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raspberryrum30
05-17-06, 02:17 AM
i donnot know what is wrong with me lately i used to pray every night and now i am having trouble doing so. i feel as though i am loosing my faith in God and as for the many faith test i have been presented with as of late i have been failing every one. i don't want to go down the weak and narrow road but i feel like thats where i am headed. that being good and having faith is just too hard. someone please help:(

EYEFORGOT
05-17-06, 02:57 AM
What is the trouble? Focusing? Disinterest? Confusion? Physical discomfort?

I have gone through this and I pushed and pushed myself threw it...but looking back I learned that it was a time to be quiet. Stillness is just as much a place of trust and faith as vigilent prayer. There is a season for both.

I will not speak for G-d, but perhaps letting go of praying every night and instead finding him in moments through out the day may be a comort and a time to learn something G-d may be trying to teach you.

I hope this affords you some comfort.

Chronomancer
05-20-06, 12:46 AM
We all go through these kinds of things. It helps to examine your faith. I do think that your thinking you have failed the tests of your faith in God are a potential source of your distress. Try and remember we are all mortal and fail often.

BlessedLady
05-21-06, 03:46 PM
i donnot know what is wrong with me lately i used to pray every night and now i am having trouble doing so. i feel as though i am loosing my faith in God and as for the many faith test i have been presented with as of late i have been failing every one. i don't want to go down the weak and narrow road but i feel like thats where i am headed. that being good and having faith is just too hard. someone please help:(
First, there is Nothing Wrong With You......everyone goes through periods like this, it's just that not everyone shares them.
Fortunately for us, how the Lord measures our "failing and succeeding" isn't the same as we do. We often find it so very hard to Forgive Ourselves, let alone Love Ourselves. We show others Tolerance, Kindness & Mercy. But when it comes to showing ourselves the same we decide that "we don't deserve it" and/or "aren't worth it.".....which is a Big Lie that the Devil tries so very hard to convince us of.
A little over a yr ago I couldn't Pray either. There was so much going on & I & others knew that it would take more than 1 or 2 Big Miracles for things to all work out. A friend of mine suggested I try "Praying in the Spirit." Not everyone does this and thats ok. ( By the way the Big Miracles came & there was more than 1 or 2 )
Just try saying something like " Lord, I don't know what to say in a Prayer so I'm just gonna talk to you." And if you can't do that just say " Lord, I'm sorry but I don't know what or how to Pray right now, please show me how to get back on track." Or something along those lines.
Having Faith is Hard......just not all the time. And the times that are Hard is when it is Tested & when the Lord brings us through it, Our Faith Is Stronger than it was before.
I Hope & Pray that you can find something in this to give you some comfort. You are in My Prayers. Please keep us posted on how you are doing.

BlessedLady