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Have you ever felt like your prayers somehow didn’t measure up?
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I would be surprised, if everyone has not felt like that at one time or another. Not only did I feel inadequate in the way I prayed, I also felt intimidated.
Who was I to speak to the CREATOR of all things? Why would he listen to little old me? I was a complete mess surrounded by toxic relationships.
I knew plenty of people that could recite large parts of the Bible and could pray ever so eloquently.
I didn’t know how to pray the way they did. But, I knew I needed Him. I knew He could provide me with guidance and direction.
So, I began to pray. I would pray, as if He were sitting next to me. And, that is when I came to know Him, and a loving relationship with Him. -
Yes, and I searched literature on how to pray. I have always prayed the Lord’s Prayer and still do sometimes.
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Yes, I did and sometimes still do at times feel that my prayers somehow didn’t measure up , but I don’t let that feelings prolonged for too long in my mind. I would remember and quote scriptures from Paul in Philippians 3:12-14, especially Philippians 3:14 – Paul said to pressed on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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I have always struggled with praying out loud. I feel like everyone else does a better job at it than me.
Thankfully, it is not the words you say that matter, but that you are building a relationship with God, and making sure that everything you pray comes from the heart. -
Yes there have been times when I felt like my prayers were “up to snuff” when compared to others I have heard pray.
