Why do we pray when God already has a plan?

Whatever we need can be found in God and His Word. Thus, prayer is of most importance when seeking God’s plan and will for our life. When we pray, God hears us, and he responds. Also, when we communicate with God through prayer, we are more able to know the heart and plan of God.

Can prayer change God’s plan?

“I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6) The idea of praying to change God’s will is presumptuous. Jesus set the example in Gethsemane when He prayed for God’s will to be done, not His own. Perhaps prayer should be used not to change God’s will but to discover his will, then conform our will to His.

What are the benefits of praying to God?

10 Meaningful Benefits of Prayer

• Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God.
• Prayer helps you gain an understanding of God’s loving nature.
• Prayer provides answers.
• Prayer helps you find direction in your life.
• Prayer gives you strength to avoid temptation.
• Prayer aligns your will with God’s will.

Does God answer our prayer?

God always listens to us when we pray. The scriptures show countless examples of prayers God has heard and answered. He continues to answer prayers today.

What is the best prayer to God?

Loving God, I pray that you will comfort me in my suffering, lend skill to the hands of my healers, and bless the means used for my cure. Give me such confidence in the power of your grace, that even when I am afraid, I may put my whole trust in you; through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

How do I know when my prayer is answer?

“How do you know when your prayer is answered—when the answer is from the Lord and not from your own warm, earnest, and even well-motivated desires?” The way I know when the Lord answers my prayers is, in most cases, by the way I feel. The Lord’s explanations to Oliver Cowdery on this subject are very enlightening.

Why do we pray to God?

God is all-knowing. He knows who we are and what we’re capable of. He knows the circumstances around us. He knows what we want and what we need. And He knows His plan for our lives and how to best accomplish that plan. So why pray? Specifically, why pray with requests (supplication)?

Does God have any specific plans?

The truth is, He may have some specifics that need to be taken care of before we can move toward His plan ( Ephesians 2:10 ). But maybe not. In many circumstances, it is possible His plan is larger and more fluid than we think. For example, in Genesis 12:1-3 God promised Abraham that Abraham’s descendants would be a great nation.

Does God work through prayers of supplication?

At the same time, it is God Who works in us. It is impossible to integrate these two things without talking to God. Prayers of supplication are our way of bringing our issues to God so He can work through them with us.

What’s wrong with God’s plan for our lives?

There are two fundamental problems with this point of view. The first is that we tend to assume that God’s plan for us is too specific for us to have any effect on it. We may want to know exactly which college to go to, which major to choose, which job to pursue, which person to marry, thinking that God has every step of our lives all worked out.