We do not pray as Paul prayed. Our prayers are not concerned with the same issues that concerned Paul. We want health and wealth and success and miracles and church growth and prayer in schools and a conservative president and a job and a good life for our children and…and…
James tells us we do not receive what we ask for because "you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." We ignore that and pray mostly for ourselves to use it on our passions. Jesus said where your treasure is is where your heart will be. Our treasure is us.
All religions that believe in God, a god or higher being of some sort pray to that entity. None receive answers, all our comfortable. In Old Testament times Cyrus permitted the people he conquered to keep their religion. The religion made no difference. Religion keeps a people docile. Allowing that Christians follow Jesus and Jesus is God one would think the prayers of Christians would make a difference but they do not. What is wrong?
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