Do you believe God is more apt to answer your prayer if you kneel or does it mat

I think your internal attitude is the key factor. God listens when you are sincere, and whatever posture you can take that gets you into a good attitude space of humility and sincerity is best. IMHO. ;-)

Because of injuries, I have not been able to kneel down and pray for many years. I use to also lay prostrate on the floor, but now I do it on my bad. I believe that if you can, you should, out of respect to God. However, I do not know that he will not answer our prayers if we are not in these positions. I believe that it is more important that we pray, than the poisition we are in when we do. The word of God says to pray without ceasing. I am the type of person that I do not like to put praying off for later. I like to pray right where I am at the time. I may forget later on. I will be walking down the street, in the shower, or typing on Mylot. Where ever I feel the need to stop and pray, that is what I do.

I believe that God can always answer all my prayer and if you believe Him, you have an answer to all of your prayer. And I know that all people who have faith to Him are very lucky because they are always hear their prayer.

Prayer would answered by God is matter of his holy will so remind to yourself that God know the best for everyone asking for his providence don't be fanatic or greedy that make it miraculous take effect always but through sacrifice,perseverence and love makes prayer feel our soul to be on peace and contentment.

the Bible does not say we should get down on your knees or not the bible only says in John 14:13-14 And Whatsover ye shall ask in my name that will I do that the father may be glorified in the Son if ye ask any thing in my name I will do it but the bible does tell us though there are two restrictions or qualifications we must pray in Jesus name and we must pursue God's glory. plus God will not hear the pray of a sinner John 9:31 now we know that God heareth not sinners: But if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will him he heareth.and in Psalm Chaper 34 verses 15 and 17 the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears are open to their cry.... the righteous cry and the Lord hears.

Hi, Suspense. This is a great question and discussion. To tell you the truth, God doesn't expect us to kneel or bow our heads when we pray. Those specific things that we do when we pray are simply our postures of prayer. God doesn't require or expect them. However, you're exactly right when you say that you're approaching God with a humble attitude when you bow your head or kneel. It's basically just something to help you realize the awesomeness of God. Kneeling and bowing of the head is just an action. It has nothing to do with what's in your heart and how you pray to God. You will still pray the same. You say you're tired by the end of the day, but you still like to pray before you go to bed. I do this also because I like to close out my day in the right way. I usually get in bed also and pray myself to sleep. It may sound strange, but God still honors my prayers. You can pray while your drive (with eyes open, of course!), while you work, or whatever you're doing and He will still honor your prayers. It doesn't matter what posture you use when you talk to God. Sometimes when I have something weighing very heavy on my mind that I want God to have complete control over, I'll get in my room by myself and kneel at my bed to pray for it just because it's something extremely important and special to me. When I do that, I'm just demonstrating a humble spirit and that I'm worshipping God, not looking at myself. Sometimes kneeling to pray can really help your mindset. It's not require while you pray, but as I sometimes kneel while I pray, it can really help you remember those special times spent with just you and God. Bowing your head when praying shows humility, respect, and sincerety. Closing your eyes when you pray keeps from distraction. They're all wonderful things, but they mean nothing when you're speaking to God. He is more concerned with what you're praying for then how you're praying. I hope that helps! Once again, great discussion. Keep up the great work!

I really don't think it matter how you pray, last night before I went to bed I pray for my daughter, she is always having a hard time. and I prayed for God to help her. she has 9 children and she is always having a hard time with the kids and a place to stay I hope he answrs my prayers. he doesn't always answer right a way but he is always on time.

I f I talk to him I do it if walking standing bow head or not he hears you which ever way ya are dont matter he will answer in his way and it doesnt matter where you are or how you are dressed or if you are knelling or not

Well I can't get on my knees anymore to pray due to my illness but I still know and belive that God hears me. I belive that God hears prayers where ever you are or however you pray to him. With me it is usally before I go to sleep.

A simple bow of your head with hands folded in front of you in prayer is fine with the Lord above. HE is not THAT particular when it comes to prayer. If he was, then ppl with bad knees and can barely walk or anyone who simply can no longer kneel would never have their prayers answered.

I think you can pray humbly striding down the street, if you have the right mind set. I'd suppose you could even do it jogging, but since I've never been a jogger I don't know for sure. I think its the sincerity of the prayer and the humility of the heart - not the physical attitude - that matters. I know I've had prayers answered doing all kinds of things that don't involve kneeling, or even bowing my head.

I don't think the posture of the person praying would matter to God, but kneeling might help the individual to concentrate more on the prayer and to feel more reverential. It is like saying to oneself, "This is a special part of my day when I am doing something special and assuming a posture I don't normally assume for other things."

I do not think that it matters. God is everywhere all the time, he listens to your prayers whether you are standing up, sitting down, laying down, in Pajamas, or in day clothes. God made you naked, why would he care what layer of clothing you put over yourself? It's about your heart and the condition it is in, about the attitude, not the position your body makes when you are praying. There is a verse that says "never cease praying" if you never cease praying, that means you would pray all the time, everywhere, in every situation and every clothing matter.

I dont think the position matters nor what your wearing.

What matters most is the attitude of your heart. Physical posture can help your heart attitude. Just the same, one can kneel, or even lay prostrate, and not have a prayerful heart attitude. God knows our heart. We cannot use religious acts to manipulate him, but he does acknowledge our sincere efforts. Whatever, I hope your prayers are answered in a way that causes you to know and love God better. djbtol

I think that God does not have any preference on your position when you pray. He looks inside your heart.

Here is an example from scripture in Luke 18:10-14. Jesus told the story of the Pharisee and the publican who both went to the temple to pray. The Pharisee had a high-minded attitude and told God basically how good he was. But, Jesus, said the publican "standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his chest (wording changed), saying God be merciful to me a sinner". Here we see that he was standing and Jesus commended the attitude of his heart - which was genuine regreat and sorrow and humility. He was grieved at his sin - he smote upon his chest. His prayer was accepted. It is the attitude of the heart, that makes a difference. I personally like to kneel and believe it is a good thing to do, because it is humbling to kneel and it is a reminder of what the attitude of the heart should be. But I also pray in any posture - walking, riding, sitting. Prayer is not supposed to be something we just do for a set amount of time. We are commanded actually to pray without ceasing! That means, I am to always pray. Prayer should be like breathing. Constantly in conversation with God. But there are formal times of prayer and I enjoy taking a humble posture, as I humble my heart, before God.

suspenseful I think God is more interested in what we say in our prayers than what body position we are in. I feel if I bow my head thats showing my humility enough as its hard for me to even get down on my knees. My prayers will still be just as valid.

It is not posture of our body that God looks upon but the posture of our heart to accept the total freedom we have in Jesus! We have been locked up in condemnation for years...satan has limited our belief to the actions that we make over the freedom to fly in the spirit together with Him! We can do it because Jesus was that freedom that broke the bounderies of those external signs to the more significant spiritual posture in His presence!

It does not matter what you are doing when you pray... what matters is what's in your heart. Even without speaking God already knows what we need anyway, He just wants us to realize our needs. God alway's answer our prayers only sometimes the answer is "No, Something better will come your way" or "Not yet".