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if indeed there is a master plan, wouldn't our actions (praying, etc), already have been figured into this plan? What good would praying do other than make us personally feel good?

Praying has had results of Divine Intervention ( God) to a people/nation that was repentant. Yes, we can hold off evil with sincere prayers. By reading the Bible you will find many instances of this. BTW, yes, praying should make us feel good, but that is not the main purpose of prayer, it is our only way to connect with God.

We are in a war, a spiritual war more than physical.

I understand the concept of Divine intervention, but if the master plan of God is in place as you said, wouldn't God know if we were going to pray or not? If so, then how could it be called intervention, wouldn't it just be part of the already devised plan?

if indeed there is a master plan, wouldn't our actions (praying, etc), already have been figured into this plan? What good would praying do other than make us personally feel good?
Praying has had results of Divine Intervention ( God) to a people/nation that was repentant. Yes, we can hold off evil with sincere prayers. By reading the Bible you will find many instances of this. BTW, yes, praying should make us feel good, but that is not the main purpose of prayer, it is our only way to connect with God.

We are in a war, a spiritual war more than physical.

It is very unlikely that God has orchestrated some "master plan" to nuke a great portion of the earth (although there is hints of something to that effect in Revelation). God has endowed humanity with free will and does not simply override it on a whim. Our prayers really do move the heavenlies... and I agree with all that DreamWeaver has written. We are in a spiritual war on every front.