On Sunday I preached on the Biblical perspective on prayer. We covered all the basics, prayer posture, pray language, humility, seeking God's will, not ours etc. When I asked for feedback, the topic of praying to change God's mind came up. On one hand there are references in the Bible where it seems as if God changes his mind. Yet if we believe in God's omniscience then it was no surprise to him that the events turned out the way they did.
Prayer is a weird thing to me. No doubt we are told to pray throughout the Bible. I pray all the time. In reality, when I pray I'm just trying to get in line with what God wants to do in my life as well as those I pray for. So, I don't think I change God's mind with my prayers. I still believe we are daily learning how to fit in with God's master plan, yet with the hard-to-understand balance of the ability to make our own choices in the midst of that grand plan.
Once again my core theology, "God/mystery/wonder" rings true.
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I do not believe that he does because he is sovereign and has known all since the beginning of time and that continues until the end of time. If He did change his mind He would be human like the rest of us.
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