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If you really think about it, you are being a total douche when you pray for anything

You are basically telling god... that you know what is best, more than god does

By praying, you are saying...
"Hey god, I know you don't want to give me a new car, but I want it anyway"
"Screw your perfect/divine plan god, I want a new car... me me me me me me, it's all about me"

If it is god's will... why are you trying to change god's will?

Do you really think you know better than god does?

Or, are people just selfish and don't care what god has planned?

Prayer is the spiritual need that man needs in his life. Man is the one who needs God, not the other way around. By praying and remembering Allah our hearts are serene, avoid spiritual diseases such as anxiety, fear, anxiety, hesitation and so on.

Anxiety, fear, (anxiety again), hesitation... are not diseases...

Anxiety and fear are based on the fight or flight response... it gets your adrenaline pumping so you can think faster and make a good/fast decision, particularly when your life depends on it

Hesitation is not a bad thing either... you certainly don't want to make rash/uneducated decisions... it's usually best to hesitate and critically think about a decision, weighing the pro's and con's, etc (assuming you have time and aren't in a life/death situation, but then you'd be in the fight/flight mode as described above)

Serenity is not a good thing either... it's complacency... it causes the biggest problem of them all... the one which currently threatens the long-term health of the planet...

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"
"Religion is the opiate of the masses"

Religion encourages you to be happy with doing nothing, so that evil will triumph

There are instances in the bible where People were able to change God's will for their lives by praying, Example read the book of Isaiah chapter 38. But if what you want will brng you misery, I think God is going to deny that request.

Calling on to a higher power gives people a sense of control. Humans like that. That's why they do stuff like light up candles and pray and give offerings. Humans have been trying to buy gods' favors for a long time.

Sir, you can actually depends on your faith and have a wonderful life on this planet earth. Prayer is a command from God himself as a sign that we don't know what he knows and we depends on him for supply of every good things. Op, I will like to ask this question! Have you ever ask your father anything when you could not provided them yourself? God is our father and we should ask him to give us what is good for our lives.

Praying is only free sometimes you can release what you can't say. Praying is not bad it's called faith. God said that "people who believe without saw him/her have more blessing than a person who believe if he/she saw in him/her eyes". Don't judge others by faith in God.

Sounds to me like someone wrote that in the bible to get you to believe in god. You know, like ICOs offer a 10% bonus for early purchasers.. same shit. lies on top of lies. Believe in me and you get 10% bonus in heaven. haha.

If god is real then he should show himself but he doesnt because its just fairy tales like santaclause.

Prayer is peace of mind. Don't knock it until you try it.

People nowadays only pray whenever they are in trouble. In times of happiness, they often forget to thank God and praise him.

When I was a kid and I believed in God (because my parents were religious and they kept telling me he's watching and helping me) I used to pray every day before going to bed so that he keeps me from harm and in good health. It's natural for people to wish themselves all best and look for anything that can improve their chances of a long and prosperous life.

People do pray because we believe in Hevenly God who created us and watching us from heaven.  People pray because they have wishes or they are on distsress so they ask God for guidance and thanking God for everyday blessings and never-ending love  through prayer.

It is because man is created by God, it is necessary for man to have connection with God. Prayer is how we communicate with God, it's our way to strengthen our relationship with Him and for us to overcome the trials or obstacles that comes in our way.

Praying is part of our culture, we believed that there is God. We are praying because we want to be saved. We are praying because we want someone who can listen to us, We are praying because we want to be forgiven. We are praying because we know that God is always there to listen for us, to guide us, and give what we deserved in life.

By praying we have been grateful for the blessings of God who has given us life. By praying our hearts become calm, which connects the human and the god

In addition to prayer is a worship, prayer is also very beneficial to health. There has been a lot of research about prayers even done by people who have never practiced their previous prayers. Pray also gives peace to the heart, you will not know the taste without trying it with sincerity.

Prayer gives people hope for a better future and this is not selfish at all, but the normal need for each person to live better.

People pray because they believe that God is supporting them. In your explanation what your trying to say is that people pray for their own needs, making them look selfish. Although there are people who pray to God to motivate them or give them hope, there are also people that thinks that God will give them what they want, these people are douchebags, they will get nothing from only praying. People who pray often get what they want because they work hard for it, while these people who sit and wait for their prayers to come true will have nothing but false hope.

God gives us hardships in life so that we people will seek his help, God is just trying to know who among us is the right one to go in his home in heaven. Praying is not actually a waste of time, research says that praying is actually good for health, it's like counseling but instead of saying your problems to the counselor you say it God.

People who believe in god has to have to some way to be able to communicate with him and that would be through these prayers. I don't think its all about asking for favor or for people wanting to get positive results. Sometimes they do it to give thanks for blessings they receive, or forgiveness for any wrong they've done. It goes far beyond than just asking for something as it would one's way of communicating with their god

Praying is a personal thing and those who engage in it have the right to do that and its because they know that things don't happen by virtue of their individual strength.

People pray for different reasons based on their belief of asking what they wanted to happen to them. If you don't pray it means you are resigning to fate in that whatever that wants to happen to  happen. But with deep understanding of how things work beyond the physical, the belief is that prayer can change things, can get you things you don't deserve and because most things we get is based on subjective decision making, it then means you need to appeal to them through prayers. My contribution.

Prayers are requests ;) you can't really demand anything of the Lord, but you can always ask.

The Lord doesn't actively deny you a thing because you don't have it. On the contrary, you have simply not asked for it yet.

And in my personal experience, the Lord will very rarely grant you a wish, that will ultimately harm you. While we are his sheep, sheep must be allowed to roam the entire pasture, despite the snares and pits. With that being said, you don't hand the kids an eight ball and a straw and say 'have fun!'.

And I will go on record as a Christian who has never heard the voice of God. Honestly, it would scare the shit right out of me, at least initially ;)

People are sort of ******** that they can only remember that their is God in times of hardships in life. They don't remember God in times that they prosper, they don't thank God whenever they live everyday, eat everyday how selfish organisms.

Perhaps you are very hinting about the situation around people praying, but the reality and I can confirm that many people come to God because of the difficulties in life or through other feelings of grief. No one has come from good to God.

For me Pray is for your faith, when we pray we wish that our wants/needs are will be granted as we woke up or when time that it most be in our side, but sometimes not all prayer will be grant to you, its will testify how strong and weak you are that you must change also praying for thanking God is easier than be a cadger. I'm not saying cadger is bad habit but we must or most do in praying is thanking for everything than waiting for hope that will God provide.

It is one of other's people ways to reach God through prayer. And it is their belief too that they will become more
closer to God also. I do believed too that prayers give us strenght everytime we had a problem.

People pray to communicate on their God. Different religion has their own ways to pray to connect. But to argue with trying to change God's will, Yes you are partly correct on to that point. People are still people they want to have what they want not what they needed, They ask for something which is beyond their control and I think that's selfish. Do I think, I know better than God? No, I myself disagree on it. Even though I have my own house, car and some luxury in life, I can live without my parents or relatives to rely on. I can't still see what's my purpose in this world, I have questions in mind that I wanted to be answered. But I do believe and I have faith that sooner or later I would understand it all.

Some pray because they think they are nearer to God when they pray. Some other people pray to feel better with themselves, praying many times give you an aura of self contentment and that is a reason why many people go to church every Sunday , to feel better. There are a lot of reasons why people pray but I believe the 2 I mentioned are the priorities why people pray.

Actually Pray is the spiritual need that man needs in his life. In the religion of Man is the one who needs the creator, not the other way around. By praying and remembering the creator our hearts are serene, spared from spiritual diseases such as anxiety, fear, stres, hesitation and so on.
And it was taught by my religion

If a person prays, it is very personal and is considered the last impulse to something good and the title to help. Only because of this, people start to turn to God, because there is no more to wait for the good.

Not everyone pray for themselves, I have seen people praying for other troubled people. It is a hope to many of us, spiritually, prayer connects us to God and it is like a request which we used to do to our parents when we need something. They know what is good for us but prayer is something through which we tell what we want.

It's an activity from their religion, and not only to ask, also to thank what they believe in.

Prayer is the master key to any situation one find himself or herself. Prayer is not just limited to Christen or Moslem but all religion pray to their God with the mind that He will answer our prayers. We pray most time not just because we are asking God for favor but most a time during the prayer we praise His Holy Name. Remember, it is written in the Holy Bible that we should pray without season.

Praying to God is not asking for material thing if i pray i always ask for guidance for my family and I. I think asking for material thing is not consider as praying but more of wishing, praying is not always about asking sometime we should appreciate the things God gave us.

Prayer helps to get the hope that your request and needs will be heard and fulfilled.

     Right, some people and honestly even me sometimes we treat God as a genie and we always wish or tell something to him for what we like to happen or something we what to have and that is wrong because God is not genie or a fairy or anything else but He is our saviour.

     Sometimes we try to change God's wil because we want that thing to happen to us, Even though we did not know what will be the consequences of it. Not just people is too selfish and do not care what God's planned to but sometimes we had something we want and the only way is to kneel down and pray for him to gibe us what we want. But at the end what we want will not be granted if it will be not good or us bevause God always know what is the best for us.

     And for me, the right thing we must do when praying is to thank him for our safety and good health especially for our family and loved ones, and beg for his guidance in every decision we make.

Prayer is talk with our Heavenly Parent and creator, God.
If we really feel and believe that God is our parent and creator, than it's naural that we want to talk with him.
In the beginning, like each baby, we don't know how to talk with God, and we can't hear answer.
Later, we learn how to talk and also how to listen God's answer.
Prayer is like everyday communication in our family.

I got your point and it is very true. Some people to call their God when they have their wish only.
There are something that they want to have or want to happen, maybe we should accept that in some time we became selfish.

Yeah, people know that praying to God is not going to change the outcome, but still pray and then blame the God for not altering the reality. Praying with a purpose is just an empty ritual, a manifestation of ignorance.

If your prayer does not involve constant blabbering or demands then it can bring a lot of positivity in your life. Praying is like how the law of attraction works.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought)

Praying also helps to get focused, stress free and a meditative state could be achieved through prayer which would aid in your mental or spiritual growth.

Prayer performs the function of auto-suggestion. The person allegedly did something - prayed. He is too lazy to get up and change his life and therefore he believes that if he reads a poem, then some force will help him. It's all unfortunately only dreams

Well, this is going to be your personal view on praying which probably isn't going to be the same as everyone elses. I do frown on people (though I do it myself) who go ahead and only pray when they need something from god, or want to do well at this or that. Praying like that isn't going to work (at least in my eyes) you're going to need to just pray to God when the little things happen, when good happens in your life, when people are healthy, food is on the table, and so on and so forth.

Some people pray to get things, others pray because they feel as if they're thanking god everyday for everything that they've been blessed with and are continuing to be blessed with on a daily basis.

 ;D


Humm people have never seen god and yet they pray to God to hear their desire or to God help him in difficult situations... as expected of the religious



We can see and touch the people of our family, just dial the cell phone number to converse with the person in our family

But we do not have the means to communicate with "god"

Well prayers are like calls for help from the higher power and in prayers you don't have to ask for anything material or anything out of the ordinary, it's just a way of asking for help, nothing more.

This is very mental way of behaving. They want to feel something powerful to back them in bad days.

As a human being you know that there are things that you can handle. That is the main reason why people do pray. Of you think that you can do anything without god then praying is not for you

Not a religious person, but i think is how they can ask for things or thank God. Not useful for me.

When I was a kid, my parents used to tell me that my wishes would come true if I prayed to god. Back then, I believed them. But once I grew up, I realized that there is no use in praying. I am not an atheist, but I haven't prayed for quite long time.

Well, you do have a point, God knows what exactly what we need before we even say it to Him.  But of course, you need to be specific, and tell him what you really need.  I remember our pastor telling story of a man who asked for a vehicle, he asked for a vehicle in his prayer.  For a couple of months he was able to have a bike.  That was a vehicle right?  So he asked that it should be motorized so he have a motorcycle.  And then he finally prays for what he really wanted, a car.  Then after a year, in God's perfect time, he have a car.  God knows the desire of our hearts.  We need to still say it in our prayers.  And we should be specific.

Prayer is a spiritual need and a mans need in life.God knows what we need before we tell our prayers to him. I do believe that through praying we can seek guidance to the Lord our God.With this we can be a better person in our society because we know how to balance what is right and wrong.

becuase we have been told, if we pray then the almighty will be happy and will keep us happy.
but i pray becuase i want to be a millionaire

Praying is a form of communication with God..its an interraction, a form of feedback, appreciation for mercies received, making requests etc. When you have a relationship with someone you always communicate with the person..that is what prayer is...Communication with God

Strange this connection. Some people pray all their lives but receive nothing. Some people pray for the salvation of the closest people, but these people are dying. Why does God hear only some? What does he want in return for fulfilling my desires? With the devil is easier to negotiate than with God

Praying is not just about asking a gift or material things. It's also a way to thank God for everything you had.

Praying is a way of communicating God. Through prayer you can tell to God all about inside in your heart and what you want to be in the future even the needs of your friends, family and others. People pray to God because God is justice for all. Everyone can talk to God through prayer and can tell all felling's they have.

Some people pray because they need something but some prays for giving thanks to the lord. For being grateful, blessed, protected and having good health for evryday life that he gave us.

Seems like nobody bothered to read the OP...

The point of this thread is to show the hypocrisy of prayer

When you pray, you are telling god that you don't care what his perfect/divine plan is... you want it YOUR way instead...


ME ME ME ME ME... Prayer is all about ME

prayer only for people who believe in god, prayer sometimes makes you more controlable

They pray to connect to God. (:

Prayer is a way to communicate to God. Prayer can enhance your spiritual guidance. This is also a way of thanking and asking for forgiveness from God.Prayer can make us realize which things are good and bad with that we can be a better person.

Some people i know is praying for there own goodness like if your a gambler, you pray for winning the money and if your a poor you'll pray for your everyday food for survival but some of them like my family is praying for the  safety of beloved once

,They pray because they believe in salvation and they have faith to the ones they are praying. They might pray for blessings, good health, peace of mind, or maybe wealth and money. Some also pray for their enemies to become blessed and some do the vice versa. Some may pray just to ask goodness but it is already a good prayer to say thanks to all of his blessings, its enough to be happy.

There are many reasons for prayers. But is there any sense in such actions? Does God really care about people? I think that prayer is a way of self-suggestion and complacency. Prayed - it means everything will be fine

As a means to communicate with one's creator, "God". Most times when we need something or we need some answers, praying matters. It all depends on each religion and how the prayer is done, but I am sure we all pray for thesame reasons. Likening that to asking one's parents for something, you communicate it right? Cause without that, they will have no idea what you want. We know God is supernatural who knows what we want before we even ask, but from the christian perspective, it is more like a commandment and something that is necessary to always o to be able to achieve results.

People pray because as humans adapting to modern society we have become accustomed to thinking we are entitled to the world, that the world owes us something. People who aren't even religious pray and the fact of the matter is, a pray is a wish. Words have manifestation properties and what you say is what you get; not all of the time though. Praying shows us just how entitled we feel that we are. The world does not owe us anything and we do not owe it anything. We were all meant to exist.

People pray because this is their way to communicate God. Praying can guide us to do good.

Maybe prayer is their way of meditation? How can we expect God's help if there is no example of the fact that it helps. Even the dog to learn the command you want to give encouragement. A man can only hope without evidence. I think it's stupid.

Praying does not mean that you need something from God. Prayers may come in different forms. You can pray in times of happiness and blissfulness; this is prayer of thanksgiving. I usually pray for guidance and strength from the Lord. Praying for me is speaking to God; like a daughter to her father telling him everything that happened, everything you dream and want. Of course, we are all aware that he already knows everything that we do, it's like an acknowledgement that we still depend on Him and we trust Him our lives everyday. It is a matter of spiritual faith.

pray is asking,and if you asking something,did you really know what the best for you?you ask what you want,and sometimes god give you what you need.
people pray for what they want,gods answer with her own way,if god give all you want at the first time you ask,then you will not know how to patience,and you will leave god,so people pray for profing that they believe in god.

Most of us think that praying is a way to talk to god and ask something from him. But for me, praying is a way to encourage and motivate oneself to achieve what you really wants.
It helps you to calm your mind and set everything in order knowing that someone(God) is watching you and will guide you to achieve your goals.

According to me, people pray to god either for there personal needs or sometimes pray for something to happen which they like. But they dont understand that god has a plan and nothing will change even if they pray. But, the Bible presents prayer as much more than just a form of therapy. It tells us that someone really is listening to prayers that are made in the right way and for the right things.

people pray when they want to lift heavy burdens in their heart, well some of them,
most just pray when they want something but dont want to exert extra effort to achieve it, or want something to happen and they got no option left other than to pray for it.
few who are able to see how blessed human are pray to thank for blessing

Because life can suck and humanity as a general rule wants a collective power to build up all our combined energies to create an entity that can do stuff, kind of like a Spirit Bomb or a psychic channel for humans to operate in, mixing Sci-Fi with magic and power levels.
But in general just for the sake of self comfort more less when an unknown occurs.

You know sometimes when we are going through some challenges we always need someone to talk to right? Just put God in the position of that person to talk to. That is why we pray. Also, I am sure some situations are beyond us as well which may not be designed by God. I can list certain examples from my perspective as a Christian but praying is like asking God to help solve those situations beyond us.  Sometimes, you need to ask to get result, you can't just keep quiet. After all,  as a Christian, we have been asked to ask, seek and knock. Apparently you can only do those via prayer.

Prayer can make me feel relaxed, I like to pray, because I feel this is a way to close contact with God.

Some people pray to praise God or give thanks for blessings, they are so much eager to worship God. But there people that pray only when they want to get something, too much self-centered, selfishness..

I am a Christian, often looking at some biblical books, which often make me feel shocked that prayer can make me enjoy the spirit.

I think the reason why people pray is that, it's their belief and devotion. It's their way of talking to God. Some pray just because of desperation but whatever the reason is, it's all ends in the same reason, we pray because we believe God will hear it.

Because a person gets hope and luck

When a person has hope, a person strives for something and struggles for his own happiness. In this struggle, he often turns to God. Some ask for help and therefore read certain prayers

It seems to me that people are worried about this habit, while others have this degree of expression. Many people go and pray only when they get into difficult situations. And this is due to the fact that they are morally unable to cope with their own problems. So many cases or yours helps.

Yappz ,, indeed we should start looking for god, because we can be calm if we continue to ask foam and pray to God.
Although we do not ask anything to God. God also knows what we need, as long as we have found the god of life we will feel peace

From what I have seen, most of the people pray when they are desperate, and are unable to get help from anyone else. They believe that when they pray, they are not alone and god is with them.

When they are desperate, very sick, lonely.. and they don't have a real person to talk with. People prey just when they are in need of something, I always thought that is much better to have good people around you, talk with right person can help much more then any prey or belief.
People are separated this days, technology changed human interaction and I believe there are too many people who are alone without anyone close, and that can be a real problem, humans suppose to be social, to have someone to talk with, sex is important very much for every person. Fulfilled person doesn't have a need for praying.

I have known that people pray for luck. And mostly they pray that good things will come to their life and their family. They also pray for God to take them away from the devil, ghost, Satan, fear, anxiety,...

Because priests and all those dudes tell ppl to do it and inside church. They don't want ppl know the truth. 

,Yes mostly people are praying for wisdom and guidance, but actually people are praying asking for more which makes them also selfish because they only think about themselves. But actually people pray because they believe in it or they have faith.

People believe that with the help of prayer God will hear them and help in the fulfillment of their desires or other necessary help. I believe that it is not necessary to pray, you can throw it in your own words.

Well really, you are maybe too confident for yourself.  But of course it is a matter of what we believe in.  Actually not only the desire that God will give but our wants and needs.  Actually we do not need things because God will provide.  But if we want to ask something which we wants and pray for it, be atleast specific.  I believe in prayer.  God listens.

Lol. If a person talks to himself it is a disease and should consult a doctor. If you still hear God speak to you, and sometimes he gives you things then perhaps it would be difficult to hope for a cure. It is not curable and that people need to live in isolation from society.

People pray because they believe that the Supreme Being up there is alert and though He knows humanity's problems, He has to be 'formally' asked for something. A new car, superb house, good health, etc. Now, let's pray.....

An examination of the Old and New Testaments and of the early Church Fathers reveals certain "minimal" beliefs or assumptions that underlie the practice of Christian praying. This is not to deny that there was a development in the conception of prayer, though this development is more pronounced in the Old Testament than it is in the New Testament and early church. The consistency in the latter case is seen in the close correspondence between Jesus' prayer life and the prayer life of the New Testament church. This consistency extended into the patristic period, for the early Father's understanding of prayer was thoroughly shaped and limited by the Lord's Prayer, particularly through mutually influencing exegetical literature on it, devotional and liturgical use of it, and the catechetical tradition that employed it.

When people pray, it is their methods of believing were they can express their feelings and heart by talking to God.
most often they do this due to it gives strenght according to them spiritualy and physically.

The do it to ask God favors or thank for something.

people pray because of their beliefs in god , praying is praising , they are praising god because they believe in him , some people pray for good health , good life , wanting some guidance or  by seeking for forgiveness.

Praying relieves human beings spiritually.Thats why, people  always prefer pray to a god to demand their unnecessary demandings. I am sure that God dont care about your ferrari or mansion desires.

More than once it was said that people go to God only when they are very hard in their lives. That's when prayer begins. Otherwise, no one remembers About what rituals prayer and generally about religion. Only difficulties in life and problems contribute to the fact that a person begins to pray.

Becase religion told them to. It's "bad" if you don't communicate with what you believe in

Because we likes to talk to ourselves ..

I agree! In life, people always take spiritual consideration seriously. I believe that! When doing something you always pray to gods, gods or gods for you. Help your spirit more confident. Are you a god? Pray for our lives in peace.

In life, people always take spiritual consideration seriously.
Just wont admit we likes talking to ourselves.. ;)

Spiritual another meaning for something is out there like a ghost ..
To talk to the ghost ..NO WE ARE TALKING TO OURSELVES .. ;)

So who are you talking to and what will it do ? or perform ?

See stop with the lies and you shall be set free..WE LIKES TO TALK TO OURSELVES..Admit it ;D..

1) Prayer is selfish
2) You couldn't change a god's divine plan no matter how hard you pray (can you pray harder?)
3) Telepathic gods don't exist
6) Stop bothering/annoying the non-existent gods with your selfish prayers

Instead of praying, and asking god to fix your problems... spend that time fixing your own damn problems

People are more selfish because they just want them, I want to be rich lord I want you to be a beautiful lord home.

people pray because thats the culture they believe when they were born and growing up , and some people pray for themselves , they want to thank or they want forgiveness in their sins or mistakes. every religion is doing that , praying...

Why should tired of praying, let it live flowing as it is. Life flowing is not there, all in line with qadha and qadar Allah. Among them we are still given the option to determine the best for us. The thing that most knows what is best for us is not this weak self, but God.That is why we need to pray, beg for guidance, guidance, protection. God Himself asks us to pray to Him

Well I guess prayer shows that you believe in God that you have faith in Him.  It is a way of communicating to God for saying thank you and wishing a peace life.

Only the selfish people pray to ask God for things all the time, Sometimes we have to pray to thank God for the numerous wonderful things that HE has done for us. Prayer is a fellowship between the CREATOR and his creation.

Praying is having a conversation with God. For me, when i prayed, I am somewhat relieved. It's like all the pain and the burden in my heart is all gone. You should try it some time. To have a meaningful conversation with God.

I think that prayer is not only a conversation with God, but as a means that programs a person to achieve success. It's more like a self-suggestion after which people are able to achieve more.

Why do some people pray? because that would make them feel safer. Somehow they would feel like they have someone to lean on, someone that can listen to whatever they say or they wish.

People pray because their brain releases dopamine when they do and it makes them feel good. They're drug addicts.

Because by praying we show the relationship between us and God, where in the prayer we give thanks for the blessings of God also, we can pray the wishes of our intentions also.
Pray is the bridge between humans and God as the creator.

Hope, it is a strong and dangerous feeling,

praying is a hope to have a miracle fix your problems  ;D

People pray for forgiveness of their sins and thank our lord for all the blessings that we have. Allways pray, because praying everday makes you a better person.

Very well said, I agree 100 %.
If I can add, prayer is even much more.
It's direct talk with our Heavenly Father, it's conversation with our Creator.
Through prayers miracles can happen, if we can touch God's hearth.
In the beginning we may not hear God's voice but later, as we develop our hearth and love, we start real talk with God.

We pray not just because we want something to happen. We pray because we want to be grateful and give thanks to all the things that happened. Praying on something because you wanted a guidance that you are still on the right path.

They pray because they beleive in a higher power that will guide them.

It's a sign that people are seeking for the guidance and protection of the almighty one.

I think the reason why people pray is that we are born religious, we actually believe that God is real and that he is listening every time we pray. Faith keeps us believing in God. And somehow it helps to pray, it gives you a sense of relief.

People pray because they recognize their incapability over something and they recognize there is someone more sovereign than they are who is able to do what they cannot do. Who can do what is impossible for them to be done. They pray when they believe the one they are praying to is powerful.

haha you're right, it's like a double moral thing. They just remind of God when they are in a hard situation.

Why do people pray? Because it is only the way we mortals can communicate to God. Praying is also a spiritual need for us humans. Some people pray because they need someone to talk to. Some they seek for help or enlightenment and many more.

To connect with what they believe in, or simply thank to that entity.

because they search for comfort.

Because everyone must have a religion

Praying is putting good thought in the mind.

Praying is not just for saying what you want it is also for those that want to share their problems with too God. I think it is not being douce sayong what you want but entrusting that God would always be in control and His will be done. There is nothing wrong in sayig that you would like this and this but in the end, you know that His will be done and that is everything that you can hope for.

Nice.  We pray like what you said not to just always asking for what we want.  We should pray because there are things that we do not know comes to us in a form of blessings.  We are blessed but we do not know why because He gave that blessings.  Are we good enough or did we do something really nice that He gave us a sort of reward that we call blessings?  Simple things that makes us realized that without Him we can do nothing and without Him we are nothing.  It is not good to boast on things that we acquire such as honor, achievements, or money.  He is the reason why we have those things because of His blessings.  If He wants, he can take all that from us. Be thankful always.

Because everyone is praying to God for health, fortune and goodness in his life. Certainly in accompanied also with a hard work

Yeah, and also we need to pray so we can thank God. And to have a daily guidance. It is our obligation to thank god every day and every night before going to sleep.

Praying is a necessity to be done, asking the god to be a very good deed, if we want something we should pray and try, if God allows our petition to be granted.

Its up to that particular individual. The 'hope' is
the reason they are praying to begin with for
whatever reason. I'm not religious, so I can't help
you past that. People believe crazy shit, some
only turn door nobs with their teeth as not to get
germs on their hands; it's what makes us unique.

For people to ask for guidance. They ask for spiritual help in the hopes of their wishes to come true. Some people believe that if they pray, their divine creator will hear them and make their prayers come into existence. For me, i believe in god and in his ability to answer my every prayer, i believe that he is there to guide me and keep me safe.

People need to somehow send their requests to the universe or turn to the higher powers. So they came up with prayers through which they will hand over their requests.

Many people believe that prayer is not just a religious exercise but that God does listen to prayers and answers them. Isaac, from Kenya, says: “I prayed for help to understand the Bible. Soon afterward, someone approached me and offered the help I needed.” In the Philippines, Hilda wanted to quit smoking. After repeated failures

Because man needs a god, no god man will not exist, god is the creator

We all know that we need to pray to God who created to us. Our plan we need to ask God if this plan are good to us or not.
And praying is the way to talk God we can tell to him anything our plan we ask him to guide us what is the better we do in our life.

So all possible things that you talked to god is praying? How about those who are saying all bad words to him are they also praying? because you have said that this is the only way that we mortals could communicate to the creator?

This is good point that those who saying all bad words to him they are not praying because they are not happy and still communicating with creator about all things some one need to give reasonable reply this topic also

Praying is one of the way to communicate with God. Praying does not always mean for us people to ask for what we want but give thanks for what we are receiving. Simply for us waking up in the morning and for our guidance everyday. Be greatful because God knows what you need, you just need to wait.

People pray because that is how they've been taught by their religion to pray if they're in need or in some crucial, dangerous situation but in reality these gestures doesn't do anything and might get you killed if you stand idle if for example some pieces rocks that is a size of a boulder falls from a building  and you did not run but pray instead. These examples set up by religions are nothing but a lie while these priest, popes sits on a pile of cash while preaching to help the poor and feed those starving people. How can this religions has many churches and schools but doesn't do anything to resolve poverty and starvation.

For believers yes, it's one way to make god hear pretty much anything you want to tell him. Be it thanksgiving, or praying for something to be accomplished or given. It's actually a good thing as it binds people to doing what they believe is good. And for most, it's the cornerstone of religion.

I have an aunt who somehow despise Muslims for their salah and Catholics for their rosaries. "We keep pestering God over and over for stuff and with these, you're not even asking or trying to talk, you're just making noises!"  ;D

Even when I was religious, I don't really like those people who openly pray outside their homes or church. Too me it all seems like virtue-signalling.

People pray because they want to express their feelings to God almighty, or they want to talk  to almighty God.
Some people pray because they're facing a big  problem which they knew God will strengthen them and comfort them too,
something like that.

I think prayer is a way how we can discuss with god and when we pray our hearts may be able to feel calm ;)

because people need a place where they accepted no matter what, be forgiven no matter what they had done and something to believed. and some people think praying is for their after life and they think it was something right to do.

We pray because God exists, because we are created to worship the creator

The religion of many people says that you need to pray in order to glorify God and communicate with God. Many thus communicate with God and send their hopes to the universe

To feel connected with their God.

5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

People pray either because they want everything to appear magically without actually working for it. Some people pray to ask for forgiveness just for self satisfaction that they repented for their deeds just by saying a prayer.
Whereas some people pray when there is no hope left in some situations where they lose all the hope they tend to rely on someone people call "God". In some situations people need a false faith to keep going on or to have some hope that someone will listen to that prayer one day. But there are some people who pray for peace of mind and things like that. I'm agnostic btw.

People think that their allmighty entity will help them or listen to their requests.

I've done this, but I am telling in my prayers what I really want, it is not that I am being selfish to my prayers. Also, that is the most common part of a prayer, but before we pray, let's try to thank the God first.

People are praying not because it needs because if you do pray there are lot of things that could be change don't pray if you need him don't pray if you need item pray for that you are bless you wake up everyday and continue life even your nonsense in this world.

People pray because they are too lazy to do anything else.

See a child missing?  Don't go look for him - just pray.

See wildfires burning?  Don't volunteer or donate - just pray.

 ::)

Yeah point taken, i believe people are praying as their defense mechanism on fears or anything that bothers them thinking that they can't do it alone. I somehow agree with you but i think prayer is done not only for wishing but also acknowledging and giving thanks.

In my honest standing about God and Praying. I do believe in God but i dont pray and for almost a decade  i dont go to church. Most people i know do pray because they want something and thanks for some that they recived. But i do respect thier beliefs.

People pray because sometime ago other people came up with a religion and came up with prayers for addressing God. Many people do not violate these traditions and turn to God with the help of prayer.

We pray because we need to, even though if it is God's will or not. Not because of God's will we don't pray at all, God is challenging our faith in Him yet we need to seek God in good or in bad times.

Yes, prayer is like our talk with God.
We can't live without talking, so we can't live without prayer.
God waiting for us to come back and sometimes He makes our lives difficult, in order to help us to change.

People communicate with God through prayer, they believe that the creator should be treated not through ordinary words, but with the help of prayer and their request will be heard.

Prayer is a spiritual sustenance, and perhaps we have many things we want, and we can not have it in our lives. Then we need to pray and give us hope and let us be mentally satisfied.

You're assuming things. I pray to myself not to god. It increases my confidence and helps me do better.
Praying to god? I don't really get the point of that either. Maybe it helps some people have more confidence and peace, not me.

Why are praying for yourself, praying is a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God based on wikipedia and you are not a God. People are praying because they want to tell God what they want, God knows everything but He needs faith in able to accept prayer only those who have faith will be answered prayer.

"Prayer: an earnest hope or wish"
Latin roots of the word doesn't involve god anywhere. Prayer doesn't necessarily involve god.

I think it depends on what you believe in. If you believe that God has a plan, you will not put your needs and wants on your prayer. Usually other people say their prayer to thank God and to forgive them for their sins. I think you can just add up you wish and let God do his plan. If he thinks that your wish is up to his plan then he will surely grant it in his plan. There's no format for prayers, prayer is your way of speaking to God. Your prayer depends on how you view God.

How do you pray to your self? You are the boss of yourself it is probobly not praying but encouraging yourself to be better of something. To take courage and be confident over something. Those who believe in someone mightier than they are or someone more sovereign pray. Prayer is something spiritual.

when i need comfort i pray..

praying makes one come close to god.

because it is a spiritual need.

They simply thank their God or ask something to them/him.

To verbalize their intentions, beliefs, or desires. The purpose of this is unique for each individual, as are the effects or how such is experienced.

I think that sometimes you can ask god to change something and he can. Sometimes he can't. Maybe it's that simple but honestly I think that part of it is just to feel as if you are helping. A prayer for a loved one in need can be a relief just for yourself because you tried something at least!

BLASPHEMY! 

Name something your imaginary god can't do.  My imaginary god can do anything.

   
Prayer is an spiritual need of a person.Through prayer we can communicate with God.We can praise god of everything he did to us. We can repent for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right.We can ask God for what we need.And yeild or receive for what i have pray.

Perhaps most Lithuania for some people Toyota not only the possibility of a connection with God, but also a moral calm or even hope. After all, the whole street in order to get a chance.

People tend to believe in power and they also tend to ask for some stuff from powerful creatures. For that reason, many of the people are asking for cars, houses, better health from nonexistend god. Praying is an instinct to compensate our pains and desires.

Prayer is just a way to encourage oneself, it's not an assurance that you will be successful in your goals but it will motivate you to make it happen because you believe that there is someone beside you through out achieving your goal.

People pray because there are things they cannot do. That's when they need someone or something out there or up there that might be of help. Things beyond human power are attributed to the gods. Praying is the way to send their pleadings to them.

In the holy scripture God give us commandment to pray. Several places in the bible we were ask to pray for our nations, for kingdom of God itself, for our peace and for ourselves. Prayer create this understand in us that without God we can not do anything of ourselves. Prayer is good and it most be directed to him that ask us to pray.

praying is the only way to talk to God. prayer helps us to deplete our stress and our problems because we are talking to our God. every religion has a different God but still respect every religion because that's how they live and they've used to it. So in short praying is one of the process where you can help yourself because you have a faith on your God.

praying is a way to talk to God.

Prayer is a spiritual sustenance

Praying is a personal thing they have their reasons.

most of the people pray when they are desperate.

i always pray for luck  >:(

they pray to connect with what they believe in

people should pray because, by Him, all things are possible. Jesus says in Mark 10:27, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God."
    Daniel 9:18 tells us: “We do not ask because we deserve help, but because you are so merciful.” (Mercy means showing favor, compassion, and kindness.)
    God’s ultimate demonstration of love is forgiveness of the sins each of us have committed. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it” (John 3:16-17).

He is the only God who has done this, and is the only God able to do so. But His enemy, Satan, has sent many false gods to deceive mankind. Do not be deceived nor allow anything or anyone to take priority over the only true and living God.

God has a perfect time for our wishes. But for me not all of our wishes will do to come true, because God has a purpose of everything of why this is all happening for us, why they are poor and rich people. We all know that even rich and poor people have problems in life and for me God made it for us to grow and for us to learn from it, we are praying to lean on him and not just by wishing some material things.

Praying is a way of communicating with our Lord who created us. It is our way to thank God for his blessings that he continually poured out upon us. So we should always pray for our guidance and protection everyday.

Funny position. You have to be conscious and not God and your parents and instead of asking for God's help which is not and never was go to the parents and ask them for advice. Sure they always help you. What is your God, he is ever helped someone? The question of course is rhetorical.

prayer is very important who believe in faith to god prayer is the easy way communicte to god because god make all the things in his world i want success in your life need to trust the power came for our god he the daily basic needs of his follower.

Man will not live without God. God created everything, earth and sky. God created man and deadly. Man can not resist the power of God.
Praying is a form of devotion to God.

It's simply a part what religion demand to people to do.

My thinking is that every man have right on his private life. That's thinks are not matter in business world.

Personally I am not telling God what to do when I pray. I am asking for his wisdom ,guidance and grace. I believe God is all powerful and he ask us to pray so why would I not do so. If he has asked for people to pray to him it only stands to reason that he listens and judges accordingly to the worthiness of your prayers.

Prayer doesn't apply to hedonists, but I'm not such a person, I need god and pray is the best way. For the atheist is like a joke but it can actually be interpreted as a boisterous spirit suggestion.

Prayer is a very importsnt aspect in a religious person's life. As you've said, this is how you talk to god. And it also keeps people closer tobtheir beliefs. I think even atheists at times would be praying themselves if they find themselves into some situations. We can all agree whether we believe or not tbat prayer is a strong indication that a person has faith and there will be times no matter how non-believers deny it, that prayers actually work

Praying is the right of every human being, the goal of praying clearly different people will have one thing in common is to hope that God grant what is expected by the human

People have different reasons to pray, some are praying hoping they can have something they want, some are praying just thanking god for the blessings and other are praying just to guide them for anything they do.

People pray to have peace of mind. Praying is a time to give thanks in everything you have because it is a blessing for you and also for the good health and strenght given to us.

I or the people pray because they or I want forgiveness in their sins or wrongs. In every religion must do so in my opinion this is a prayer

people pray in order for us to communicate with GOD.
its better to pray everyday not only when you were going to church it also allow praying  at house or everywhere.
people praying maybe be because they want to give thanks to GOD for all the blessings he give,or it also because they asking for forgiveness, and maybe they are praying for something they want  .

Yes I agree with you.  It is our way to communicate with our Creator.  Thanking him for all the blessings we received everyday and for taking good care of us.  It is also our way of asking Him what we want.  Through prayers we can hinor and glorify and worship Him.  It is also way to feel that you are close with Him and that He is just like our father here on earth that we can talk to. 

Way back then, I really preferred to just keep it at home. Heck, I don't even do the "actual" praying with the sign of the cross thingie. I just prayed silently. I was fond of rosaries when I was a kid though and collected several prayer booklets which I never used anyway.

Surely as a person who believes "to pray" is a communication between who has provided all the necessities with who can enjoy it (just like parent communication to his son). Should "pray" be an obligation at all times, to express what happened, even though he was all-knowing. But many are in new trouble wanting to "pray", why?

Those who do not have hope for the future are praying. Those who are in a difficult life situation pray and pray for help. Thus, people want some higher power to simply solve all their problems

Wait... Are you telling me that's the reason of our existence? What a lame life.

Praying is one of the many ways to communicate to our god. People pray to thank god for the blessings, to ease their pain, to help them to get what they want. Many people are praying hoping that something may come to change their life.Hoping that people will love each other and stop the fights. There are so many reasons to pray. Even the people who don't believe in god pray when they don't know what to do for some situations.

Well, it makes we wonder if the atheist even say the word of God when they faces difficulties in life or in an instant situation.  For sure they are.   ;)  When I was in college everytime I passed this city, I always read " Pray hard it works" and that was my favorite place since then.  And I am always thinking of that post everytime I faced difficulties.  I am thinking the power of prayer that it will happen when I just pray hard.  We pray not only to said to God our wants and needs but to thank Him for all the blessings we have in life.

People need to believe in something and somehow turn to the higher powers, so they came up with a prayer for treatment. Although I think that God can hear us without prayer.

People pray cos':

1. For protection
2. Giving thanks
3. Appreciating Dearest Lord
4. Communicating with Dearest Lord

Most of the people are praying for their needs which is necessary.

People pray in order to give thanks to all the blessings the Lord has given. Also, we pray for guidance and for the forgiveness of our sins. It is the only way in order to communicate with our Lord. It is as if we are facing the Lord or speaking to a friend who is always willing to listen to all of our worries.

People pray if they are ill or they are afraid of something

LOL, that's a funny quote.

Sure, but they need to understand they can pray anywhere and not just in curch or similar...

For ACTS
ADORATION - to give God praise and honor for who he is as Lord over all.

CONFESSION: to honestly deal with the sin in your prayer life.

THANKSGIVING: to verbalize what you're grateful for in your life and in the world around you.

SUPPLICATION: to pray for the needs of others and yourself.

I am going to tell you my own personal reason why I pray. I usually pray right after I wake up, before a meal, before leaving home , and before going to sleep. I pray because praying gives me a sense of security, praying makes me feel safe, and it makes me think and feel that God is always there for me and He will never let anything bad happen to me. If ever there happens to be something bad that happened to me, I am sure that God did his best to eliminate the other negativity and that was just a small problem.

people are praying because in their belief in god and there is only one creator they called god the only son of our jesus christ is the only one we can assured, we can hears and answers our prayer.

prayer is the only way to a real and personal relationship with our god,jesus christ is our lord and savior when you pray there we will receive
his mercy,and we will find grace when we need it.

some ask for guidance, blessings, forgiveness and some just pray to worship and show their intimate faith towards their saviour. Here we have different races and religion so let us just respect each others belief and just avoid to discriminate the other races. I tell this because as i can see right in our society people tend to evaluate who are superior

People pray because they understand its failure. It's obvious begging. But they understand that nobody will give nothing to them and therefore appeal to a non-existent God. Preachers are encouraged to do and try to make money. As a result, people are without money and without asking.

People pray because they need someone to talk to regarding to the things they experienced difficulties. They are asking and seeking for God's help. They are thinking that no one could help them, no one can understand their situation. Even if they want to give up, they still fighting because through praying they feel that they have an alliance and opportunity to survive.

Well the point is that we can get a new car or anything we actually want only when the God is satisfied with us.
Religion says be modest and dont get rude when everything is good and dont get humiliated when it is not good situation.
If our objective is to please the God and it is our primary objective and other things like cars, money etc. we will get them and we will know that only the God can give us the strength and focus and mind to get what we want.

People pray only when it's hard times for them. Prayer is despair.
You have to rely on your strength, but for many it's too difficult.

I have noticed this also. In the past the only time I have "prayed" in my head was when in despair.

Not done it in a very long time however.

We just remember God when we are in the worst situation. Seeking for help and guidance but when we are so much happy we don't even bother to thank him. For me prayer should be solemn and shouldn't be focused on yourself but for others.

Im not doing the same thing that you say when praying..
When i am praying to God im simply communicating with Him...
And not asking all the things i wanted...
Im making a conversation and not a wishlist....
:D

 For me praying is the way to cummunicate in our God. Peoples are praying to our God for the forgiveness of their sins, because God will forgive us. And by praying we share our problem in God. Some people are praying to God because they want a guidance and strength to face the different problems in their daily life. By, praying it helps us to decides of how we are going to solve our problem.  Praying to God is good, because God is always here to listen our pray, and God will give mercy to us.

Praying is the way of adoring,worshipping,thanking and hoping from the blessings that the creator has given and will be giving us and asking for forgiveness to the sins that had

Get sense at least small, please!

People pray to God for what is better in their lives.

God sends people to Earth with hand full of choices in their lives, they don't know which one is right nor wrong.

So, people pray to God for guidance and of Gods' best selection from the choices they make.

We pray, so that God will save us. He is all and powerful. I believe in God who created for us. Who is always with us when we need Him and when we need someone who can talk to with our problems and sins. We pray so that He will forgive all our sins.

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Namaste: Devi Prayer, Spiritual music, gentle, calming, peaceful music, relaxing music

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Indeed true and correct, It is our way to be close more to God, and even when times of troubles we can the above almighty to strengthen us into our weaknesses and comfort.

Praying is when you seek the solitude and peacefulness in your life.
Why do people pray? Maybe they need strength. Maybe they need a holy intervention. Its not always that we wish for something when we pray. Sometime we just sit there , close our eyes, feel our soul , feed our soul, just stay there and feel the true essence of praying. People pray because we are human fragile and weak. Wishing is far more different from praying.

In my opinion, praying is just another way to run away from the problems without resolving them. Someone who prays believe that the "god" will solve the issue for him, rather than he putting some effort in that direction.

Sometime the problem is not the problem but the attitude to what is percieved as a problem  ;D

Praying is a work that give us strength to do something in our life that we can't do and ask forgiveness in god for do a bad things that happen in our lives. I believe in god that when i pray i feel so bless, i see the presence of god and i'm becoming strong.

People pray because they believe that praying is the only communication to their gods. I also pray to God I believe in his existence the creator of heaven and earth. I pray for forgiveness and thanking him that I exist and experience this wonderful world that he created.

I don't pray. But I have the suspicion that praying was never intended as a "fix my problems" type of thing, and more as a means to get people to subconsciously steer their lives into the direction that they want to move towards.
If you constantly focus on what you want, you will base your life around that even without realizing what you're doing. Praying is one way to achieve this for those that run through life mostly unconscious. I do believe that "prophets" and what not actually understood how reality and humans work, but needed a specific way to communicate it to them to make sure that it would be followed.
Unfortunately a lot of greedy shitheads realized that it could be used to manipulate people as well, so religion went down a bad road.

There are a lot of very valuable lessons to be found in any religion though, even if you don't believe in God.

I agree with you.
Prayer is kind of internal reflection, communication with inner self.
It can help us to focus on real issues in our lives and to realize priorities.
Many times, after such internal talks, inspiration comes, or answers to our problems.

While the main purpose of prayer may be to help others, it never demonstrably does that. Prayers benefit only those believers who say or hear them. Prayer gives them comfort. It lets them think they have some control over a situation that may be out of their hands. It’s the last resort of people who have run out of ideas, and the first resort of people who never bothered to think about how they could actually fix the problem at hand.

This is not harmless. There’s a very real downside to praying. It lulls believers into a false sense of accomplishment. We cannot solve our problems – much less the world’s – through prayer. We often see people with good intentions praying for victims in the wake of a tragedy, but prayer is useless without action, and those actions make the prayers irrelevant. To paraphrase the great Robert Green Ingersoll, hands that help are far better than lips that pray.

I have no problem with “prayer” as an act of meditation. In fact, many atheists can tell you the benefit of silent self-reflection. The delusion occurs when you think someone else is hearing your thoughts and acting on them.

When it comes down to it, prayer is illogical, even in religious terms. If God has a plan, why try to thwart it? If God can be swayed by prayers, what kind of God would allow the horrors we see in the world? And if two devout believers pray for different things, how does God choose the winner? (I'm sure the San Antonio Spurs would love to know the answer to that.)

Prayer is nothing but a powerful placebo. We’d all be better off accepting that. You are the god of yourself, of you dont do something to change the situation you are in, noone will do it for you.

You are a true believer. Some pray only because of the habit. Such prayers are empty and useless.
Only that person who truly believes in God can pray sincerely

To be perfectly fair, logic only holds within fixed boundaries and can never reveal any absolute truth about anything. In order to be able to apply logic, you first need to define a framework. And any sort of conclusion will be limited to that framework, which will always only be a tiny part of the whole picture and thus ultimately break down once you pry deep enough.
Of course that doesn't stop me from loving Mathematics and Science, but it's important to understand that everything a human can create through any method is inherently limited.

I'd also be careful with the "only a powerful placebo" statement. What exactly is a placebo? And why does it work? Some placebos today are more powerful than the pinnacles of modern medication. How is that possible if it's "just a placebo"? What exactly is a placebo and how can it be so powerful?
I do agree with the latter part of that statement though, as in "you are the God of yourself" and would conclude that this is the answer to all the previous questions.

Yes I agree it just means that we need to reflect and have some quiet times.  Quiet times that we used to talk with our creator God.  It is good to talk to Him on whatever we want to say like things that happened in your life the whole day.  Thank Him for all the blessings and ask Him for whatever we want and facing.

They pray because they believe in God. This is the sign that we love and owe him. We pray to guide us in every moment and every second in our daily activities in every day. We pray him to thanks for what have he done to us for good. We pray him to forgive our daily sin eventhough we do it again and again but he cant tired to forvgive us thats why we owed him and we believe.

 Well people pray because basically they acknowledge that there's a supreme among everyone , God. Those reason why we pray is that we ask for anything. To ask for forgiveness, for intervention and much more. It is because our soul and conscience dictates us there's a divine one, that we must love

People pray because they have a hope that God will help them and will fulfill their wishes but the fact is people pray only when they have some difficulties in their life and going through bad phase and when everything is going good for them they will forget to pray.

We know prayer its the only weapon for us, Because wherever we go we always pray for our safe. Even in our family we pray for goodness and safety of our family. And also in bitcoin we pray that we can earn more bitcoin so that we have money for ourself and it can help for our needs in everyday.

Because we have faith that God really exist and He always listen to our prayers. Through praying, you can share to God what ever you want to say. If God hear your problems, difficulties in life and situations that will challenge you, He will help you in order for you to make more stronger.

People pray because they have faith in god and they hope that god will help them out and take them out from their difficulties as no one knows whether god exists or not but its a hope that makes people going and hoping that everything will be fine in the end.

It seems to me that if people spent more time independent solution to their problems then they would have more opportunities to overcome them. Prayers are only distractions. Who can prove that prayer helped at least one person?

Reasons why people pray:
- asking god for something(material, safety, guidance, cure, forgiveness, love life, high grades, answers to problems, etc.)
- giving thanks to god for the blessings
- just to show off that they are religious ones
- some are just copycat because they really don't know the meaning of what they're doing

In those days when there is much more stress and everything the only exit is God. It is way of living and getting strenght for free maybe. You just asking God to get better in something and trying or trying to get over something. The God already knows our wills and what we want so or He is going to give us that or He will make that we do not want something anymore. It is healthy for our minds if we believe in God and when something happens bad for us we know that there is Someone behind us giving us strength and faith in better time.

I think prayer is a way we become aware of and experience God's presence and character. through prayer we meet and connect with God. one key reason to pray is because God has commanded us to pray. do we pray for utilitarian reason because it benefits our physical or can we asy the same thing about our relationship with God.

to seek the face of God

Well, because they believe in God and wait.Something from him and some of the good things in life

To recieved god blessing and good fortune.

Another lost cause thread

People just see the title, and don't bother to read the OP, even the people who quote it clearly did not read it

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