Useless prayers
“ the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much...” James 5:18b unless.... Have you ever prayed a prayer that was just downright silly? I bet you have. How about... you run a red light and with a police car directly behind you. you pray, “Lord, I pray that the police officer doesn’t see me!” How about... after you take a test at school and you pray, “Lord, I hope I did well.” Now for a biggy...You take a blood test, or have lab work done and you pray, “Lord I pray that everything comes out okay.” So, why are these prayers silly? First example. Is God going to blind a police person when you know you’ve broken the law? Well, he didn’t blind one when I accidentally broke the speed limit on my way to church. I did pray though,,, I asked for “MERCY”. Thankfully it was my first ticket... not that it helped my prayer any, just sayin’. So, the second prayer is asking God to go back and fix your mistakes? Ummm....I don’t think so. And the third? If you’ve taken a blood te