Prayer
Should we pray for things we want? Won't God do what He's going to do and not change His mind anyway? (Num. 23:19, 1 Sam. 15:29) We should pray. God already knows what He will do. (Matt. 6:8) He also knows how much and how earnestly you will pray. (1 John 3:20) God may do something you like whether you pray for it or not. (Ex. 33:19) He may not do it no matter how much you pray. (Jam. 4:3) However, He may sometimes do something if you pray and not do it if you don't. (Jam. 4:2) You can't make Him do it. Rather, He has chosen certain things to happen if you pray. (1 John 5:14) God knows which things He will do if you pray and which things He will not do no matter how much you pray. You don't. So pray.
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