I don't pray often, but i pray when there is a problem that is truly out of my hands. I'm not particularly religious, but I believe in God and I know that he'll take care of me when I can't handle it anymore...if only I ask for it.
i tend to pray in the conventional sense when I feel like i'm either at wit's end or feeling overly abundantly blessed. but...going for a walk in the woods or staring up at the stars is also a form of praying for me, so i guess i pray to find a sense of balance and feel centred.
I pray because I know that God DOES care and that he DOES listen. It might not feel like He hears anything that you say, but maybe you're not listening close enough. God will always love and care and listen. His love never fails. You just have to believe, and listen. Don't try to fit Him into what you want, fit into what He wants. No matter how much you think you've screwed up your life, I promise, and so does He, He'll always love you. No matter what.
I started praying again, because I read a book that suggested maybe God isn't vengeful, but rather full of love. This book said there is nothing I can do to lose the love of God. This makes more sense then the explanations of the religion I was with. :)
I always feel contented after I pray. For me it is a way of having a conversation where I can be truly honest - there is no point in lying. I guess for me it is like meditation.
i pray because i'm in a relationship with God. i talk to Him about the good things going on in my life and about the bad things. i petition the Holy Spirit for joy, peace, and wisdom. and i listen for the word of the Lord to be spoken into my life. praying consists of talking and listening.
I just started praying recently... I didn't do it before because I was not religious and had no experience or reference point for thinking about prayer. I have been "experimenting" with prayer, sending messages and ideas out into the universe and waiting to see what happens. It all seems quite mysterious to me, but it has been a very positive experience so far. I am not even sure who/what I am praying to; perhaps the collective unconcious, perhaps my own personal unconcious, perhaps some astronomical creature that encompasses everything, perhaps nothing/no one but the ideas themselves take on a life of their own?
I donno if I pray in the accepted sense. I don't even set aside a time to do it. I certainly don't get on my knees or talk to a god that I'm pretty sure doesn't exist. But I'm very aware of my surroundings, and I try to appreciate it often. I talk t myself and the Universe - about what I want, about how nice things are already, about how I think they could be better. I talk to it as an equal, as a participant in life. As something that came into existence to be here and live within its grasp, whatever that means. So I guess I don't really pray in the traditional sense, but most things I do are to contribute to my life here in the Universe, so I guess if praying is just communicating with the Universe, or God, or whatever, then I do it all the time, and I do it because it feels right to. No other reason would be good enough.
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because i feel like i have to... it's out of guilt
I don't pray often, but i pray when there is a problem that is truly out of my hands. I'm not particularly religious, but I believe in God and I know that he'll take care of me when I can't handle it anymore...if only I ask for it.
i tend to pray in the conventional sense when I feel like i'm either at wit's end or feeling overly abundantly blessed. but...going for a walk in the woods or staring up at the stars is also a form of praying for me, so i guess i pray to find a sense of balance and feel centred.
i wish i believed prayers accomplished something...
i don't pray because i feel stupid. nothing is going to save me, so i don't bother. i don't pray because i don't believe.
i don't pray because it never saved me in the past.
I pray now because I feel that God is really listening. I'm trying to listen as well as God.
I pray because I know that God DOES care and that he DOES listen. It might not feel like He hears anything that you say, but maybe you're not listening close enough. God will always love and care and listen. His love never fails. You just have to believe, and listen. Don't try to fit Him into what you want, fit into what He wants. No matter how much you think you've screwed up your life, I promise, and so does He, He'll always love you. No matter what.
I started praying again, because I read a book that suggested maybe God isn't vengeful, but rather full of love. This book said there is nothing I can do to lose the love of God. This makes more sense then the explanations of the religion I was with. :)
I always feel contented after I pray. For me it is a way of having a conversation where I can be truly honest - there is no point in lying. I guess for me it is like meditation.
i pray because i'm in a relationship with God. i talk to Him about the good things going on in my life and about the bad things. i petition the Holy Spirit for joy, peace, and wisdom. and i listen for the word of the Lord to be spoken into my life. praying consists of talking and listening.
I just started praying recently... I didn't do it before because I was not religious and had no experience or reference point for thinking about prayer. I have been "experimenting" with prayer, sending messages and ideas out into the universe and waiting to see what happens. It all seems quite mysterious to me, but it has been a very positive experience so far. I am not even sure who/what I am praying to; perhaps the collective unconcious, perhaps my own personal unconcious, perhaps some astronomical creature that encompasses everything, perhaps nothing/no one but the ideas themselves take on a life of their own?
I donno if I pray in the accepted sense. I don't even set aside a time to do it. I certainly don't get on my knees or talk to a god that I'm pretty sure doesn't exist. But I'm very aware of my surroundings, and I try to appreciate it often. I talk t myself and the Universe - about what I want, about how nice things are already, about how I think they could be better. I talk to it as an equal, as a participant in life. As something that came into existence to be here and live within its grasp, whatever that means. So I guess I don't really pray in the traditional sense, but most things I do are to contribute to my life here in the Universe, so I guess if praying is just communicating with the Universe, or God, or whatever, then I do it all the time, and I do it because it feels right to. No other reason would be good enough.
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