Originally posted on 10/24/2014:

Quote Originally Posted by rkelly110 View Post
I think non believers get confused with free will. God gave us free will, but we should remember who gave it to us.

I'm going deep here. Each one of us has planned our lives before we came here. Some come here to learn something. Some come here to help others. Yes, even some come here to kill
Just a question here is all. if that is the case, and everything is planned out and God is infallible, why pray?

why is prayer such a central tenet of major religions if every movement and action of every living thing has been predetermined by a superior being? meaning your prayers will have no influence on the outcome of your life, yet you are expected to take all things to God in prayer.