are unanaswered Prayers". Sometimes we feel we know what is best for us. But God has his plan for us. His ways are not our ways, and our thoughts are not his. He knows everything and knows the kind of person we are and has that perfect someone out there waiting for us to meet. When my girlfriend broke up with me, I prayed everyday that he would bring her back and to soften her heart (hence my screen name). Although she never came back, what I did receive was a closer relationship with God. I began to study him more and read the bible. I have been a born again believer for about 5 years, where my girlfriend was an aitheist pretty much. It specifically says in the bible you can not have a complete fullfilling marriage with a believer and a non believer. I disobeyed him and kept loving her and wandered from my faith. He allowed my disobience; and my severe heartbreak was what I get for not listening to him (proven time and time again). I know it sounds funny, but I would rather have his love more than hers. He will never betray me, or leave me, or stop loving me like my ex did. His love is real and unconditional. Call it tough love or discipline, but I still believe he did this for a reason. He understands my hurt, and just like he promises in the bible...he will never leave me or forsake me. That is why I have learned to 1) forgive her, 2) open my heart for the next one to enter and 3) trust in for... "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
prayingshecomesback Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 One more thing... I remember somebody told me this one time. God answers your prayers as 1) Yes 2) Not right now 3) I have something better planned for you. #3 is mine. I trust in him.
Author sheithappens Posted January 12, 2010 Author Posted January 12, 2010 I was expecting some people to debate over prayer.... you know how it is..... well i have been praying for patience as well as help with my temper and God did answer my prayers in those, but I have also been praying for help with my ex girlfriend who I shared five years with ( I am the one that broke it off in august out of impulse) I regretted it the next day..... I have faith he is helping me out in it ( also I know it is selfish for me to pray for that)
Oh Moe Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I pray all the time and I have see signs and lived through them. Also I was always taught that you don't pray for things or something you pray for the holy spirit to give you strength to follow his path. Or for him to live and come into the heart of others. You don't pray to win a tennis match you pray to do your best. You just don't pray for things. And yes I did have a vision soon after my ex left, figuring them out is another story though.
samspade Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I'm agnostic but I won't debate the merits of prayer since that's not the point here. I would venture to guess that if there is a God, he'd laugh at your particular prayer. Or he'd be embarrassed that he made you in his image. Go visit a cancer ward or a homeless shelter if you want something to pray about. Or, if strength is what you need, ask God for help in that department so you can move on and live your life. Losing a girlfriend is not the end of the world. Someone once posted a link here to a sermon where the preacher hammered away at the phrase "Let it go." Like I said, I'm not religious, but it was a great speech. Anyone know where to find it?
Author sheithappens Posted January 13, 2010 Author Posted January 13, 2010 that is honestly how I feel towards it man, its very petty of a request.....
Devil Dog Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I gave up praying to get them back. I just began praying that they would work out their issues, and they could live a good life, like they deserve. I just wish it could have been with me, I'd give it everything I've got.
Author sheithappens Posted January 13, 2010 Author Posted January 13, 2010 how long did you last devil? have you gotten in contact with them?
CaliGuy Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 has anyone prayed so hard to help you to bring someone back or help to reconcile with that person that it worked? just curious about the power of prayer. (I know I am going to get some atheist answers) Do you ever wonder if the choices you have made about the people you have dated have been wrong?! God isn't a magic genie who exists solely to grant people their deepest desires. It's a good thing He doesn't because I am proof positive that if I got what I had prayed for I'd be in a miserable marriage with a terrible wife. (x2!) We always want God to be on our side when in truth, we need to be on His side. Prayers shouldn't be about trying to make someone love you. God doesn't force you to love Him, why then should he force others to love you? If I were in your position I would simply say "Whatever Your will, Lord. Whoever you want me to be with, I'm sure you'll make it happen." So the long answer to your question is if it's His will, it will happen. If it's not, it won't. Sometimes we don't like hearing no but that's the answer. So if it is His will, say your prayer and then give it up to God to decide. Don't try to wrest control over things you have no control over. Instead of putting all your focus on trying to win someone else's heart, why not focus on getting your life in order and being happy with all you've been blessed with in life? Because no matter how bad you think you have it, there's someone in a hospital somewhere dying, starving, homeless or being beaten/repressed. They have a bleak future on Earth compared to yours. 1
Devil Dog Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 how long did you last devil? have you gotten in contact with them? I pray for them everytime that I pray, which isn't as often as it should be. But to answer your question, no, never.
CaliGuy Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks for the replies!!!, all you guys make good points, I have been praying a lot but I also have heard that God helps out those who help themselves as well.... thoughts? FYI: That is written nowhere in the Bible. Remember what I said earlier. The best way to handle what you are going though is to accept that you have no control over the situation and if you do wish to pray about it, pray for His will in your life. It's ok to pray that He repairs the relationship. Just try not to be disappointed if it doesn't happen. After all is said and done, you heal and move on (if that is the case) I will guarantee that you will meet someone else -- the right woman eventually and you'll be glad that this is one prayer that He didn't say yes to. 1
CaliGuy Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 Someone once posted a link here to a sermon where the preacher hammered away at the phrase "Let it go." Like I said, I'm not religious, but it was a great speech. Anyone know where to find it? "Let Them Go" By T. D. Jakes There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you, let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean, hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you, let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left. The Bible said that they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19] People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go. It doesn't mean that they are a bad person; it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when peoples' part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift. I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go! (End of Jake's words) 1
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