Is prayer answered for the sick?
In my experince I have prayed for many ill people, but havent seen any real results. I'm asking people to be honest about this, have you? I think especialy of folks with serious illnesses I have honestly wrestled in prayer for. I know God isnt always going to heal, I accept in His will people do, will die! But, hasnt He told us to pray for folks healing? Surely, I should have witnessed at least some folks recovering? Seems to me we claim healings for mainly minor, or treatable ailments, but never get a chance to rejoice over healing of people with serious illnesses!
Is this because, we pray wrong? we dont pray hard enough? we lack faith? Personaly I dont think any of these three are correct. Have we understood scripture regards prayer for the sick?
Another area I would want to look at is praying for healing for folks with psychological/psychiatric illnesses. I find it hard to beleive the Lord means christians people He has set free, to continue to suffer from such ailments, yet if there ever was an area where limited healing due to prayer exists, this is it!
Having been a christian for 32 years, and in ministry for 27, I find my hopes for healings in result of prayer is less than when I bagan the christian life. Maybe then I had a simplistic view that God hears us, now I'm confuessed as to why He call us to pray for the sick, as I, and many many others, lets be truthfull, see nothing, or hardly anything, happen as a result of such prayer!
Dont get me wrong, I still fervently pray for the sick, and always will, but must admit to discouragment and confussion in this area of prayer.
What do you think, feel?
Is this because, we pray wrong? we dont pray hard enough? we lack faith? Personaly I dont think any of these three are correct. Have we understood scripture regards prayer for the sick?
Another area I would want to look at is praying for healing for folks with psychological/psychiatric illnesses. I find it hard to beleive the Lord means christians people He has set free, to continue to suffer from such ailments, yet if there ever was an area where limited healing due to prayer exists, this is it!
Having been a christian for 32 years, and in ministry for 27, I find my hopes for healings in result of prayer is less than when I bagan the christian life. Maybe then I had a simplistic view that God hears us, now I'm confuessed as to why He call us to pray for the sick, as I, and many many others, lets be truthfull, see nothing, or hardly anything, happen as a result of such prayer!
Dont get me wrong, I still fervently pray for the sick, and always will, but must admit to discouragment and confussion in this area of prayer.
What do you think, feel?
posted by Chaplain Gentles at 3:07 PM
2 Comments:
Does the lack of visiable response from God to our prayers indicate they are not heard? If this was true then why does the Bible and our Lord Jesus tell us to pray? The answer may lay inside us. We do not see the response because are not looking in the correct area. Or we have been amiss in our prayers. I personaly feel we fail to see response to prayer because we lack full faith. Today Christians are a watered down version of the saints. I mean has any of us sold out totally for the Lord as they did? Could it be that just the fact that we prayer and take things to the Lord is the plan? rvk
Does the lack of visiable response from God to our prayers indicate they are not heard? If this was true then why does the Bible and our Lord Jesus tell us to pray? The answer may lay inside us. We do not see the response because are not looking in the correct area. Or we have been amiss in our prayers. I personaly feel we fail to see response to prayer because we lack full faith. Today Christians are a watered down version of the saints. I mean has any of us sold out totally for the Lord as they did? Could it be that just the fact that we prayer and take things to the Lord is the plan? rvk
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