[RnMomof7]

regardless of how or why we pray, we do not have the power to change God's will.

Agreed Shelt...Our prayers bend our will to His..prepare us to be a tool in His hand......But the God who knows everything knows the end of every situation in advance

[Quix]

Do we really have the same NIV or some such Bible?

Amazing. The Bible is full of stories of prayer altering events. . . Old and New Testament.

I suppose you folk could take some comfort in your theology. You don't have so much responsibility to pray I would guess from your perspective. Sigh.

I don't know how God handles foreknowledge and free-will. And I don't think you have a clue about that either.

But I know His Word is true. And one of the truths in His word is MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE. We can hear God in the NOW.

And God delights to hear us and to adjust things accordingly. He even begins to answer before we ask. I don't know what that means in the context of 100% foreknowledge. But God said it and I believe it and that pretty much settles it for me.

Some might say that there are an infinite number of parallel universes. . . and that every significant decision point splits off a whole new parallel universe. Interesting idea.

I'm just thrilled that it is both my EXPERIENCE WITH MY BIBLE and my EXPERIENCE WALKING WITH GOD that HE DELIGHTS in my prayers and in demonstrating that my prayers make a difference. I wouldn't begin to want to rob Father God of that delight. And if you can't find that in your Bible, I suggest you get a more authentic version.

[sheltonmac]

"Our prayers bend our will to His..prepare us to be a tool in His hand."

Yes! Thank you! A much more eloquent way of putting it.