Why Doesn't God Answer Our Prayers?
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Jesus tells us that if we knock, the door will be opened to us, that all who come to him in prayer will get what they want. But this isn't always the case, is it? Sometimes, our prayers are not answered. What does this say about God, and how do we reconcile this with our faith?
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I liked the analogy of the walkie-talkie
Yes. God will actually talk to YOU, if you shut up once in awhile and listen.
And let go of the other 2 buttons that we tend to hold, Fear and Doubt. Then we can hear God better than ever!
God wont do anything for you and no matter what you ask you wont receive anything. The only one on this planet who will answer your prayers is yourself.
You've layered so many conditions onto prayer that you may as well say that it's either random, not going to happen, or was going to happen anyway - Which means the act of prayer is irrelevant. So why even bother praying?
I've gotten down on my knees praying for my life to get better and I feel like he's just standing there wanting me to break into my wrath and watching me suffer and I'm sick of it🔥😠
I was 36, out of the Army for two years, and stuck in a dead end, low-paying job. I regretted leaving the Army. But there was no going back and if I could I would have. Now I was frustrated but worse, truly afraid. I prayed intently to God, telling Him that I made no demands or expectations of Him, but that I would appreciate any help, anything, from Him. One month later, while stacking books at my low-paying job, I received a phone call from my head-hunter. My job interview was successful. I had a job offer at a very good salary, excellent benefits, and restored me to the middle class. More, I now had a meaningful future ahead of me. Was I grateful? You bet I was and I profusely thanked the Lord.
@PODCAST - SørenCast Z Don’t give up. Keep praying, and I will pray for you.
@PODCAST - SørenCast Z yet. I'll pray for you.
why he doesn't give me as well ? i lost 3 gf because of him :@ now i dont have a job
@@rithheal7238 it's so unfair I lost 8 jobs and 2 girls in three years :(
@@smokeymcpot69 ohh :( yeah
Sooooo…. Disease , suffering … children with cancer … what about when you pray for that and it’s continually ignored
Stressed guy: "God , please help me find a parking space"
[Couple of minutes later]
Calmer guy: "OK, God, not to worry: I've found one right here!"
And a minute later stressed guy has heat stroke because God didn't answer his prayer
I love this!!!
What!?
A dear spiritual man taught me this lovely prayer 30 years ago “Lord Act for me and Act through me “🦋🙏🏼
It makes me feel reassured
@@carolinenorman6141 So do you hear God speak to you, and if so, what does he sound like?
Gus Grizzel no I don’t hear God speak if I heard Him speak I would go to a doctor lol,I sometimes read the bible and spiritual books favourite text in the bible New Testament The whole of Romans chapter 8 you will find it just after the 4 gospels
🙏🏼🦋
@@carolinenorman6141 I've already read it, but it doesn't prove anything.
@@gusgrizzel8397 your right it does not prove anything St Paul is talking to people who already have faith
This guy makes more sense than any other pastor I've listened to in church, and I've listened to some "big names" with big "love offering requests"
I may have to convert to Catholicism
@Tu Madre hey I go to a Baptist church at the moment too :)
I'm also considering converting to Catholicism. I'm a Protestant but, it just doesn't seem to fit me and who I am. It seems while in the past it was corrupt with greed and evil, now in the present day, it just seems like me, like my path. My journey to eventually going to heaven and it just calls to me. I cannot describe it, but it seems like God is calling me and that Catholicism is the christian denomination that he wants me to follow. Christians can walk different denominations, whether it be Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Non Denominational, or Eastern, or Messianic Judaism, after all for most denominations who are christian, aren't we all just brothers and sisters in Christ? One Family, ko'okahi Ohana, Uno/una Familia? And i say this statement as an attempt to unite all sects in Christianity in love, compassion and acceptance of one and other, after all, we read the same scriptures, we live in the same world, but most importantly, we all worship the same God.
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Ah yes, prayer... When something good happens in our life, regardless of who worked for it or how hard they worked for it... its God. When something bad happens in our life, its all us or the work of some almost-god evil thing.
Prayer works on the rate of chance, or worse. Ironically, when tested, there are many times where the extra stress to perform that's put on the person who knows they are being prayed for causes the chance of the prayer being fulfilled to be worse than chance.
Conformation bias at its finest. If I ask for it, and I get it, regardless of how much effort I put into it... "THANK GOD!" If I ask for it, and don't get it... "well, sometimes God says no", or "when god closes a door, he opens a window". Whether people get what they ask for or not, they use it to say God answers prayer. Meanwhile, we have no way to tell if it was God answering prayer, or random chance.
Yeah… where’s the retort to this? (I can just delete my comment… cause this says it better). I’m dying to be on board but this is exact thing I can’t get passed……..
And to top it off, “Blessed are those who believe but have not seen”, ie If you still have Faith and nothing is going your way then you’re even better off than those who have “seen”… a really nice catch-all. And throw in a nice “suffering is redemptive”, covers it all.
I’m too stupid, I guess, to figure it out.
So basically trust in god and gods wider vision.
This logic is completely dumb. If it's God's will, why pray? It's his right to make you suffer and go through pain so you can be "more like him"? What kind of messed up, abusive father is that?
God hasn’t answered the prayers of so many people. Get back to me when He bothers to.
Fr. Casey, it was your ex girlfriend loss, but it is our gain hahaha. I thank God for calling you to become our Priest. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ. You always choose the best to become your servant. Praise the Lord
...So, your entire explanation here is just a Catholic version of the Texas Sharpshooter fallacy, where you ignore all of the misses while asserting that the hits were due entirely to a fictitious being instead of circumstances, the person's efforts, or blind fracking luck.
I understand that this kind of content is only intended for the people who already accept nonsense like this at face value, but I still have to wonder how you can sit there spewing fallacious, and in at least one case disgusting, excuses to try and justify your beliefs.
Because for some reason, we hold God way less accountable than any human. Imagine calling someone for help who you’ve been let down by soooo many times, and yet people tell you that the problem is you’re not asking the right way....or imagine trusting in someone who you’ve heard all these amazing stories about how he helped other people....just not YOU. I mean, it’s ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong, I attend Mass weekly. Confession monthly. I just feel I am more faithful to God than he is to me.
So right. Im almost sick of seeing people in nice houses gushing over their relationships with God while I pray and pray and feel nothing
If you find yourself making endless excuses for why an invisible and supposedly all-powerful being doesn't keep its promises, you just might be in a cult.
I'm from India. I had the same experienced with my relationship.i really appreciate for making me understand.
Sometimes people break up with to wake us up. At this moment, search Jesus. 🙏💕
Yes I'm praying every day🙏 I believe that one day he will answer my prayers. Thanks.
@@asingtungshang5248 one day you'll look back and see the bigger picture and why it happened, then it'll make sense. keep your chin up and remember that He is in control! blessings from the US
Been fired yesterday and and found this vid today. Right timing and made me felt a little better. Tq Fr. Casey. Pray for me that I may get a job soon. Thank u and God bless from Malaysia.
I really like the vibe of this video: calm music, no crazy transitions, etc. Perfect for the topic, thanks father!
Me too ! Excellent video, and great message.
Sammy 2414 hahah don’t forget Father Casey is not the brother we used to hear any longer... he’s also adding some beautiful years up onto his shoulders 😉🥰
A vey bright and talented man. Thank you.
So you went to college to become a monk? Why didn't God spring for the full tuition?
I wish God would have healed my mother of her cancer. Sadly, she passed away six months ago. I wish he would have saved my father as well.
Keep praying for them.
I'm sorry for your loss. But remember that death is not an obstacle for God. You love your parents and it's okay to grieve for them.
Im curious what happened to this guy, and what kind of dysfunctional past he must have had to become so disconnected from reality.
He does answer. Sometime the answer is 'not yet', or 'I have something better in mind for you.'
@David Russell Yes, like the story of the man and the flood. The flood waters were rising, and a man in a Jeep came by to rescue him. "No, God will save me!" The flood waters rose to where he climbed to the second floor of his house, and someone came in a boat. "No, God will save me!" The waters rose to where he had to climb onto the roof, and a helicopter came and lowered a basket. "No, God will save me!" The man drowned, and said to God, "I trusted in You; why did You not save me?" God said, "I sent you a Jeep, I sent you a boat, I sent you a helicopter. You refused them and it is MY fault?"
Did you actually hear a voice saying those words, or is this your projection on things?
@@gusgrizzel8397 It is what I frequently realize in the light of subsequent events.
@@brucealanwilson4121 So if there wasn't a god, things would be the same. You have no proof of any answers at all. Just making up things and fantasizing to maintain your ground is all you can do.
@@gusgrizzel8397 This remark is not fit for response except that if you think that this argument will undermine my faith, you must think my conviction weak. I will leave further response to the far more expert mind of Bro. Casey.
I just heard a review of this video by Vice Rhino. I have to admit that as an apologist / priest you do come off as sanctimonious. . . my words not his. I do wish you were less smarmy, but you can't help who you are.
I guess I should say that personally, I find your comments about unanswered prayers to be very shallow, unimaginative, and unconvincing. Better luck next time.
I’m happy you have your Delusionas but if god is all powerful and maybe he should actually communicate not just let us guess did that happen because of god or because of my hard work or just luck it’s basically a one way conversation
Why would God show me someone- this perfect person, as my spouse. After I've been praying so long for them. And then they appear. Even better than anyone my imagination could have conjured up. And then he takes them away before anything can start? I am so confused. I understand they have free will but I don't get it. Why show this person to me and then take them away? What's the point? If he knows that person would just ditch me? I asked so many times to make me forget them then, if they dont want me, so that I can find a good spouse who does. And yet instead my love grows deeper every day. It is incredibly painful and never ending.
This priest is actually far beyond His age. His parents are so lucky.
What do you do if you ask for help, suffering everyday and no help comes? Is the person experiencing only pain all the time at fault for not reading Gods intentions?
How are you doing now ? I need hope
Very wise of you Casey. I love learning about this. Fills my mind with knowledge and wisdom to see the world. Thank you.
I read somewhere that God answers them in three ways. Go. Which means he agrees and will give you what you pray for, slow which means he might grant it but wants to wait for the right time and then No. no matter he will not answer it
Very well said, Father. I've been praying non-stop for my Mom these last few days, and her sickness to be minimal and healed. I know God can do these things, but I also know I need to get out of the way and let them happen instead of staring my anxieties down a microscope and living in fear, instead of hope.
Ok WOAH. As soon as I sent this my Mom texted me telling me she's coming home from the hospital. Literally within minutes. That blows my mind. GOD IS GOOD.
Amazing!
@@BreakingInTheHabit If that isn't a divine message I don't know what is haha You're pretty good at this Priest thing Father 😉😁
Yes Fr. Casey I find Soooooooo helpless Sometimes.please Pray for me. Thankyou. INDIA.
@@thinknaught7735 Thank you so much!
Many years ago our professor opened a class discussion on the very same topic. Class members responded with the very same responses as yours. He thanked us for our thoughts and proceeded on with his lecture (Gospel of Mark). A student raised her hand and interrupted him to ask what was his take on the question. He answered: "I believe anything we could ever possibly ask for has already been given to us, in Christ" S.B.M., SJ
It took me some time, shall we say, to understand his answer. I have been astonished ever since.
Yes, this is Jesus's "Lesson from the Fig Tree"...Mark 11:24, one of my favorite bible passages.
wow that student is he biggest simp i've ever heard of, in fact it redefined the word " simp" in my mind
The same thing happens if you pray or don't pray. Either way you can rationalize it to fit your opinion.
There is no conclusive evidence that prayer works much less it being a necessary part of your life excluding the psychological benefits.
If it makes you comfortable to pray about the situation then do it. Just don't expect much out of it, and you will be much better off
There are a few questions i think we should stop trying to answer. This is 1, another is why do bad things happen to people. There is no good answer. Only God can answer each of us. And I feel when/if He answers, it will be unique to each of us. Unique to our situation, suited to our understanding. I get Him not answering your prayer for your girlfriend to come back to you. However, to me, the explanation doesnt hold for someone praying for a loved one's life or an end to war.
So wait, how is your father getting a job an act of God?
God doesn’t answer our prayers, because He simply doesn’t care. This is all ies… So God paid for your studies, but not for me? So I prayed, I begged, I anguished. So basically God love syou more then He love me. Well then He can keep his false love, he supposed good deeds, and let me do things my way. Since he doesn’t care about us, we orphanes left by a absent God. Then he is no better then any earthly father.
None of this rationale is stated in the bible ... it clearly says 'ask and it shall be given to you', no qualifications, no ifs or buts. If I 'ask' that my baby brother be healed from cancer, and he is not, what's the point?
I’m not nearly qualified to answer this question but I don’t think the logic of “I should get everything I ask for” is good.
I will be 40 soon. God has not blessed me with anyone. No children or anything. No one wants me as I am very unattractive.
Be grateful that you are white, at least... Am from a hated race, hated hair type and skin color... Am beautiful, but my brothers and father isnt, their name is sticked to my name, I can never get rid of my origins.
I would choose to have all life problems but be white
Prayer is the same as talking to an invisible friend. And getting prayers “answered” is the same as flipping a coin - it’s just chance. All of this is in your head.
Proverbs 15: 29 The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 28: 9 One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
1 John 3: 22 and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
John 15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [a]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already [b]clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in Me, [c]and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit [d]of itself [e]but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him [f]bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so [g]prove to be My disciples. 9 Just as the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. 10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 11 These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
The last time I called for help I was left to grow up in an abusive house with everything telling me I was completely alone. Thanks, god.
God is always there, we just can't see it. I'm really sorry for your story.
@@hillhokan4378 I mean, he's really good at hiding and must have wanted me to grow up feeling abandoned by him so... Oh well I guess.
Hey there, my heart aches for the hurt done to you… but I know God’s heart aches more. I don’t understand Him but I do know He promises to restore everything that hurt and harm take from us. I don’t know why evil exists. I don’t know why He’s silent. I don’t know why we must be victims when there is a divine and powerful God around. But I trust him. I hope the wounds inflicted on you will be healed through time and love. If you need anyone to talk to, I can figure out something and talk about it
I'm so sorry. We'll never truly understand why God let's these horrible things happen. I'm so sorry you had to endure that.
@@jacquelinezr thanks, it's fine now, it's just left me unable to trust the god that would allow it anymore.
All of out faith. God doesn't answer me. I wasn't fortunate enough to have someone pay for my schooling. Looking back, I wish I never went to grad school. I hate my life. I hate myself. God has his favorites, and I'm not one of them. Why bother praying if God already has a plan? It's irrelevant. And I'm tired of praying to a God who only wants to see me suffer in this life.
He doesn't answer because he doesn't care...prying is useless and it's a waste of time...speaking from experience .😎😎
Your god doesn’t answer prayers because he simply does not exist. You are attributing other people’s hard work to your god concept and ignoring when it doesn’t work. You’re basically constantly reassuring yourself and others of something you desperately want to believe is true, so you “count the hits and ignore the misses”.
It has been my experience that God answers prayers about fifty percent of the time. I am very grateful when He does, and sometimes He comes through in the most wonderful way, but 50%? It's not like I can rely on Him or anything.
Wow this is bad. so god can't mess with someone's free will. so then how did god enable your dad to get a better job?
so if a prayer fails its the fault of the person praying. asking for a sick church member to be healed is against spreading the kingdom of god?
so we can pray for something as long it lines up with god's will; doesn't that mean it was going to happen anyway? what's the point of praying then?
Anyone who gave this a thumbs up, has never watched Vice Rino's excellent critic of this patronising, illogical, asinine nonsense.
Words are meaningless without action.
Amputees pray everyday for their limbs to grow back.
Unfortunately their prayers are never answered and have not been to this date.
People need to stop searching for answers when the most obvious is staring you in the face
This man is lying to you.
And to himself, no doubt.
LORD JESUS CHIRST please help me that I can come back home 2 visit my Mom ..its almost 26 years ..please hear my prayers..😥😥😥🙏🙏🙏..thankyou LORD..🙏🙏🙏
So, on one of Father Casey's videos from this time last month, I mentioned I was moving across the country, leaving friends and personal belongings. At the time, I wasn't seeing a lot of God's hand in my life. I still don't, not really, but I'm alive, didn't get sick from traveling, and am mostly settled. It wasn't the answer I wanted and the future is uncertain but it's at least an answer to "please get me through this alive". I guess God's Big Picture takes time. Just an update, in case anyone from that video was curious.
I don't know you but I'm on the other end and am terrified to make a move. I'm afraid of a lot of things but if I may I want to say this. Sometimes when you jump the parachute doesn't open right away. You get a few scrapes and bumps along the way but eventually IT WILL open and life will be more "smooth sailing". You have taken the arduous work of overcoming your fears to move across the country. You opened the ground, you tilled it open for God to plant the seeds he wants to plant. That plant doesn't grow into fruition right away. Please still give it time. At least a year unless you have panic attacks or something. YOU ARE BRAVE. You are incredible. I don't say that as some cheap generic compliment. I am on the other side of your situation and the fear is traumatizing so I already know how brave you are. If you feel like chatting let me know. We don't have to be at this alone.
I myself am from Indiana and am tying to make my way to California..
@@justinitsthatguyme010 I went from Florida to Arizona with 3 days notice. This wasn't my first major move. Washington State to Florida, but I had two or three months to prepare that time and felt God was involved. I hope you make it to California safely.
Excellent observation/homily. Wisdom has entered your understanding! Impressive!
How much suffering does a person have to go through before God decides to raise a hand to help the poor bastards down here? Does he even care?! Because it sure doesn't seem like it.
Because God doesn't exist. It's sad how many people still believe in mythology.
When God never answers prayer one is led to the conclusion that God doesn't exist at all, or that your own situation and salvation is hopeless.
Some people say that they don't believe in God because not all prayers are answered, but we most be careful with the standard we want to set. Let me explain:
Let's say all praers are answered, would that lead them to believe in God? Or would they believe in pagan nonsense that the universe arranges itself whenever we have a wish, like if it was a kind of natural law? Would they believe God answered their prayers or they would turn to the Law of Attraction, believing that whatever they think will become a reality?
The fact not all prayers are answered shows something that we may interpret as "arbitrary" (well, if we don't know God's plans nor His reasons, of course it will seem arbitrary), and it's because of that that we can now there is a Will behind it.
God has always answered my prayers in the most critical situations
Then what do you do cus he don’t answer mine
@Cherise Namaganda that exactly what I mean and I go my self to cry with so much hate cus I god never changes anything In me like I feel that everyone prays for me and I still feel so much hate
Well whoopty Doo so I guess it's true God will love some and hate others he will answer some prayers and turn his back on the others
@@bobbyellis2485 I learned in Sunday school that God always answers everybody’s prayers but in His own way and His own time
@@thomaswilke6312 but he is trying is too late the damage is already done and not even he can fix it at least not without turning back time and stopping it from happening in the first place
I found out that prayers to God are most of the time useless. He just doesn't care, I don't see the point of doing this.
Thank you, I’ll stop asking instead I’ll pray for God to give me the strength and enlighten me. The New Age movement has changed my view on God in a bad way, and I have to see God as my Father who knows what’s best 😌
I am 65 ,and raising my Grandson.I love him, at the end of the day I crawl into bed,tired and wondering what will happen to him if I die. I worriy about his speech delay.jasiah is three ,and I work hard on my own, and with speech therapistsfor him to talk,.I pray all the time to God to help him...nothing....I wanted To dedicate him to God ,put him in a loyal catholic school, but with this speech delay it makes these things impossible...He understands, and seems bright, but has a hard time Communicating.... His mother passed away A year ago and I am feeling depressed..I do not Understand why God wouldn't help me with this....
Reminds me of a story my pastor once told me about prayers, A man was stuck on a island in middle of the ocean prayed always for God to save him. After he had passed on he was in heaven and asked God why he never saved him and God responded why didn't you take the fisherman boats I sent you. I think so many people (myself included) have always expected big things when God answers our prayer we miss the little things that shows he is there being the "whisper in the storm"
Im an old man. Cant remember if a single prayer of mine had ever been granted...😢
Thank you Fr. Casey. This was very helpful to me i greatly appreciate you.
SOOOOOO true Father Casey. Thank you so much for the beautiful message. Thank God that He has answer most of my prayers but on His time and not on mine. I do know what you mean about praying for your girlfriend getting back to you. I did the same in 1996 & in 2002....oh I was so wrong. God bless you, and keep those videos coming. To / for the Glory of God always....
This is well said, but what about when you do ask for the right thing? Like peace of mind, financial help, employment and nothing happens? I have begged God as I faced eviction and had to move out of my home. Fly 2000 miles away, praying, fasting for a breakthrough and nothing happens. Why? I get praying out of greed and want but when you pray and devastation takes place then what?
Worst yet, we get to watch bad and undeserving people thrive. This videos are good but not based in reality
I’ve prayed to God for my very stressful situation. I have lost everything, the devil using tenants to force drugs into my home, I prayed and prayed to God for a better place to move to. Nothing and I only have a week left until I’m on the streets. And God left me in this on my own, I trusted He will open doors so the mistreatment by property manager and tenants would stop. So in my case the Devil ALWAYS win. Prayer again unanswered.
Funny how the devil and poverty always work so closely together.
God dosent answer . Either he dosent care , is not real or im not worth his time
This is video did not help at all. I have honestly lost all hope in God
Just when I get my head above water, I start to sink again. Over the years, I've been disappointed more often than happy with prayers answered.
Nice joke, it's all about how lucky you are.
God answers me with the sound of crickets
I am an atheist, but I find your videos inspiring. Keep it going. Also, I saw that you are a Franciscan. I live near the "Cammino di Francesco" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rieti_Valley.
One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Jesus's "Lesson from the Fig Tree", Mark 11:24 "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." I'm learning to work on patience and listening better. God is always working behind the scenes with his angels, setting things into place, according to His will. While waiting, I'm learning to let go of Fear and Doubt.
That is a good passage... one that shows that the bible isn't always right.
@@timeshark8727 Are you trying to infer that this passage isn’t correct?
@@GenXer82 Objectively
but then, I refuse to engage in the mental gymnastics that it takes for "believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" to mean "maybe, if I feel like it and it fits a plan you will never know, I mite give it to you... or I mite not"
@@timeshark8727the Bible is ALWAYS right ❤
@@bethanyharrington1747 Even when it is objectively wrong? How's that work?
About the uslessness of prayer
Joshua 10:14
There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a human being. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!
Translation, he never answers prayer and the only time he did, it was for more murder. Well done, gawd!
I think that is saying ‘a day in which God did what a human suggested’. Like he listened to someone and chose to carry out whatever that someone says. Because God is supreme he doesn’t need to listen to anyone but he chose to go with whtver that person said in that passage. Just my interpretation
Hi..Fr ..life is full of parodox..you have just crossed one...you have yet to pass through a number of paradoxes of life as many saint had in their lives. But keep going on the path of Christ you know what it is untill we get to heaven and need to inspire your fellow priests and the new young generations of America about Christian life and catholic priestly life. The world by its very nature corrupts and darkens spiritual life of people. so be on your guard in Christ in all your ministry. High and low experiences and, light and dark struggles of life we must continue to grapple with through faith in Christ.
Alan Parr summed this up in his video - if what's being asked for is in God's will, it'll happen. So why pray at all?
@jessicaras4540 I don’t consider the Bible to be trustworthy so while I appreciate that this is meaningful to you, it means nothing to me. And is demonstrably false on top of that. How many people are praying in His name in countless children’s hospitals for the life of their children? How many of them won’t be miraculously be saved? How much guilt are those parents made to feel when someone explains that they could have saved their children by just praying differently or by having MORE faith?
The litany of the saints is now one of my go tos' can you just imagine???
My heart is extremely heavy and I feel empty and alone. I've praying God will give me strength and guidance to show me his will but yet I still feel hurt and broken. How do I know if God is answering or even hearing my prayers? I don't know what to do. Please help me!
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Pray for increased faith in God all throughout the world.
Yes, people need to start turning to God more than ever, especially now.
Sadly 😔 that won't be so easy, people don't believe in God as they used to, I myself am a fellow believer but people around me choose not to because they seek evidence that is all around them
The Bright Lord And unfortunate for them, there’s a lot of misinformation going around, especially in the media. People keep changing their story and exaggerating things. Can’t trust anyone.
it is nice to find a young prist with so much enthusiasm about the Catholic faith and what he has chosen to do.
God always bless him.
Exactly Priest amen,,,,,... he know's best just wait ,,,,,keep praying sincerely it will be answered he said it already ask, seek, and knock with all thy heart believed and it will be an aswered prayer in a very right godly ways amen🙏🙇♂🙏.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God." If you want what God wants, then he'll answer your prayers every time. Also, getting nothing is also an answer. It's just that the answer is no.
this dad looks like a Ken doll😅
Thanks, fr. Casey, it’s very timely :)
I remember praying for a sign to God if hes going to heal my mother. I remember afterwards opening instagram and seeing a post that said that God asked Noah to build an ark, but Noah never asked for signs he just built the ark and waited on God for 100 years. And to not tempt God for signs and instead believe in his promises.
God answers prayers in ways we often do not expect him to. God's ways are NOT our ways. He sees what we do not. He knows what we do not. The key in all of this is seeing when those prayers ARE answered--even when it's not the way we would have wanted them answered--but often turn out being better. God is the ultimate parent--one who truly knows what is best for us--even when we do not.
Lol cause he don’t exist 🤣
Jesus taught us to pray "Thy will be done, be with us, and judge us by the same measure that we have judged others" Anything else pretty much falls on deaf ears. I'm one who, when something goes really well, I pray "Thank you." But I do not pray for trivial things like getting that new job, or finding a parking space, or whatever. God knows what I need. and he helps me get it. As long as I express gratitude, I need not even ask.. I figured that out a LONG time ago. God is not your Genie. HE is the MASTER. YOU are the SERVANT. Of course if you actually knew anything about Genies....that's pretty much true with them as well. LOL.
Thank you Fr. Casey, great video. Personally I think God answers our prayers, just sometimes the answer is No, or be patience, or He has something better for us. He always answers. I like the part that prayer is us tuning ourselves to God not the other way round.. Great reflection Fr..
He does answers all prayers: YES! NO! WAIT!
No is a non answer when it comes to prayer, because no one prays for what they don't want. If you pray for something & don't get it, the prayer was not answered.
@@paulhetrick1759 Mostly no.
Not a Catholic but I kinda like you.
Definitely, not just a Catholic message.
Ask for nothing, expect nothing, get nothing. It works.
thanks, this helped me alot
I had encountered a demon once in a spirit box app. The demon put a dark curse on me where I get dizzy everywhere I go, even when I sleep or lay down, I slept for 2 hours in 4 days. If demons are real, so are angels. If angels are real, so is God. God is very much real! Long story short, once I started to believe in God, the demon’s curse disappeared and when it was time for the demon to almost possess me, my family broke the pendulum that was used to communicate with the demon, and in a nick of time, saved my life. God saved me, even when I didn’t pray to be saved. I’m still currently dealing with evil spirits, but I know in the right moment of time, God will save me over again.
You're right Father....... getting close to God doesn't change Him, it changes us..
These answers .. lol
He has mine. He has to mold you and sometimes what we ask for isn’t what we may need. He protects us from our own mistakes.
Your arguments are valid. There was a sermon I heard about prayer recently and I can’t remember the readings the argument was based on. I know I will butcher it, but the general theme was: “Prayer is to worship God and thank him, praying for particular outcomes is fine, but is of secondary importance.” God is not an ATM and since he knows all things that will happen, some future is set. Nothing says that prayer itself can’t be the a link in the chain of causality, and that seems perfectly reasonable to me. Take away: be less enthusiastic about praying for specific things in general.
Prayer works at the rate of chance.