the whole concept of praying to god for something is stupid.
if the abrahamic god is, as his followers believe, omniscient, then he already knows what you're going to ask, making the act unnecessary. furthermore, he's already seen every possible outcome and has chosen the best one, again making prayer unnecessary. also, also, many scholars interpret the biblical prohibition against taking the lord's name in vain to actually be a prohibition against invoking god to do your bidding (as was often the practice with followers of pagan religions).