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I'm finding/looking for my faith. I'm looking for Christ, but have not found him, at least not in the sense of the divine spark to make me believe. That being said, please share with me your thoughts on my question, without judging me for not yet finding grace.

As I look more into Christianity, to my understanding, God is outside of time and space. He knows all that has been and will be. He knows what we will choose and why we chose it.

I don't think that takes away from our free will, it only means that He already knows what we have chosen before we chose it.

How does that effect prayer? Does it diminish praying for a specific outcome, or complement it?

I feel conflicted on praying for something specific. Is my I asking for intervention asking for something that was, is, and already will be? Am I really asking at that point, is it just a gesture?

I'm finding/looking for my faith. I'm looking for Christ, but have not found him, at least not in the sense of the divine spark to make me believe. That being said, please share with me your thoughts on my question, without judging me for not yet finding grace. As I look more into Christianity, to my understanding, God is outside of time and space. He knows all that has been and will be. He knows what we will choose and why we chose it. I don't think that takes away from our free will, it only means that He already knows what we have chosen before we chose it. How does that effect prayer? Does it diminish praying for a specific outcome, or complement it? I feel conflicted on praying for something specific. Is my I asking for intervention asking for something that was, is, and already will be? Am I really asking at that point, is it just a gesture?

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No sense in trying to understand God. God is not for us to understand. Praying feels good and praying is a communal effort in some cases, also prayer lingers in places. I generally don't pray for myself because that's lame in my opinion, but ask for grace's for people and or situations. I stay away from Men in capes and men in dresses and them displaying talisman's of warlockery. I get an amused by mentally ill women who cover themselves with talismans and use incantations and believe in 15 different gods and deities. God in the universal context of God I believe you're correct doesn't much even notice the individual more than likely because we are all part of God's manifestation thus we are part of God. I think the best you can do is be a good person and try not to hurt people. Nobody's perfect and no one expects you to be perfect but try to be good.

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Thank you. I suppose you nailed in some way what I was conveying, in that I am unsure in the divine intervention of the individual and the futility of asking for such. I will continue to contemplate on the subject and work on just being a better person.