If your friend was in this medical emergency, how would you pray?

I would pray that they would find a doctor that could help her- and I would pray that the Lord would comfort her and help her to calm down so that she may be able to sleep. I have a sleeping disorder as well, and I can tell you it gets hard at times, but believe it or not, the nights that I have not slept I learned to pray. I will pray that the doc they are going to see will have wisdom on how to help her.

I really appreciated your answer to a question posted earlier. About the girl who was asking "If God is real then why..." =)

You're doing a lot. You're caring for this person. Keep praying. Jesus loves us. =)

I guess I'd pray that she would get better.

"Lord, would you make Jeannie better. Lord, I don't know whats going on, but would you heal her. Lord, still, not our will but Yours. Whatever is going on, would You take charge. Would you take care of everything. Lord, whatever the case is, would you let the doctors know whats going on? Allow her, even in this time, to set her eyes upon You, and know You even more. To even know and feel Your love better at this sad time...Thank you so much for everything. In Jesus name, Amen!"

Take care.

Heavenly Father I as that you give Jennie the peace that will let her sleep the sleep of peace, in jesus name Amen.

Psalm 4:8 (King James Version)

King James Version (KJV)

8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Pray for discernment.

I don't pray because there is no god to pray to.

I would be there for my friend no matter what, offering whatever support I can give, but praying, no.

hyperthyroidism, common in females. just an opinion.

pray the tests/exams goes well and the results are clear and that she gets the right treatment.

you are welcome

blessings

Earnestly...

Pray with a sincere heart and a contrite spirit..

Hope she gets better. :|

pray to st anthony

Who is the One who rescues those who become desperate and call upon Him, relieves adversity, and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is it another god with GOD? Rarely do you take heed.

How many times have you asked GOD for something?.

Did GOD answer your prayer every time?.

Did GOD answer your prayers at all!.

"When My servants ask you about Me, I am always near. I answer their prayers when they pray to Me. The people shall respond to Me and believe in Me, in order to be guided." (2:186)

How can this be!. If GOD is telling us in His holy book that He answers prayers...Then WHY is He ignoring mine!!!.

This is really the dilemma that most of us go through on a regular basis, and which eventually works at eroding our faith, belief, and contact with GOD.

If GOD is hearing us, why doesn't He answer?.

Is it because I am bad?.

Or is it because I am not praying the way He wants, or fasting the way He told us, or doing all the commands that He has sent?.

We tear ourselves apart trying to work out where the 'mistakes' are and why we are being ignored...

But, is GOD really ignoring us?. Can the words of the Lord be 'untruthful'?.

"GOD's promise- and GOD never breaks His promise- but most people do not know." (30:6)

Let us tackle this issue using GOD's own words for guidance:

"This Quran guides to the best path, and brings good news to the believers who lead a righteous life, that they have deserved a great recompense." (17:9)

1. Can we ask GOD for 'worldly' items?.

This is really the 'million $' question!. Many people have been able to convince themselves that GOD hears all prayers, but that the rewards are all attained in the next life...not this Earthly one.

Let us see if that is true:

"He said, "My Lord, forgive me, and grant me a KINGSHIP never attained by anyone else. You are the Grantor. We committed the wind at his disposal, pouring rain wherever he wanted." (38:35-36)

It appears that Solomon request for a pure 'Earthly' Kingship was answered!.

"...Whenever Zachariah entered her sanctuary he found provisions with her. He would ask, "Mary, where did you get this from?" She would say, "It is from GOD. GOD provides for whomever He chooses, without limits." (3:37)

Here we find GOD providing 'Earthly' sustenance for Mary!.

"That is when Zachariah implored his Lord: "My Lord, grant me such a good child; You are the Hearer of the prayers. The angels called him when he was praying in the sanctuary: "GOD gives you good news of John; a believer in the word of GOD, honorable, moral, and a righteous prophet." (3:38-39)

And Zachariah asking for an "Earthly" son!.

Now that we have seen that asking for worldly items is a 'Reality'...Let us see what else we can ask for.

2. Can we ask GOD for things in the Hereafter?.

"And GOD cites as an example of those who believed the wife of Pharaoh. She said, "My Lord, build a home for me at You in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his works; save me from the transgressing people." (66:11)

Pharaoh's wife seeks a 'Heavenly' reward from GOD.

"My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and anyone who enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women..." (71:28)

Noah seeks 'forgiveness' from the Lord (a heavenly reward).

"Anyone who commits evil, or wrongs his soul, then implores GOD for forgiveness, will find GOD Forgiving, Most Merciful." (4:110)

GOD's 'forgiveness' is (of course) Heavenly!.

Thus, we can ask for things in this life as well as the after-life!.

Now, if the Quran establishes both of the above facts, then WHY is it our prayers go unanswered!!!.

Pre-conditions:

The Quran tells us that GOD answers the calls that implore Him with 'conditions':

Condition # 1: GOD Alone is Implored.

"If you are afflicted in the middle of the sea, you forget your idols, EXCEPT HIM. But as soon as He saves you to the shore, you revert. Indeed, the human being is unappreciative." (17:67)

"When they ride on a ship, they implore GOD, devoting their prayers to ONLY HIM. But as soon as He saves them to the shore, they revert to idolatry." (29:65)

"When violent waves surround them, they implore GOD, sincerely devoting their prayers to ONLY HIM. But as soon as He saves them to the shore, some of them revert. None discards our revelations except those who are betrayers, unappreciative." (31:32)

"Who is the One who rescues those who become DESPERATE and call upon Him, relieves adversity, and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is it another god with GOD? Rarely do you take heed." (27:62)

This condition is of a 'general' nature for those people who from time to time, especially when in great distress, implore on Him Alone from the heart...

Many people who believe in 'Special Abilities' for Jesus, Mohammed, the Saints, the Scholars, etc... will go-through life without having GOD answer their prayers or needs (GOD will however show every human being the way- Let him who wills believe, and he who wills reject).

However, in EXTREME cases, these very same people will unknowingly and unwittingly implore on 'GOD Alone' from the heart to save or help them...Yet, as soon as their crisis is over, they go back to having idols in their hearts and forget that it was Him 'Alone' that saved them (29:65).

Condition # 1: makes it clear why most of us go-through life without having GOD answer our calls and prayers...We all have many 'idols' in our lives (money, children, ego, power, prophets, saints, wise-men, etc..) which DISQUALIFIES us from having GOD answer our prayer.

Even the Prophets were not answered when they let something 'other' than GOD Alone get in the way:

"And Zan-Noon (Jonah), abandoned his mission in protest, thinking that we could not control him. He ended up imploring from the darkness: 'There is no god other than YOU. Be You glorified. I have committed a gross sin. We responded to him, and saved him from the crisis; we thus save the believers." (21:87-88)

Condition # 2: GOD Alone is Followed.

The real secret for knowing how to have your prayers ALWAYS answered (not just in times of distress) is to 'Live The Life' that is the path of 'GOD Alone':

"Those who proclaim: "1. Our Lord is GOD," then * 2. lead a righteous life (Istaqamu), the angels descend upon them: 'You shall have no fear, nor shall you grieve. Rejoice in the good news that Paradise has been reserved for you. We are your allies in THIS LIFE, and in the Hereafter. You will have IN IT anything you desire for; you will have anything you ask." (41:30-31)

* The 'Straigh-Path' (Siraat Mustaqeem) can be found in the following verses: 6:151-153.

You see, many people say and believe that the 'Lord is GOD'...Yet their prayers go unanswered.

Many people 'lead a righteous life'...Yet their prayers go unanswered.

It is only when these 2 elements are put TOGETHER that the 'Special Formula' for having your prayers answered can come to work!.

The Angels become 'assigned' to these people as their 'Allies' and they carry the responsibility (from GOD) of meeting the needs and desires of these people (in this worldly life).

These TWO conditions are further enforced in the next verses:

"Who can utter better words than one who: 1. invites to GOD, 2. works righteousness, and says: 'I am one of the Submitters?" (41:33)

Thus, a Submitter is defined by these two terms (believes in GOD, works righteousness).

Condition # 2 : To have your prayers ALWAYS answered, you should be a Submitter (Believe in GOD & Lead a Righteous Life).

Being a Submitter, is also the surest way to enter Paradise:

"Surely, those who say: 1. Our Lord is GOD, then 2. lead a righteous life (Istaqamu), will have no fear, nor will they grieve. They have deserved Paradise, where they abide forever; a reward for their works." (46:13-14)

Condition # 3: What you ask is what you Get.

When speaking to GOD, we will ask for many things, and we will think of what to say and whether we want this or that thing...GOD does NOT respond to your 'words', but He will respond to what is asked from the 'Heart'.

Sometimes, a person may express a particular need or wish in his prayer directly, while thinking something to himself that expresses a different desire. GOD responds to the innermost desire.

Remember what the Angels have been committed to in Condition # 2?

"We are your allies in this life, and in the Hereafter. You will have in it anything you desire (tashtahoon); you will have anything you ask." (41:30-31)

The verse makes clear that what you 'Desire' will take PRECEDENCE over what you 'Ask for'.

So, if you are asking for a 'New House', but really desire a 'Child'...Then do not get upset if you are granted the 'Child' and not the 'House'.

Condition # 4: Only what is Good for you is given!.

While you may have truly asked for certain things (like change of job), GOD may not respond to your prayer since in it will be more harm than good.

GOD (in His ultimate Mercy for mankind) will only give you what is better (not worse).

"Fighting may be imposed on you, even though you dislike it. But you may dislike something which is good for you, and you may like something which is bad for you. GOD knows while you do not know." (2:216)

If a child asks a parent for a 'snake', then the parent out of 'Love' for his/her child can never