Is this ever a good prayer...is it godly love?!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Barb

This question has been burning on my mind for a couple of days...

Is it ever a good thing to pray for the unsaved or backslidden, "Lord, whatever it takes...whatever you have to do, save 'em?!"

When I was a backslider, people wouold come to me and say that they were praying that God would not let me sleep until I came back to the Lord. Having heard this spoke before about other folks, I never took it any other way than that folks cared.

However, not long ago I heard my former SS teacher and mentor say that this is NOT love, and should never be prayed, much less told to the individual in need of salvation.

So what do you think...is it a sign of love or not?! Is there any biblical precedent for praying in this manner?!

Barb, I don't think it's a good idea to pray down trouble into someone's life "to get them saved." The Bible says it's the goodness of God that brings about repentance. If anything, the better idea would be to pray down God's goodness into the lives of those who are unsaved, backslid, or whatever condition they find themselves in.

Originally Posted by Rico

I don't think it's a good idea to pray down trouble into someone's life "to get them saved." The Bible says it's the goodness of God that brings about repentance. If anything, the better idea would be to pray down God's goodness into the lives of those who are unsaved, backslid, or whatever condition they find themselves in.

Preach it Rico. Preach it.


I think people who pray trouble into folks lives need a good swift kick of the same trouble they're praying about... maybe it'll knock some sense into them. (TIC)

Seriously... what's wrong with "God... show them just how much you love them! Woo them with your love"? Why do we have to ask him to do bad things to them? That's just dumb...


I know a preacher who says his mom used to pray that bad stuff on him. "God if he ever backslides, break his leg, God! Hurt him!"
That's stupid.

[Bro-Larry]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Preach it Rico. Preach it.


I think people who pray trouble into folks lives need a good swift kick of the same trouble they're praying about... maybe it'll knock some sense into them. (TIC)

Seriously... what's wrong with "God... show them just how much you love them! Woo them with your love"? Why do we have to ask him to do bad things to them? That's just dumb...


I know a preacher who says his mom used to pray that bad stuff on him. "God if he ever backslides, break his leg, God! Hurt him!"
That's stupid.

I'm in serious agreement with you here Ronzo. Yes, I said "agreement"