When is prayer effective?

[DaveC519]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

I think that would be when God told someone not to pray.

Jeremiah 7:16 says, "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don't beg me to help them, for I will not listen to you."

Jeremiah 11:14 says, "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress."

Ah yes, as well as 1Jn 5:16. These would be exceptions, though, wouldn't they?

I was thinking along the lines of the premise in the opening post, that:

prayer is often not what is needed, and cannot help in many situation

(emphasis mine)