How To Make Your Prayers More Effective | C.S. Lewis Fireside Chat

[@loishancock9996]

Who is reading this? A 75 yo today (today is my birthday) woman dealing with the effects of chemotherapy on my body. Please pray for strength, and peace for me during the rough time.

[@BettyShaw-n7l]

I will pray for you

[@loishancock9996]

@@BettyShaw-n7l how I thank you.

[@eileenvannort9419]

I will keep you in my prayers. I had cancer in2008 . God will guide you through this.

[@KallionMustASMR]

Praying now. God be with you, and keep you!!!

[@eileenvannort9419]

I will pray for you. A blessed birthday to you. I will be 70 on the 30th of this month,Please tell your physician about your pain maybe they can help you.

[@cathyg1955]

A great man i know...in heaven for many years now...said most of the times we pray out of compassion because we see a need...but sometimes we pray by revelation...knowing God has placed the exact petition in our hearts that meets the need for that situation and moment in time. Great wisdom ❤🙏

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Wow ! 🎯 Amen ! Now are you ready to tell someone else about Jesus ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@alisonjones4881]

I remember reading that in times of prayer God very often gives us the arrows of prayer to direct back to Him - I really understand and believe that. I can think of prayers I have uttered that were so much more than I could have produced within myself.

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

@@alisonjones4881 ! Who is this King of glory ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Our compassion is often hatred when properly understood. Be careful you're not shielding a fool from the correction of God. One of the problems with our current effeminate Churchianity is an excess of superficial motherly nurturing, preventing the kindness of needed masculine discipline.

[@alisonjones4881]

@@Thruevangelisteyes "Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty ..." Psalm 24

[@gladiator1342]

C.S. Lewis such a scholar and treasure.

[@tamishapiro4022]

Indeed he is❤

[@stevencohen7771]

God bless C. S Lewis and the souls who keep him alive. Amen

[@nyceyes]

The fireplace and crackling was a wonderful addition. Thank you for making and sharing this video uploader. 💚 ☺️

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Now are you ready to tell someone about the fire 🔥 Jesus came to start ? Luke 12:49

[@mariepage510]

When you pray to God and ask for the answer as “ if it is your will” or “ God’s will be done”, you can be at peace with whatever the answer is because it’s out of your control anyway. The peace occurs in releasing your will and accepting Gods will. His answer may be a yes, a no, or that you need to wait. He works toward the good of those who trust him. He also never promised that nothing bad will happen . The rain falls on good and bad people equally.

[@Ranger1216]

Yes, prayer is union with your Creator, Your Father in heaven through His Son. You do not have power to get want you want in prayer, it is getting what God wants….imho

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Now are you praying that you might tell someone else about Jesus ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@grahampaice6914]

prayer is the uplifting of the heart and mind to God

[@paladin1726]

@@gustavhands7227or you will realize that God isn’t a genie in a lamp and your kneeling isn’t the equivalent of rubbing the lamp in order to have your wishes granted. Buddhism reveals that what you may pray for may not be best for you. The story of Job tells us that prayer doesn’t prevent misfortune on earth nor prevent bad things from constantly happening to good people. We can safely assume that a flight full of passengers, before it crashed and left everybody dead, saw most of those passengers praying, and many praying for the cancellation of the inevitable. “God can’t be real because bad things happen and my wishes aren’t granted” is an infantile thought at a personal decision on wanting God to be a genie in a lamp.

[@terahwieland8482]

Well, maybe not…equally…but as is necessary in His eyes. Great comment!!

[@julietcoles6245]

There is a difference in praying for what you have already been promised, and praying for something that you cannot know for sure based on the Bible. Eg. I do not doubt that if I repent that I will be saved, it would not be a compliment to God to add 'if it be thy will' to such a prayer. The Bible already tells us that it is God's will that all be saved... The same is true for healing and deliverance, receiving guidance, receiving wisdom. There are some conditions though, we need to ask for these things without a double mind and in faith (James 1). Also, we need to forgive.

[@BibleTruthsUnveiled]

I am so thankful for this timely message on the importance of effective prayer. In a season where many are facing challenges and uncertainties, prayer is our anchor in the storm. This video reminds us that our prayers are not just words, but powerful declarations that can shift atmospheres and change destinies. Let us rise up as prayer warriors and watch as God's kingdom advances in the earth!

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Great talk from C.S. here. Such a marvelous way of encapsulating his observations and logical analysis. And enjoyed hearing it in his own voice.

[@danmalic6688]

God bless you whoever posted this gem☦

[@kittybitts567]

In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.

[@anonymous-dk3um]

I love it when these nuggets of pure gold pop up in my recommended.

[@БогданКостюченко-ц4о]

He was a wise man. I read "The Chronicles of Narnia" when I was 10 years old and it had a great impression on me.

[@AnnetteDismore]

Keeping HOPE alive by praying daily. It's the only way to get through this messy thing we call life.

[@ritaplantamura6027]

Thank you for sharing.

[@TheB1nary]

Brilliant! Just been reading “Letters to Malcolm” where I think this extract is taken from/vice versa.

[@danielfromca]

It's absolutely amazing to hear it in the master's own voice - thanks for making the original available for us! (although perhaps we might also benefit from having the very original version unedited with extras - some people might prefer the fireside version, others the raw old radio like version - thanks for understanding.)

[@savagereign]

The Master is Jesus. Watch. Your tongue.

[@MalumbaBono]

I would love to know who (or what) is really reading it, but it is *not* C.S.Lewis. That somebody/thing starts off by imitating Lewis's few existent recordings, but then soon starts sliding off into various other accents, albeit with a similar timbre. Would the real reader ("Sea Harp"?) like to identify himself?

[@Prospro8]

Definitely not Lewis's own voice. Slips into an American accent here and there.

[@cassandraseven3478]

There are many kinds of masters; Jesus was/is the Master of masters.@@savagereign

[@Boba899]

Nobody did actually say it is the original audio, did they?

[@WadeWeigle]

Powerful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@MeisterEck]

wow wow wow! this are some of my very own thoughts, but better articulated and further elaborated, I must read more of him

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Yes -- his "Mere Christianity" was a wonderful read. I too love his well articulated quotes.

[@willpeony5534]

You start the day looking for Biden gaffes and end up on the power of prayer.

[@aurelius1964]

True story!

[@DanielWSonntag]

😂😂 yup.

[@CoCoFantastique]

Pray for Biden!

[@Shermoose]

Praying for Biden’s lost soul…and mind.

[@willpeony5534]

@@CoCoFantastique It'll have to be quick.

[@helendeacon7637]

This is excellent! Thank you 🙏❤

[@Mind-DailyChristian]

A remarkable individual understands that God has instilled in our hearts the precise request that addresses the need for that specific situation and moment in time. Such insight is truly wise.

[@fbcpraise]

Thank you for posting these.

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Amen ! Now let’s go tell someone else about Jesus . Are you in ?

[@Go2God]

Loooove 💖CS Lewis!! REAL WISDOM! TIMELESS⏳️

[@velkyn1]

He advocated lying to potential converts about how christianity is splintered and how christians don't agree. Curious how you want to claim "wisdom" for lies. "And secondly, I think we must admit that the discussion of these disputed points has no tendency at all to bring an outsider into the Christian fold. So long as we write and talk about them we are much more likely to deter him from entering any Christian communion than to draw 4 him into our own. Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is His only Son." preface, Mere Chrisitanity.

[@tomkay-bradley3001]

​@velkyn1 Is that really lying, though? From my understanding, if you're a Christian you beleive that Jesus was resurected, proving him as the Son of God. In my opinion the rest really is theology and all the denominations do is place more or less importance on certain aspects of the gospel. Not mentioning the different denomination to potential converts could be beneficial, due to the fact that denomination really does come down to personal choice and understanding of the Bible. the important thing to get through to a potential convert is not how much importance to put on a baptism, or how to live after becoming a follower of Christ, rather that they are loved and can be forgiven. I'd love to hear why you think it is lying though.

[@velkyn1]

Yes, it's really lying, and I've heard theses excuses before. Lying by omission, aka not telling someone something relevant to the issue is lying. The liar benefits from not revealing how screwed up his religion is, when he doesn't tell the person being lied to. The person being lied to can't make an informed decision. Let's say you were going to buy a car from me, and I don't tell you it was in an accident. Is that lying? So your attempts to excuse lying fail. The "rest" is indeed theology and christians have murdered each other over it, and still claim each other are going to hell for not having the right theology. Your claim that "denomination" is just personal choice is complete nonsense. it is notable that christians all have different understandings of their bible and what their god supposedly demands, which makes all of the difference in the world to being "love and forgiven". So each claims only their version is the right one, or as in my analogy, a car that has nothing wrong with it. "s that really lying, though? From my understanding, if you're a Christian you beleive that Jesus was resurected, proving him as the Son of God. In my opinion the rest really is theology and all the denominations do is place more or less importance on certain aspects of the gospel. Not mentioning the different denomination to potential converts could be beneficial, due to the fact that denomination really does come down to personal choice and understanding of the Bible. the important thing to get through to a potential convert is not how much importance to put on a baptism, or how to live after becoming a follower of Christ, rather that they are loved and can be forgiven. I'd love to hear why you think it is lying though."

[@CindyOsborne-TDWP]

I absolutely agree with you. The opportunity to believe in Jesus for our salvation should never be dissuaded by the actions of other Christians in their institutions.

[@velkyn1]

@@CindyOsborne-TDWP Curious how you christains all make up different jesuses, so your attempt to lie to possible converts is rather pitiful.

[@MariadeRonde]

Well said! This man really knows his stuff👌

[@billloane1612]

I agree…God Bless and keep us all….

[@OneAmericanWriter]

Wow it’s hard to find his voice online! You could say “Original” or in his own voice. THANK YOU

[@bushelandapeckxo5147]

So much to think about. Love C S Lewis

[@aalleexxx0011]

Jesus gave us a perfect example of how to pray. But the majority of us pray like “lord give me this grant me this I need and want this is my life” a lot of it reflects what the world considers good and often times forget that time matter our bodies belong to God. We focus on things that is ultimately not beneficial to our lives. We aren’t grateful and we don’t bless his name. We don’t say let his will be done. We are so self centered and pray with a motive that is ugly to God. And then we say prayers aren’t effective. We have no faith. We are so selfish. We test God. We don’t obey his word. We don’t seek his kingdom. But we expect his blessing

[@tiffany8028]

Thank you for this reminder 🙏🏽

[@johnkusske7535]

More, more, more!

[@GoCanucks2011]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

[@sarahyip2825]

Gasp! This is such an invitation into the Divine Presence... This man of letters gave us the words AND the vision. A good look at the "partnership" thru prayer (rather than mere efficacy) which if done in a way where "confession and penitence are its threshold"; where "adoration it's sanctuary"; and where "the presence and vision and enjoyment of God it's Bread and Wine"... effectively elevates and defines the intended bond the Creator has with His image bearers... May we take this vision and walk/revel in it more and more, becoming true men and women of devotion and prayer. The blessed partnership reminds me of what the late Dr Michael Heiser said about The Divine Council where God deliberated with his council in the heavens as to how an outcome was to be achieved on earth. God could have done it without seeking any response from His council but He wanted them in on the action. Heiser's rendering about the Unseen Realm (book and KZbin clips) perfectly echoes Lewis' words on human agency furthering divine purposes!!

[@TheresaMoore-i6h]

Amazing, God thank you, thank you.🙏🏽

[@blusky7]

Thank you for posting this!

[@philippawallace-dunlop5582]

Timeless wisdom we all need now as much as ever before. Creating God where there was nothing… will stay with me. Thank you for posting!

[@cs_lewis_legacy]

We love this! ❤

[@jeanhansen7655]

A belated Happy Birthday! May the God of comfort be with you in your treatments. Praying for you to feel his presence . ❤

[@loishancock9996]

I thank you

[@BrownEyedSoulMan]

You cannot pray for the sick unless the view you have in the end is their recovery #thatsthetruthtruth

[@nightspore4850]

Thanks. I don’t know what I expected Lewis to sound like but it wasn’t quite this. He sounds vaguely British and vaguely American. I sort of thought he would have a bit of and Irish accent. Interesting. He was a great man regardless.

[@cwam1701e]

Funny, I was thinking the same thing; you don't expect someone born in Belfast to speak in anything but very broad "Norn Iron"!

[@John-qd5of]

C.S. Lewis' dad sent him to posh boarding schools in England to help him enter the ruling class. One of the things you pick up there is a posh accent. Team games were also a major thing. Lewis was not a team player in that way. However, he did have the chance to develop his brilliant mind.

[@jtika1978]

He sounds similar to Derek Prince, the accent at least

[@eyesopen-paintbrush-full298]

​@@jtika1978 Not to our English ears... I am 62 & have lived all my life in England, with many family & church members of the same generation, who went to Cambridge, where those D.Prince & C.S.Lewis spent much of their lives.. . Derek Prince's accent was far more aristocratic...

[@helenrees6676]

I don’t think this is C S Lewis’s voice, but someone else reading his work. If you listen to other videos, the ones which say, “original audio recording “ you hear an upper class British voice. Odd that this isn’t flagged up, but certainly the teaching is excellent either way..

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

What a champion of the faith. May God grant us some of what He gave to Clive. 🙏🏼🎶 That’s my prayer . Matt. 7:7-8

[@Yamgob]

I don’t understand, Does prayer work or not? Whats the crux of this video,i listened to it four times, i did NOT understand the end. Please explain in toddler language.

[@bobandkelly]

I think the point is that prayer happens in relationship with the Lord and is less of a transaction than we believe.

[@jonathaneves]

I shouldn't take pride when I have wonderful answers to my prayers...people who are more courageous than I may not need the miracles I need

[@AlyssaMason-q3i]

I was feeling the same until around 13:00...God gives us the incomprehensible dignity of permitting us to ask Him, through prayer and petition, to fulfill His Will which He does not need. He allows his Will and purpose to work through his creation...us. Perfectly demonstrated by Jesus performing his 1st miracle at Cana because his Holy mother asked Him. Ultimately, it is the gift of faith that helps us believe and trust. As a child would. I could be way off honestly but that is my initial thought this 1st listen. I plan to listen a few more times!

[@Yamgob]

@@bobandkelly thank you for taking the time to answer, i realized and understood that part, but it still doesnt tell me does prayer work.

[@Yamgob]

@@jonathaneves ive had some prayers answered but i dont know if they would have happened anyway, how do I know?

[@Mr1gladiatore]

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, James 5:16. It seems to me that being righteous is key and this is not simply having accepted Christ as our saviour and having his righteousness imputed unto us. It has to do with how we live our lives in obedience to God.

[@ellencooney5563]

I think prayer is manifested hope that builds faith and nurtures love for those who persist and do not give up their hope, drawing nearer to God, Yaweh, Creator, through love. The only real answer to prayer is the one true God drawing nearer to those who believe.

[@Tomonaroma1221]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@MollyHans-lb1ut]

I do believe that the patient he described in the beginning was his wife.

[@rashmibenhur815]

15:12 "Court favorites" vs prayer at Gethsemane

[@rashmibenhur815]

08:53 Relationship

[@rashmibenhur815]

10:10 Those who best know a person

[@rashmibenhur815]

10:51 What is Prayer

[@rashmibenhur815]

11:18 Petition

[@rashmibenhur815]

13:10 God's purpose is realised through the actions of His Creatures❤

[@TYGZus777]

You ask a neighbor to feed your cat while you're gone, but then the maintenance man comes into your apartment while you're gone and sprays for roaches. The poison gets on your cat's food. The cat eats his food. You return from your holiday to your deathly ill cat and put all the blame on your completely innocent good neighbor who went above and beyond to help you.

[@brjimbo1]

Human cause and effect - Schrodinger's cat and quantum physics. Either way God is still at work and present in all of His creation.

[@nickkraw1]

What book is this from?

[@LucianaPelota]

GOD does answer prayer. We too often forget that "No" is an answer, as well as "Yes" and "Wait." He tells us we have to forgive and believe and also not to make sinful, completely selfish requests.

[@americanpie123]

Will you all pray for this guy

[@colinjohn2708]

Too late. He is dead.

[@skaz777]

I think the barber just prayed to see what would happen.

[@mmelimahlobo7656]

C.S lewis is very deep

[@patsysmothermon7861]

The LORD CALLS, the Saved, HIS Children, not creatures. 🙏🏻🦋🌞😊❤🎉

[@samanthaduggan9002]

We now have run the experiments on prayer. It works. People prayed for recover from illness more quickly. The experiments are very clever dealing with some of the objections that Lewis raises in this chat.

[@Tinker1950]

Absolute drivel, 'we' have no such thing. Numerous experiments have indeed been conducted and as both common sense and logic would dictate, they showed no effect whatsoever except the psychological effect to the 'believer'. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy_of_prayer

[@Tinker1950]

Removing responses to your utter rubbish does not make you anymore correct. Your comments and actions are typical of the hoards of limp drippy believers in that for which there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever, you remove anything factual. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy_of_prayer

[@trudyharding4277]

All is grace, what we have or don't have. Be content in what He gives life or death to His Glorification. I knock He opens, not my will but his Amen

[@gracebock2900]

Found it hard to fully understand even though I did study Shakespearean Literature for quite a few years albeit many years ago.Anyway, I firmly believe a believing trusting obedient heart's prayer receives God's answer to that prayer❤❤❤❤❤

[@Stupidityindex]

See videos: New research expands on J Atwill's discovery that the story of Jesus is a parody of Emperor' Titus' victories. Paul the Apostle: Liar and Conman | James Valliant, Rabbi Tovia Singe Men have always know God as a tool of fiction & nothing fails like prayers in a children's hospital.

[@carlgrant6109]

What are you doing?

[@Nathan-nb6yk]

what is this taken from?

[@kiwitoffee]

Wonderful. Is this AI in action? Some of Dr Lewis's vowel pronunciation sounds American.

[@teaglass3750]

I was like wow, this is cool to hear Lewis! Then AI came to mind. Kind of freaked out. Think it's ai?

[@jf7243]

Aha, my thought exactly. Now AI makes sense. I do wonder how his voice would ever have assumed such an accent; he was English although born and raised in Northern Ireland. I must admit I have not listened to any of his BBC recordings, (there was but one surviving).

[@marthajohnson67]

Parts of this audio are, I believe, Lewis speaking, other parts are a sort of AI graft. Its the vowels that are a give-away. @@teaglass3750

[@danamiles2071]

So if somehow we do it better then God will pay more attention to our prayers? Like how to win friends and influence people only with God?

[@cwam1701e]

I know Lewis can sometimes be hard to follow but there is literally nothing in what he said that suggests what you have said! In fact at the end he says almost the exact opposite - if we were stronger in our faith God might offer us less help! And he makes the point at least twice that Jesus, who obviously had a perfect relationship with His Father, had His prayer in Gethsemane refused.

[@MalumbaBono]

Reading the comments tells you something about the decline of education since Lewis's day: _"Why don't they teach logic at these schools?"_ And even Lewis considered himself a 19th century "dinosaur". Lewis starts off by citing 2 examples from his personal life where prayer was apparently efficacious, but then reasons carefully that prayer can only be a request, and that it any attempt to prove a deterministic causal link would be futile. Then along come our 21st Century "Homo Deus" types who argue: 1) Prayer has never worked for me 2) Therefore prayer is bunkum and God doesn’t exist. Hillarious at first glance, but if this is how humanity is developing then the end is indeed nigh.

[@ChrisHarperKC]

I argue that the end may be far off, and the slide into madness might be long and terrible.

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

Part of the problem is that any incidental success of prayer is credited to God, while any failure of prayer is the fault of the supplicant. God can't lose. It's a variation of the old "heads I win, tails you lose". In any case, any action has consequences, and those consequences may be years, decades, centuries, or millenia in the future. If I was God, I would, by default, refuse all prayers because of that simple fact. If I didn't, I would be spending all my time going back and reversing decisions I had made long ago.

[@festivetosho7376]

That ending tho... 🤔

[@flash521]

Excellent. “Thou shall not tempt the Lord.” That would include prayer done to “test” God; or proof thereof. Believers who have a prayer life KNOW THAT THEY KNOW God uses prayers to do His will and to change our lives. Prayer in essence isn’t even about “prayer,” it is about the God.

[@eliotreader8220]

I am guessing that the woman that he mentioned was his late wife Joy who passed away from Cancer

[@rl7012]

No, Joy died from her cancer although she got a two year reprieve.

[@hyponomeone]

Wow. Yes. Fucking love CS Lewis man. What he said about miraculous prayers being so prevalent at the beginning of conversion then tapering off when we are stronger in faith... yea man. I completely get that. I've seen that in my life. Every day I am working to get closer with God and to release my baggage of my past, to transform my old self who was a complete sinner into someone new and forthright - to be rid of my horrible habits and walk each day to become a new and better person. I always like to think that as a young Christian, throughout my life and up until now the cards are stacked against me, but I can't forget that it's rly just not the case at all. All I can do is pick up and move forward - to walk with christ and bear my life's cross. ❤❤

[@dookjade3238]

Solid man, i would say that it would be wise for you not to use the F word so casually, be mindful of speaking like non believers, i say this as myself try to work on getting that same language out of my own vocabulary.

[@colinjohn2708]

Do you know what the "f" word that you started off with means? It is a vile expression meaning sexual intercourse. Hopefully you now know its utter inappropriate use by anyone professing to be a Christian.

[@edwardwalsh5477]

Be encouraged by Paul's goals stated in Philippians 3:11ff.

[@loishancock9996]

Why, oh why dear one would you include a curse word in the mist of a godly conversation on prayer.Purpose to make your words clear and respectable when representing yourself as a person who knows and follows Jesus. Our father God loves you deeply. Continue your walk with the Lord by associating with other believers, and keep your mind on the Scriptures every day.

[@colinjohn2708]

Your vile f word is totally inappropriate.

[@trentonjennings9105]

Pray that God will do what he wants.

[@andywatson611]

Is it deliberate that a message from Lewis has an opening advertisement by evolutionist, De Grasse - Tyson?

[@bmojobg]

in the mighty name of JESUS I ask for healing of her cancer ! IN your WILL be done on this , To you FATHER be GLORY and WORSHIP THROUGH your SON , and HEALING though your HOLY SPIRIT

[@Funkydood]

"When we read God's Word, that's God speaking to us. When we pray, that's man speaking to God."---Anonymous.

[@lornalafontaine6434]

C.S. Lewis would have never accepted such sponsorship.

[@NikkiSchumacherOfficial]

Who is reading this?

[@aurelius1964]

C S Lewis himself

[@motorhead4446]

I am

[@columbmurray]

These were wartime radio broadcasts by c s Lewis to the British people who were being bombed nightly.

[@lsauriat]

Not C.S. Lewis

[@Mike-tb3ci]

Mike

[@jacquevanlopeznoroff8827]

Who is reading this? Sounds old but i had thought Lewis had an Ulster accent.

[@komicsreviewer8505]

Every Sunday we pray for world peace and it doesn't happen. : (

[@maevestevens3078]

What about the verses in Matthews gospel: Matthew 24:6-7 New King James Version 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. I believe it is still good and worthwhile to pray for wars to end. God is in charge and He loves to hear us pray

[@komicsreviewer8505]

@@maevestevens3078 were on the cusp of nuclear war. Leave your superstitions at the daycare. Be an adult.

[@Keep83]

@@komicsreviewer8505Now there’s an adult-like comment if I’ve ever heard one. Just world-class rhetoric. 😂

[@Keep83]

@@maevestevens3078They didn’t come here to consider your good-willed attempt to share some biblical insights and perhaps to have a civil discussion, even if it was to respectfully disagree. They came here to flagrantly attack Christians and Christianity.

[@LimleyGilbert]

Why don't we do the prayer experiment using a religious hospital where prayers are regularly offered and a secular hospital where they largely aren't, and then see the rate of cures and deaths?

[@jasonhenry3035]

It's Extremely sinful to test God.. Satan asked Jesus in the desert to do just that.

[@LimleyGilbert]

@@jasonhenry3035 People test God every day through the act of praying. They watch carefully to see if he comes through with their requests, and they draw conclusions on his usefulness every time a desire is granted or ignored. So we all test God...every single day.

[@robertcanedo7607]

At this point in my life (75), I don't believe that our Creator, listens; but rather, that Creation has established universal truths, that if adhered to, yield positive results. So, my prayers are; submitting to those divine provisions, and finding peace, for my journey through this life.

[@MelissaRubino-y8p]

I need to stop and realize that for some reason my life means absolutely nothing. The trials and pains I’ve endured are only witnessed by humans. Not god. All my efforts and care and hopes are meant to be nothing more than a thought in this life it seems and I don’t know why. Turns out I for some reason was meant to be nothing and mean nothing. Nobody I know could possibly understand this that I’ve experienced and life is always a loss for me. No matter what I do, what I say, this invisible hand grips my life and chokes the light right out of me for being pulled into something that was only ever meant to ensure my destruction it seems. The amount of emotion, of confusion and pain and hurt is overwhelming and I know that no amount of prayer could help me. My life is a loss. Meant to only suffer for simply being who I am. Doesn’t seem like god could ever care or help.. I’m not okay with it and it had to FUCKING HAD TO BE MY LIFE… FUCK THIS

[@cynthiastinson7059]

You are not alone. Nihilism doesn’t help though. Wish I could reassure you, but I can’t. I frequently wrestle with this too. But maybe if you know you are not alone, you could feel less irrelevant. Sending sympathy and a nod of recognition.

[@aprilwhite1794]

Ephesians 6:12 King James Version 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

[@jenr3493]

What's with the video title? That's not the content at all.

[@stephennoonan8417]

Sounds like Alfred Hitchcock trying to do an impression of Stan Laurel.

[@stephendavies2925]

Sad conclusion about prayer. Was he more of the Catholic tradition or high church of England? Ja1:6 If any man lack wisdom let him ask nothing wavering...

[@edwardwalsh5477]

That's for wisdom, and advice to Jewish believers. See Paul's writings for his experience with prayer, answered and unanswered. Jesus' rejection cancelled the Kingdom promise to Israel to answer ALL prayers. Kingdom is suspended now and believers have God's real presence with each of us to whom we may complain and praise and thank moment-by-moment but no comprehensive promise of positive responses to our complaints. That may be restored after Jesus take the Body of Christ to be with Him leaving the world without the presence of God within for those who suffer in tribulation.

[@markhughes7927]

….his mind a treasury..

[@CatherineBurns-e3x]

Meditation

[@tomdewaal8085]

Love the teaching but the crackling was very distracting.

[@lind774]

Too many ads.

[@truebedoor]

🙏

[@cassandraseven3478]

Loud obnoxious ad.

[@cynthiastinson7059]

The end gets me. This Godly negligence is getting more frequent in my life. He is letting me make my own determinations. I am not mad about this, but a little flabbergasted. After all, why should I be considered trustworthy? Sigh, …

[@overkillblackjack2910]

You should be considered more trustworthy because you have grown into a more mature Christian, no?

[@stevecrozet306]

Answered prayers. NO. Check out the Templeton results

[@Arcanon10]

Is this AI generated? It does sound like him ... but also does not.

[@petuniab.222]

So if we pray with our whole heart God will heal cancer? Awesome let's go to all the children's hospitals

[@BigTbone360]

The doctors in great Ormond street hospital in London gave up on my 8 year old son they said there was nothing more they could do the cancer had come back and 5-6 different specialists seen the scans and agreed it was back . 6 weeks after we went back to see how far it had spread and how long he would have left with us . They called us into the room and began to explain that what they had saw wasn’t there anymore now thank God he’s still all clear . So yes pray for all the kids with cancer and other illnesses because you never know maybe just maybe ur prayer is answered

[@binabina4445]

So the advice is suck it up and be grateful it isnt worse?

[@caroledrury1411]

When the prayer is answered, it is the nature of how we feel at that moment that constitutes our joy. Not so much the proof of whether or not prayer works.

[@josh-lewis]

Why does the description not clarify that this is not C.S. Lewis speaking? The audio has been deliberately edited to sound old, and the English accent is being deliberately faked. Why try to mislead people?

[@MelissaRubino-y8p]

The desire to confuse, use one mind against itself to torment and cause suffering knowingly..this isn’t of god. It’s of a proud and deceitful lot. I’ve seen what comes, in bits and pieces the story was shown… I know what has to be done in order to complete my task. My purpose isn’t what I thought it was.. I have to learn that I am alone in this.. only have supervision and assigned people. This isn’t the life I thought we’d share, all of us

[@colinjohn2708]

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[@judylloyd7901]

This robotic voice is better than some, but still, I don't like posts done this way. What is so hard about reading aloud yourself?!!😠😠

[@Box52222]

This didnt help my prayers to be more effective

[@pamgessler5923]

This doesn't sound like Lewis's voice.

[@heloisepoye8891]

Ooooo really? He sure is knowledgeable. Never even thought that...

[@RobertSmith-gx3mi]

More effective ways to communicate with a character from a book alleged to know everything you were ever going to think, even before it created the universe. Sir who taught you about the wants and desires of supernatural characters from books alleged to exist outside the bounds of time and space?

[@CoCoFantastique]

The odd thing is you had the choice to engage with this content and why are you either seeking it out or it's showing up in your feed because you often engage with this type of content. This is how you spend your time? dashing the hopes of others? The sad part is you see nothing deeply disturbing about making that a part of your ways to us your free time.

[@RobertSmith-gx3mi]

@@CoCoFantastique Yeah I guess the algorithm saw me asking one too many religious apologists for proof to go along with the assertions they make and it wanted to keep me engaged. Or me responding to these videos could just be part of "his" plan?

[@CoCoFantastique]

yes the algorithm is seeing how you are spending your time. I certainly dont spend my time asking Muslims for proof of Allah. Do you? I can respect people believing different things. And I am convinced in what I believe. If you are convinced there is no God, why would you spend your time arguing with religious people? Trying to control what others think? or taking the wind out of their sails? why? @@RobertSmith-gx3mi

[@Tinker1950]

​@@RobertSmith-gx3mi Well said. 👍

[@marciamcgrail5889]

Where do you get that the Bible exists outside the bounds of time and space? As God's love letter, written through many and diverse hands, to the object of His love - mankind - your questions reveal that you completely miss the point. The fact that you do not experience the spirituality required to answer your questions, does not make it any less true and real. Although the spirit world is not available scientifically, Einstein, not a Christian, was close when his quantum physics explorations suggested more than 10 dimensions undetectable to most humans.

[@rickmarosi-yz9wt]

America's favorite heretic, he didn't believe that Christ's atonement was sufficient for us.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

God already has a Perfect Plan already set up and running in spite of all your prayers.

[@mikelewis3612]

Cs Lewis was a Very confused man. I've read several of his works. He argues himself into a corner and doesn't know how to get out of it. To many questions and a large lack of faith in God. Not everything can be explained. John Wesley said: without God man can do nothing, but without man God won't do anything. God s ultimate plan was always for his church to rule and reign over this world and the one to come . There is no other plan. The church will continue to eternity. This is what Lewis never fathomed. He was not led by the Spirit, but by his mind. God tried to get thru to him many times, but his carnal nature took preference. Another person like him is Elon Musk. They often overthink things and hit a wall . If he only took the Word of God at face value, he would have achieved success.

[@donnabowman9059]

And yet Mr Lewis may very well meet us as we enter into heaven.

[@t.daniel5003]

He doesn't appear to have much hair.