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When you buy a lottery ticket do you prayer that you win the Jackpot?
Monticello georgia United States Member #71168 February 8, 2009 629 Posts Offline |
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I alway prayer when I buy a ticket, and when I drive by the sign for Mega Millions, so far he hasn't shine
down on me. I still have hope...
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Australia Member #37542 April 11, 2006 512 Posts Online |
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no i dont pray for a win. i just hope i can beat the impossible odds some how. that in a universe of iffinate possibility im in the one where i do win lotto. i look at all lotteries as a 50-50 chance,
either i win or i don't
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Tralfamadore / Zeta Riticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 4716 Posts Offline |
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I alway prayer when I buy a ticket, and when I drive by the sign for Mega Millions, so far he hasn't shine
down on me. I still have hope... Pepper,
Doreen Virtue is an author who has written a prolific number of books about angels.
She mentioned this in one of her books about praying to win the lottery, and said that such prayers usually get no attention because so many people are praying the same prayer.
She implied that by saying such a prayer you are praying that everyone else doesn't hit, and that's just not the way angels work. It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count!
I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22
There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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United States Member #54859 August 17, 2007 302 Posts Offline |
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Gambling is a sin; why would I pray to the Lord to win? That's like praying to the Lord to be obese or praying to the Lord to get drunk faster. I'm a sinner; I play lotto.
The problem with churches these days is that they ignore the fact that Lotto is a form of gambling. The Lotto websites sucker people into "helping education" or "helping out the community".... but in small-print it reads "Gambling problem? Call ###-###-####". While you ask the Lord to win, you might as well ask for more deaths and divorces.
Think about it.
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New Jersey United States Member #18150 June 28, 2005 15060 Posts Offline |
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Gambling is a sin; why would I pray to the Lord to win? That's like praying to the Lord to be obese or praying to the Lord to get drunk faster. I'm a sinner; I play lotto.
The problem with churches these days is that they ignore the fact that Lotto is a form of gambling. The Lotto websites sucker people into "helping education" or "helping out the community".... but in small-print it reads "Gambling problem? Call ###-###-####". While you ask the Lord to win, you might as well ask for more deaths and divorces.
Think about it.
 Spiritual matters are concerned with the nurturing of the soul and the heart, not with how much Wealth You Possess.
A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!
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New Jersey United States Member #18150 June 28, 2005 15060 Posts Offline |
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I alway prayer when I buy a ticket, and when I drive by the sign for Mega Millions, so far he hasn't shine
down on me. I still have hope... The Scriptures indicate that there are proper and improper things for which to pray. St. James wrote: "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss." (James 4:3) It is vitally important to ascertain what we have the privilege of asking God to give us in the way of favors. We cannot expect to ask God for things which our fancy dictates, and have our prayers answered.
There is a divine purpose in prayer, and it is highly important that we keep this in mind if we are to understand why some prayers go unanswered. God did not design prayer as a means of finding out how he should manage his affairs here on earth. He is not looking to us to tell him what he should do. He has his own fixed plans and purposes, and if we are to receive the riches of his blessing it is essential that our prayers be in harmony with these. To use the language of James, we ask "amiss" every time we petition God for blessings which he has not designed to give. A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!
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Book The Tale of the Body Thief In the anime Ghost in the Shell Costa Rica Member #21312 August 29, 2005 2932 Posts Online |
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I prayed 1 or 2 times, once in a blue moon...
I remember when i was in the USA and i couldnt advance in school i felt hopeless and you could say i prayed i remember i said: i wish i could win the lotto to help my mom and get out of the USA...i didnt pray i wrote it on my email...
This is what i wrote:
solo tu eres santo
solo tu eres digno
tu eres hermoso
y maravilloso
derrama tu espiritu
y que tu luz brille
que tu gloria llene
ahora mismo este lugar...
is a song i remember...
i was feeling very depressed....I've never felt like that in my life...
but i dont prary to God normally because gambling is considered a sin...
the problem with churches in the USA is that they segregate by race/skin and i know God doesnt like that...that's why i never attended one... ¨Major!!¨ ¨who hit us today?¨...¨i dont know....¨I just saw one of them Camouflauged¨...¨One minute he was there¨...¨Those eyes, they just dissappeared¨...from movie Predator1
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South Florida United States Member #82661 November 6, 2009 112 Posts Offline |
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Winning the lottery isn't about prayer or fate or destiny. It's about hope, beating the odds, and a ton of luck.
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United States Member #47874 November 4, 2006 1465 Posts Offline |
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Anyone ever hear who Bunky The Witch prayed to?..If praying is luck then I'm in on it..
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Monticello georgia United States Member #71168 February 8, 2009 629 Posts Offline |
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Pepper,
Doreen Virtue is an author who has written a prolific number of books about angels.
She mentioned this in one of her books about praying to win the lottery, and said that such prayers usually get no attention because so many people are praying the same prayer.
She implied that by saying such a prayer you are praying that everyone else doesn't hit, and that's just not the way angels work. I never did it before until I saw the guy on lottery curse say that when he brought his ticket that day
he looked up and said god let me win, and he did. I thought if it work for him let me try it Maybe my angels will look
down on me one dayat least I hope so.
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Monticello georgia United States Member #71168 February 8, 2009 629 Posts Offline |
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Gambling is a sin; why would I pray to the Lord to win? That's like praying to the Lord to be obese or praying to the Lord to get drunk faster. I'm a sinner; I play lotto.
The problem with churches these days is that they ignore the fact that Lotto is a form of gambling. The Lotto websites sucker people into "helping education" or "helping out the community".... but in small-print it reads "Gambling problem? Call ###-###-####". While you ask the Lord to win, you might as well ask for more deaths and divorces.
Think about it.
I guess this will be one more thing that I will ask forgiven for. I want wealth in heaven, and a little bit on earth
wouldn't hurt either.
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Monticello georgia United States Member #71168 February 8, 2009 629 Posts Offline |
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I prayed 1 or 2 times, once in a blue moon...
I remember when i was in the USA and i couldnt advance in school i felt hopeless and you could say i prayed i remember i said: i wish i could win the lotto to help my mom and get out of the USA...i didnt pray i wrote it on my email...
This is what i wrote:
solo tu eres santo
solo tu eres digno
tu eres hermoso
y maravilloso
derrama tu espiritu
y que tu luz brille
que tu gloria llene
ahora mismo este lugar...
is a song i remember...
i was feeling very depressed....I've never felt like that in my life...
but i dont prary to God normally because gambling is considered a sin...
the problem with churches in the USA is that they segregate by race/skin and i know God doesnt like that...that's why i never attended one... Tranlate please......
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Monticello georgia United States Member #71168 February 8, 2009 629 Posts Offline |
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Winning the lottery isn't about prayer or fate or destiny. It's about hope, beating the odds, and a ton of luck. You're right. Bring it on
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 10963 Posts Offline |
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What if your prayers are answered along with the prayers of a 100 other players who had the same wish?
Years ago I read about a 100 plus Californians winning the same lottery jackpot and not one was thankful for their win. * today's foresight *
was
* yesterday's hindsight *
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United States Member #75870 June 1, 2009 620 Posts Offline |
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This is just as rediculous as sports teams praying to win before a game.  Never mind the thousands of children dying from hunger and disease everyday around the world, just make sure the Steelers win.....oops....lol
I pray to just win back the money I spent on lottery tickets.....lol
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