If God already knows, why pray?

Ask Away

Vince and Jo Vitale

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Ask Away, Vince and Jo respond to the following listener-submitted question: “I do not see the point of praying if the outcome is already determined. Prayer is something that I have always struggled with. If God is all-knowing and He has the future mapped out, what is the purpose of prayer? Does prayer really have any influence on God? In addition, if He already knows all of our thoughts and ways (Psalm 139:1-3), what is the purpose of expressing them to Him verbally?” ------ We’re so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we’d love to hear it. Send us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. If you’d like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people’s questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it’s worth asking.

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0:00.0	I was a skeptic who came to faith through asking hard questions.
0:04.0	I'm a long-time Christian whose faith was challenged by hard questions.
0:08.5	Whatever your story is, we all ask questions.
0:12.0	But some questions are more difficult to answer than others.
0:16.0	And some questions keep us up at night.
0:18.5	Who am I?
0:19.5	Does my life have value?
0:21.2	What determines my identity and purpose?
0:23.7	Is there a God?
0:24.9	Does he care?
0:26.0	What will happen when I die?
0:27.8	Is it even possible to know the truth?
0:29.7	We believe every question is valuable, and we receive every question as a gift.
0:35.8	So welcome to the podcast, where we invite you to Ask Away.
0:43.1	Hi friends, welcome to Ask Away where we receive every question as a gift. We're committed to that
0:49.1	because we believe that every question has a true answer and that all truth is grounded in God. Therefore, whatever your
0:55.8	question is, we believe it is an invitation to learn something about who God is and what he has done
1:01.7	and the fullness of life that he invites us into. And that gets us excited. I'm Vince and I'm here
1:06.6	with my colleague, best friend, and wife, Joe Vitale, who is a legend because just today
1:12.9	she has managed to feed and dress a three and a five-year-old, do a school drop-off,
1:18.2	and a school pickup, do a full-on theatrical performance of baby Jesus and the wise men
1:23.8	at the behest of our three-year-old son and prep for this podcast recording. So let's
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