Do you believe that PRAYER really works?

I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. We are dependent upon God's mercy every moment of our life.We only receive the things we possess now as we receive them from God. God is sovereign in all circumstances and has the power to cause things to happen or not to happen. In looking for a work or in any other things we are completely dependent upon God's mercy.

prayer is the mean of communication between us and our GOD, so we must not forget that when we pray we obey only GOD, and an other important point is that if we want to succeed in our life and find a good job, we must pray and ask GOD to help us to find what we want and what we need with doing our best to find a job, and you have to know that we can not achieve a success without religious and secular work.

[b]Yes, i believe in prayers and in God.I had many incidence when my prayers helped me in solving problems.God is almighty and we have to believe him,if we believe him and fallow his rule then he too trust us and help us in our problems. Friend every time when i have a problem i try to solve myself,if iam unable to solve then god is there.I do 80 % of my hard work and i leave 20 % to God.[/b] "I you trust and believe others,others will too trust you"

for me it will depend. not all prayer needs an action. but like when asking for a job. i think that He will not grant our prayer every time. cause i think that prayer must be a way for Him to do what He wants to do in our lives. if He thinks that He does not want us to work then he will not give us a job. I mean not all are supposed to work. cause if we all are then there will not be any church workers and leaders who will run the church. but for those not destined to be church leaders i think that He will provide for them the job they are looking for of course with some action. but for those destined for church leadership and work no matter how hard they pray to find work i think that they will end up finding themselves to be in church mission work than for a job they are looking for.

Praying without working what you ask for is useless. God will not give you eventually or it's like a wish from a genie that when you want someone it will appear in front of you. Praying is like asking God to guide you and give you a lot of courage during interviews. [i]I do believe that you work on it and God will do the rest.[/i]

prayer is powerful however, one has to do his part. To pray is not enough to get you out of your problem. It's just like cooking viand without salt. so for it to be palatable, complete the ingredients. I agree with you that both should be done.

Yes, prayer really does work. Of course, God does expect you to do your part. People who say they've prayed and prayed for something and didn't get what they prayed for need to realize that they got an answer, but God said "No". We may not understand why God doesn't grant us everything we pray for, but it's because He has a better plan for our lives that doesn't always match what we think we want.

I believe prayer works. However I also believe that God helps those who help themselves. I don't think we can sit around and pray to find a good job but not go look for that job. I believe that we must ask for God's guidance not for him to live our lives for us. I know distinctly that prayer worked for me when I found the job I have now. I went for an interview and was offered a job. However the job would have required quite a commute and possibly many more hours than I wanted to work. On the way home I prayed asking God to let me know what it is that I should do. When I arrived back in town I received a call from another lady that had offered me a job some time ago but said she couldn't pay me enough to make it worth the drive. Well she had spoken with the boss above her and was offering me what I had made at my last job. So I felt this was God's way of telling me where it was that I needed to be working.

Prayer does not merely change the circumstances, it also changes the person who is praying. Patience to wait and the open heart to accept if it is not given.

I think so too... But I would like to humbly rephrase the line, "Prayer is not really necessary" Prayer has a lot of purpose... When you're afraid,during a job interview and you have no one else to talk to, you can mumble a simple prayer and ask God to give you courage... No one might answer, but the mere fact that you were able to express your fear, means a great deal and through which, you can gather up some confidence... Prayer is like you're asking for a chance... When you pray for a job, God will most likely grant you a "chance" to have a job and you will be able to have it, if you seek for it. Like what you've mentioned, prayer plus action does the trick! I would also like to cite a particular line from Evan Almighty Evan's wife prayed intently that she wanted to tighten her family's relationship... But given the problem with Evan, she left him instead of sticking up with him... Some might say... She prayed but God did not answer... When in fact, God did answer... He gave her the chance to be able to strenthen their relationship, yet, she opted to leave thinking that her husband has lost his mind... When she was supposed to be there, assisting her husband, supporting him and staying beside him... Sometimes, we do not realize that our prayers had already been answered because we insist the answer that we want... I think that's why some people pray and do not do anything... Prayer is not an english for abracadabra... Also, I would also like to give a reminder that there are different prayers too aside from a prayer asking for something... we can also pray for thanks... Good Day!

I do not believe in prying for if there is no true devotion from within what is the point of praying? The purpose of a prayer is to ask for some concessions and it would be granted when asked with true and pure heart. Mere prayer would never do if there is no action and action mean work and work means "Karma". Only the work or action would bring the desired fruit not mere prayer. I hate those saints like figure who taking a garland in hand go on moving as if they are nearing the salvation.

yes i believe on Prayers really works but it's supposed comes in your heart. Prayers really helps because god guiding us. if we try to put it in works what we Pray he listening on it. we must Haved determination and perseverance to achieve our Goals.

You don't have to pray only,.if you have prayer request to God,you have to do action also.act to your prayer,.If not yet successful,that's God's will.leave it to Him.

I do not believe in God at all but I believe prayer could work. If you pray you have a belief that everything could work out well which fills you with a self confidence, it can relieve stress. Also some people I know just pray because they have noone else to talk to about problems, praying helps them to talk about their problems and fears which they might not be comfortable talking to other people about. I personally don't pray but I understand why people do.

I need to preface my answer by saying I am not a Christian, and I am answering from that view point. I don't think prayer works. When my husband and I were Christian, we prayed nightly for two years that my husband would be able to quit smoking. It just didn't happen. On the other hand, there have been times when we've really needed something, didn't pray, and had the something happen. For example, last week we were getting low on money. Just when I was starting to panic we got a call into our landscape maintenance company for a customer that needed a LARGE clean-up. We brought in good money on that job. I really think that hard work and positive thinking make a difference more than prayer does.

God helps those who help themselves. At least that is the way the saying goes. If you pray and try and have faith but yet nothing happens those who believe say it is God's way and you will be blessed with something better. What happens after 3 or 4 years and you keep trying and keep praying and still things get worse? How do you restore your faith in God. Are you on the fence with your beliefs? I am a very optimistic person so I was just curious since you asked this question.

I believe that prayer does work. I watched a radio called "the secret", after that I learned the "secret" of all the prayers and some so-called wonders. After watching that radio, I began to believe in the secret, and believe in prayers.

Yes, obviously there is a supreme power who controls the universe. If we pray, we don't know whether it will be granted or not, but prayer concentrates our mind and gives strength.

Prayer is one of the most powerful thing that can help. If u have great faith u can achieve whatever endeavor you want to achieve. Faith that is with actions. Actions mean u have the power to do the righteous things in his ways. Coupled with good attitude towards mankind. As long as u have the faith beneath there is nothing impossible in this world. But bear in mind his answers are not at the time u would expect it... Have great FAITH. Nothing to worry. God is always at work as long as the person itself helps himself.

I believe in the power of prayer! we only need to listen to what God will tell us. He always answers all our prayers. He may answer yes you can have what you want, He can answer No, not now or No, this not for you or No, I have better plans for you.