16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
I sometimes wonder about prayers effectiveness, does it matter what I think because God will do his own will regardless of my request? When I read this I see the we are told prayers are powerful and effective, when done by a righteous person. So maybe there is the catch, who is truly righteous? Its not for me to judge but I think I know in my heart its not me based on things I do, say or think.
This also says confess your sins to each other and pray so you may be healed, that is a scary proposition. I don't know that I have it in me to share my sins with others.
So I read this to say if I want my prayers to be effective and powerful, change is required. -knut
I like it.
ReplyDeleteyou are exactly right.
Can you imagine having the idea to pray that it won't rain for 3 years....and believing that God is going to answer that prayer? I can't. Thats too big.
I think the reason I think that way is that I don't think I'm important enough to warrant that reaction from God.
It all goes back to your first point about wondering whether or not prayer works effectively.
hmmmmmmm
good one today
something meaty to chew on.