What is Prayer/How do you Pray?

[Pastor Danielle]

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[Fushigi na Butterfly]

Dude, that's totally awesome. Very helpful. I know I'm going to use it to help me enhance my own prayer life, because Lord knows I don't pray as much as I should (excuse the pun xd ).  

[XxArikaxX]

This is really helpful 3nodding , i pray in my room or downstairs sometimes when everyone at home is a sleep , i read the bible before praying or using the bible as a prayer (like psalms..etc).

I think i need to start choosing an hour at day time and night to pray , and i might start using candles at night while praying , i think it helps just to feel more into praying. 3nodding  

[gorganng]

Prayer is a way to comunicate with heavenly father, i pray mostly at night(kneel and pray for forgiving, thanks giving). well, i am a new christian, can i pray without kneel down or something? i usually pray when i doing activities..  

[Fushigi na Butterfly]

You can pray however you like. There's nothing in the Bible that tells us we have to kneel. For all God cares, we could stand on our head while we pray (though it's probably easier not to eek ). You can pray at any time also, it doesn't necessarily have to be at night or in the morning (though those are both great ways to both begin and end your day). Pray when you're going to school, pray when you're driving to work, pray when you're walking the dog, pray while you wash dishes, pray while you take a shower, pray while you fold laundry, pray however, and whenever you want so that you can get the best out of your prayer life and relationship with Christ.  

[Pastor Danielle]

Fushigi na Butterfly

You can pray however you like. There's nothing in the Bible that tells us we have to kneel. For all God cares, we could stand on our head while we pray (though it's probably easier not to eek ). You can pray at any time also, it doesn't necessarily have to be at night or in the morning (though those are both great ways to both begin and end your day). Pray when you're going to school, pray when you're driving to work, pray when you're walking the dog, pray while you wash dishes, pray while you take a shower, pray while you fold laundry, pray however, and whenever you want so that you can get the best out of your prayer life and relationship with Christ.

3nodding I will just second what Andrea has said biggrin  

[XxArikaxX]

gorganng

Prayer is a way to comunicate with heavenly father, i pray mostly at night(kneel and pray for forgiving, thanks giving). well, i am a new christian, can i pray without kneel down or something? i usually pray when i doing activities..

Like fushigi said , also you should know that God cares alot more for what comes from the spirit or the heart than body movments , dont worry about it , when i started my walk with Christ i used to kneel down because i thought thats what i should do , but then i started reading books about praying and well i pray now sitting on my bed before i sleep or when i wake up looking out the window at the sky or just when brushing my hair. 3nodding  

[Pastor Danielle]

I think we all need to realize that God is like a Father, He wants intimacy, He wants a relastionship with us. Being with God is not a Religious expierence! It's not about ritualistic steps, its not about laws, its not about bring repeitive. Its about you crying out to your Father, its about Praising Him, its about Thanksgiviing.... Be comfortable with God, there have been times were I am just so in awe with God that I kneel, or lays face down on my face, but you don't have to kneel... Be Lead by Him as you pray and speak with Him. Cause He loves you, and I granty the one thing He wants most is to Embrass you as your Father. heart heart heart  

[Kata Tsubasa no Tenshi]

just saying, God is our Father no matter what and he will always love us...that's what's good about this religion, though there are tons of things that show all of us that Our God is the real God. blaugh  

[Captain_Theoretical]

I pray all the time. It's what really keeps me going through the day.

If I didn't believe in God I would be completely stranded, to say the least.

Prayer is almost never in the same format. It's a really personal thing, and different people feel closer to God in different ways.  

[freelance lover]

Prayer is a way to talk with God. I basically believe God already knows everythign we need, think, and feel, but praying is talking to him and acknowledging him. I often pray before I go to bed, but my mind tends to wander so I've taken to writing out prayers in my online diary sometimes. I get less side tracked and I'm able to say what I want mroe clearly.

I also have a tendancy to pray at random. For instance, if I'm having just a fabulous time with some friends and I couldn't be happier I'll say in my head "Dear God, thank you for moment like this. Amen!"  

[thejesusfreak]

How I pray may be different then how some of u pray. Anyways, wat I do is thank God for everything He's done for me (and I'm always sincere and honest), then I give Him my needs and my wants and I thank Him again. As long as your prayer is from your heart and as long as it's not a prayer that treats God like He's some Jeanie, who fufills all wishes, and as long it's not an "evil" prayer (i.e: asking God to kill someone), then you are actually praying. Always have faith in God, and always believe that God is bigger then your problems and that He's big enough and strong enough to satisfy and need and give u wat He knows is best for you.  

[Imotoku]

Being able to pray in tongues is another way to pray.  

[Fushigi na Butterfly]

I usually pray when I go to bed. Usually during the day I'm just too distracted to pray, and I forget what I'm praying for, who's on my list, etc. So at night, as I'm falling asleep, I talk to God, because it calms me and helps me fall asleep. 3nodding  

[Pastor Danielle]

Imotoku

Being able to pray in tongues is another way to pray.

Very true... its like Paul says in Romans "The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words can not express."

When we pray in tongue its like a direct language between us and God... sometimes our simple words just don't feel like enough thats when speaking in tongues is so awesome... <3