Many non-Christians pray to God or Allah but when Christians pray to God they must pray "in Jesus name" to affirm their belief in Christ. Christians pray to God, not to or through Jesus. In John 16:26 Christ is reported to have said, "... I am not saying that i will ask the father on your behalf."
Christ said, in John 16:24 that God will answer any prayer made in the name of Jesus. Bartt Stevens pointed out that there are only three possible answers to a prayer: "Yes," "Later," and "I have a different plan for you," which is to say, we are never rejected by God. I have found that if I face any adversity by assuming God will take care of me, it all works out fine whereas if I try to plan a defense or clever response, it doesn't go too well.
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