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The Purpose of Prayer

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    The Purpose of Prayer In the Bible, God urges humans to pray several times. Why, then, should we pray? What is the significance of prayer in our lives? This is a question that many Christians, as well as people of other religions, have asked. What is the sense of prayer if God oversees both human history and individual lives? Understanding what prayer is is essential to discovering the solution. What is prayer If you view prayer as a means of establishing control over your you will be worried and agitated by what appears to be unanswered prayer. However, if you consider prayer to be an ongoing dialogue with God, you'll realize there is no such thing as an unanswered prayer God may choose not to do what you request when you request it. You may have times when you struggle to hear what He is saying for a variety of reasons. It is indeed difficult to hear no, or even not yet, to what seems to be a good and valid request. However, if prayer is first and foremost a conversation betw