[Matoke]

>I think that prayers are an exercise in
>futility and a waste of time. Expecting
>God to alter his course of action based
>on people's whims and requests is
>wishful thinking. I don't suppose He's
>that easily swayed. Consider the
>following verse from the Bible Romans
>9:9-13
>
>"I will have mercy on whom I will have
>mercy. I will have compassion on whom
>I'll have compassion"....
>
>"Jacob I have loved but Esau I have
>hated. Before either were formed in the
>womb, before either had done right or
>wrong"....
>
>So whether Esau prayed night and day,
>the will of God that "the younger shall
>rule over the older" would still have
>come true.
>
>To me praying is like being a backseat
>driver. If you really have confidence in
>the driver of your bus, you need not
>keep giving him directions and telling
>him how to drive. If the driver of your
>bus is wishy-washy, shaky, unsure, and
>constantly needs instructions from
>passengers, you might be riding the
>wrong bus.
>
>My God is a professional driver. So I
>shall relax and go where he leadeth me.
>I shall not pester him with
>trivialities. I will let His will to be
>done on earth as it is in heaven.

Very interesting.