DOES PRAYER HELP?

I was reading through one of our government opposition blog at http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/22087/84/ entitled “RPK MADE ME THINK ABOUT THIS OLD SUBJECT....” and it leads me to think the irony of our Christian believes on “Prayer.” I guess some of our prayers are not meant to be answered even when man’s thought nothing is impossible to God.... This is something to ponder about as it is very true indeed...

Extracted from Tuesday, 19 May 2009 21:13 at Malaysian Today’s blog:

Is religion the excuse to do commit Sin, and then "Repent"? In a nutshell, Does Prayer Help?

So I googled "Does Prayer Help", and here's what I found:
http://www.aarogya.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1804&Itemid=1834

In another site: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/550256 "You don't just say the "magic words" and presto chango! Your prayer has been answered! You are asking for heavenly assistance and intervention, but of course you must accept that this is not always possible." This is like predicting that it may or may not rain tomorrow. Of course anyone would be correct !! That was a no-brainer prediction.

Then the follow-up question immediately is, "If Prayer does not work, or if there is no empirical proof that prayer does work", then why pray? My answer is quite explicit. Because Humans are so egoistic that they believe that God is willing to change His ultimate Plan, because of a simple request of a mortal. How strange that the human mind is capable of tricking itself, if nothing else, but simply to feel better.

So if Prayer works, humans trick themselves into thinking that "God" bent His Divine Plan for Man, and if Prayer didn't work, then it was "not His will". Regardless of any logic you try to apply, there will never be an empirical data to support that prayer works. And for all those who scream and rant that they saw/ heard/ experience prayer working, then be kind enough to list out all those times/ events/moments that prayer did not work. You might be shocked at the statistical results; stacked against the idea that Prayer works.

Just try it. Go to any ICU Ward, and pray for everyone in it for an entire week. Now sit and track (while continuing to pray), and count how many died. And do your own tally or read this: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/40765.php Still think that prayer works? Try another one. Go to any school, and pray that 100% of the students will pass their exams. And see the results. Go slaughter cows, goats, pigeons or camels and see if the odds improve for each of the above situations, and try again.

Still not convinced? Go and pray that your children would pass every subject with flying colors. If they studied, they would pass. If not, they would fail. No matter how many cows, goats, pigeons, chickens, or camels you "sacrificed". All of us have taken multiple-choice exams before. All of us have guessed answers. Prayer results are exactly like that. No empirical proof. Coming back to the rain-prediction. Watch the weather forecast, make Barometer readings, Humidity Checks, Temperature Differences and observe the Clouds. Now pray for the opposite.

Did I hear anyone mention "Don't challenge God"? Then that is exactly what praying is about. You are asking God to change the inevitable. You are asking God to forgo His Divine Plan, and somehow change His to suit yours.

For those insisting on praying, go ahead. Me? I'd just bring my Umbrella, in case it rains...

Michael Chick

9 things eat too much could be killing us!

For those who loves Chinese food or cuisine, do watch out what you put into your mouth or stomach!!! This info has been circulating in the internet for sometime, I think it is worthwhile sharing it on my page for your knowledge.



1. Preserved egg: When manufacturer preserved eggs, often increases the quota, if we eat frequently, can cause of poisoning. At the same time, calcareous could drain in the body.

2. Strong-smelling fermented beancurd: The strong-smelling fermented beancurd in the fermentative process, extremely easily by the microbial contamination, simultaneously can volatilize the massive salt base nitrogen.
3. Monosodium glutamate: Each person absorbs the quantity every day to the monosodium glutamate, take does not surpass six male grams as the principle, eat much is harmful and unhealthy.

4. Spinach: The spinach nutrition is rich, but because includes the oxalic acid, sends in food the precious element zinc and the calcium union, but is discharged in vitro, but causes the human body zinc and calcium lacking. (Man lacks zinc, can be unable to gain ground cultivates the behavior, terror!) As well as hydrogen sulfide and so on; These all are the corrupt matter which the protein decomposes, is harmful to the human body.
5. Pig liver: Kilogram pig liver, it contains the cholesterol to reach as high as above 400 milligrams, but a person if absorbs the sterol, can cause the arteriosclerosis.

6. Barbecue: Because barbecue in smokes roasts in the process, can produce like 'the benzene' and so on the deleterious substance, is induces the cancer the factor.


7. Pickles: The pickles if manufactures does not get the knack of, contains the carcinogen, and contains the nitric acid amine, can cause of sick with long time eats..


8. Cruller: In the cruller potassium alum, is contains the aluminum the inorganic substance, may not frequently edible.


9. Steamed bun: Ate many has also been able to support the deceased person to drop, ha ha ha ha!

ADVICE FOR THOSE HAVING CAR!

The person who are having car and who are planning to buy car just keep it mind .

Do not turn on A/C immediately as soon as you enter the car!

Please open the windows after you enter your car and do not turn ON the air-conditioning immediately. According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen- take note of the heated plastic smell in your car). In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer may also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxins.

It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the interior to air out before you enter. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

Bored!

I was really busy lately for a couple of months - running around endlessly over home or family matters that never end. Work wise is okay as usual! Working life is just a routine cycle or mundane either it is busy or bore to death. Mine - interesting? Nay! since I have been doing such work continuously for more than 25 years. Like some sayings, “Life - in the most general context, is really just one part of the larger subject of self-organization or self-organizing systems". For the past couple of years I have been pursuing theological studies from any Bible institution that gives free or reasonable tuition fee and now I have came to a stage it seems monotonous - we kept studying the Bible over and over again. It is about how we exegesis or eisegesis the word of God. When I was with the GSST (www.goldenstate.edu), it was a good unaccredited institution where there were good professors/mentors while they were one or two mentor that was/were a thorn in the flesh (means discrimination of some sort – quite difficult to explain but I just sensed it). Nations U is a great institution. The program is rigorous ever improving and hopefully they get accredited (DETC) by year 2009. Mac and Marty Lynn are just wonderful and nice couple committed in ensuring the best quality in Christian education worldwide (www.nationsu.org). Easy to write to and ask for assistance. I always encourage those seeking free or reasonable (fee) theological education to sign up. Any person who is interested to seek theological education will nominal or total free tuition fee can seek my advise and I can tell you whether it is a waste of time or not. Do not believe me… try me!

At this moment, I have no special ministerial aims. Just do whatever that comes along e.g. assisting in Sound Reinforcement/computer system in my local church and preach a couple of times in the youth. One of our sister church pastor is asking me to start preaching in his church and I am praying about it. The problem is that I have very little experience. The warp and woof of preaching is the disseminating the word of God but I notice that almost all man's preaching has the vicissitude of one's own personal life testimony where we trend to abuse God's word for our own personal reason. Standing upon the pulpit to preach is a heavy responsibility that all pastor needs to be aware of because we are questionable to God in the end of our day. According to Matthew 12:32-37, we have to give an account to God for every idle word that we speak. Let us make sure that we understand what kinds of words that God finds unacceptable. Let us keep the preaching in the context of the Bible and advocate what encourages audience without any ingredients of politic, polemic, dogmatic and doctrinal matters. Remember, a perfect, or mature, Christian has control over his tongue (James 1:26). However, it is not something that comes easily or quickly. In fact, it is probably the hardest task that a Christian must face (James 3:3-12). Let us each resolve to clean up our speech and season it properly, so we can appropriately speak to the world (Colossians 4:6).Cautious of who's in the crowd. As we know there may be a segment of the group which might be sensitive to an issue that we address because our message maybe one of the most encouraging or damaging things that can affect a person life. You see the words we speak can either help someone or it can hurt someone. That is why the power of the words we speak is far greater than we realize. "Life and death is in the power of the tongue" so let us me careful.

Finally, have you ever wonder if you are talking too much what will it be liked. Well! Check out this website at http://www.martynemko.com/articles/do-you-talk-too-much_id1371 on this issue. Hope to be able to share or write for the coming week. Thanks dropping in to read my blog. Have a nice day always!