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What do you find most difficult about praying with others? Most rewarding?
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When praying with others, or in a group, I just get nervous. Naturally, I tend to be concerned about saying the wrong thing, or coming off as ignorant, or something along those lines; Those feelings tend to get mixed in when praying as a group. Unfortunately, having those kinds of feelings during prayer with others can place a damper on my focus and leaving me thinking more so about my appearance and less about the prayer needs before me, which is not ideal (and defeats the purpose of group prayer).
With that said, it is something I am working on! I do enjoy praying for people. I feel that I have a love and concern for people and the events unfolding in their lives. When people give requests about where they need help (or where they want to praise) it is a special means for me to pour in love into their lives and leaves me feeling really strengthened and united with other Christians.
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What was difficult for me was to not compare myself to others and how eloquent they were, how easy it seems for them to pray , but to just talk to God. Seeing God move is the most rewarding.
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I tend to lose focus on the things that I want to pray for when others are just repeating the words over and over. I get distracted by their repetition and ask the Holy Spirit to pray for me because He already knows our needs.
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It is so hard for me to not let my own head get in the way and not get nervous. The most rewarding thing about praying with others is sharing the love.
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Helping them to keep faith trusting God