i offen decide to b polite and to b good and always pray but the other day i return to b bad not praying and i offen blame my self but  i repeat it again\nWHAT TO DO????????????
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ASSLAMUALIKUM:my brother i had had the same proplem.everyday i decide to pray and be polite with my parents and donot make such a bad manners but in the following day i stop praying and start again my bad manner.once upon a day i heard my friend saying about asking of allah anything.i asked allah to help me to pray 5 times a day,be polite,read the holly quran and to obey his orders.allah helped me to make my wants because allah know that i have faith in my heart.if u really love allah and if u want to entert he paradise and if u want to avoid the hellfire you have to pray,read the quran and obey allah`s orders.i think that u haves faith in your heart and u can use these faith to be the ideal muslim man. i donot know your age but i know that u are a muslim and you have to be worthy with this word and wit hallah`s gift to u(the gift is that allah made you muslim).finally allah illumenated your sigth when he made u muslim so do not allow to the satan(devil) to dark your sigth by making u leave the pray and make such a bad manners.SO DO NOT ALLOW TO THE SATAN TO MAKE U ENTER THE HILLFIRE.MAY ALLAH BLESS U
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M_sal What you are doing is exactly what you should do.You should study the word and pray and meditate on God and all of this will strengthen your relationship with him.At first it may not sem to be working but do not be discouraged God is muh more thn  feeling and God will make chnges and God will make changes. The most important thing is to sty close to God in his word and prayer and meditate on him keep him inyour mind and he will do the work in you. May God bless you. You are in my prayers.
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you could start by thanking God first for your life,then you ask for his mercy  to forgive you of all  wrong,and also for not praying,then you bring your request to him,ask of him all that you need and thank him for his blessing on you like your family,your jobs,you can also tell him things that borther you and ask him to solve then for you.Then you thank him for answering your prayer.But if you can not do this you might just say the Lord's Prayer and be done.
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Prayer is many things, but most importantly, it is communication with the Almighty. This means it is conversation, not a monologue. When I pray, I try to spend more time listening than talking ... I figure God knows more than I do, so He should have the bulk of the time to do the talking :)\n\nFor my part, there are the short "HELP! ! ! " kind of prayers when I'm in a bind; the pouring out my heart to God, kind of prayers; the lifting up a brother or sister who is in a bind kind; the deep and travailing intercession for others; prayers of blessing for my friends (and enemies); praying for protection, wisdom, direction, etc.\nIn short, even though the form of the prayer changes with the circumstance, the Object of the prayer (God) remains a constant, so any prayer that is prayed in veiw of God's glory being manifested in the greatest possible way, is assured of a positive answer.\nI do try to pray for things VERY specifically (God, please bless Tom by giving him a job that will let him spend more time with his kids, and still pay the bills), as opposed to general prayers like "God, please bless Tom." In this way, I can know with greater certainty that God has answered the prayer (He may very well answer both, but If I have only prayed a general prayer, I won't know if it's really God answering or just 'the way things turned out').\n\nIn my experience the best prayers start with listening to God, finding out what is on God's heart, and then praying for that to happen.\n\nEdit: I wanted to add that prayer does not have to be done in any set or formal way (although formal prayers are not wrong), or use a bunch of high-sounding words that lack personal meaning but sound 'religious'.\n\nAlso, I think God likes us to be 'dirt honest' with Him (It's not like we are really hiding anything from Him anyway). Sometimes my prayers are more like yelling at God, and sometimes I get downright demanding (like a child who still has some 'growing up' to do), but I know that God is big enough not to be threatened by my anger, frustration, disillusionment, disapointment, etc, and even when these emotion are directed at Him, he is patient with me, and (I think) is actually just as pleased in those times as much as the ones we usually refer to as a "good prayer time".
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1) Lay off the Caps lock.\n2) Talk to someone.\n3) Praying is only considered a good thing if you put your heart into it. I could repeat the same words a million times for 4 hours or say it once with feeling.\n\nYou don't HAVE to pray.\n\nPlease, relax, mate...
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Although I am not religous, my best friend is Christian.  And when I am in a rut, she always gives me the same advice.  Just believe.  Believe that things will get better.  Try to find something to hold on to, and begin praying again.  Try to find something you can join other than a church, or just surround yourself with really good friends and family.
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Let me start with the good news. YOU HAVE THE INTENTION TO BE SELF-DISCIPLINED. THAT IS GREAT !!! ONE DAY YOU WILL BECOME SELF-DISCIPLINED. I wish i had asked this question a looong time ago. So there you go, you are in much better shape.\n\nI was like how you are describing yourself. Trust me, even if you go ahead in your career and life, you will resent a lot things that you are doing now and wish that you did a few things in certain way. We all need Self Discipline if we need to achieve success and more importantly to have peace of mind.\n\nI don't want to say a lot of things like hard work, determination, dedication and things like that. I have spent a lot of years trying to read books and i get only emotionally excited and nothing more. Yeah, you do get some knowledge and few buzz words and thats it. \n\nLet us be practical. You are seeking answers to your problem, and i can see that you are a smart and a honest person. You are admitting that you are being lazy and you want a goood life. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS. If there is nothing else, start praying. I don't believe in GOD, but i started praying anyways. I don't think that i ever will believe in GOD, but that is not the point. Here, by doing prayer, we are indulging in a spiritual act. If you don't like to pray, fine, pick any act that is important to you right now in your life. Schedule a time to do that, when you will not be disturbed. Do that act exactly at that time, everyday, no matter what happens. I would recommed that you even watch for the second. This may sound silly, but do it for the heck and fun of it for a week and see what happens. Get ready a few minutes before and wait for the exact time and do it. I belive this does two things for us. One is we are perfectionists. We are channelizing our perfection from doing something to starting that thing on time. Our attention is now on beginning a task rather than the task itself. REMEMBER, IT IS BETTER TO DO THAT TO DO WELL. Secondly, it trains us to delay ourself. When you are condition to wait for the right time to start something, you also are developing patience. You get to watch your inpulse to act while you are waiting. Those few moments give a glimse into the nature of you emotions. Watch them while you wait. Meanwhile you can do some smaller tasks if possible.\n\nTry it for one task, and slowly schedule other things as well. Internally you will develop a sense of pleasure. When this happens, you are hooked up for life on self discipline and you will wonder how you have lived a life without self discipline. It is happening to me right now. I was always late to office, sloppy on many things. This week, i woke up by 6:00 AM, got ready for prayer, 6:45 AM started the prayer. 10:00 AM took coffee break, 11:30 walk the stairs twice, 12:45 lunch, 3:00 break again, at 5:30 PM left work. 7:00 PM prayer again. I was perfect at starting the tasks on time, i was laxing on other things, but once i get a few items on time, then i can work in other aspects. Life is worth living. Now i know how much time each task takes, and i have a growing urge to plan things well. Well i think i have taked a step in the right direction - at least i am early to office, and i know that i won't be missing my prayers. But life is much more than a strict routine, the idea is that you are trying to have in place a system where is predictability and that you know that certain things will happen as you planned. ISN'T THAT CONTROL ? I was seeking it externally, which you will never get. Control your self, and everything else will follow. \n\nZig Zigler once said : \n"It is true - when you do the things you ought to do, when you ought to do them, the day will come when you will do the things you want to do, when you want to do them."
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Because your spirit is equal to everyone elses. God is not handing out favors. It is your awareness that sets you apart. You are aware of the God inside of you. Pray inwards, that you will know what to do, you will do the right thing. Take responsiblity for your actions. God is not playing the game, you are. (Well, I think God is playing, but as you)
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pray to God; this time urself!!
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I have faced a similar problem. what I did is that i started thinking... is what I'm doing good? shouldnt I end this evil. then I decided that I must begin the fight against the temptation. So, I began the fight.. every time I'm on messenger, I try my best to control my self, by keeping the good thoughts in my mind. Each time, I get a bit stronger. Sometimes, I decide not to open the computer at all, but rather do any other safe activity. By time, I became strong enough to overcome the temptation, and have the victory. That was the Holy Spirit who gave me this strength. All thanks to God. I hope, my friend, you will benefit from my real experience and God be with you.
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Sure.  I'll pray for you.  Also, I've found that often prayer leads me to answers which are different than the ones I expected.  Try to keep an open mind and be patient.
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Pray, Pray, Pray, God will listen. Then you in return should listen to him. Some times I just sit and talk to him just like I would a dear friend sometimes he's the only one we have to talk to. Always remember that things will get better, you will meet someone special someday. God has someone picked out for you to brighten your life just be patient and in the mean time talk to God. I will pray for you too.
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Normally, i tell people "close your eyes and wish real hard". BUT I GOT A BETTER IDEA, If the prayers aren't working, you should stop praying for awhile that will teach him!!!
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Try praying to God a lot.  More than likely, He'll tell you the answer (although maybe not in the way you were expecting).  But ultimately, you have to do what seems right.
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Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge the Lord and He will direct your paths.  I am a christian and know that if you ask God to Direct your life He always will and the end result will always be good. So my advice is to Be confident in your own qualities and also add prayer and If you ask God He always has a good plan for you... God luck with your search!
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You turn your life back over to God.Make a contious effert no to sin again.Ask HIM for forgiveness for your sin,and mean it.Get in a bible believeing bible teaching church.I once turned away from God because i had all of the questions that you have.Like you i already know what i was doing was wrong,but i kept doing them because i thouhgt it was fun,i didn't think i had to look at my life as it was.I thought i was free to do any and every thing i wanted to do.I was wrong,just as you are wrong.Everything that the word of GOD tells us to do,sociaty tells us it's alright to do.Drinking,drugs,pornography,lying and cheating in any form.there are a host of things i could mention but i think you get the point.If you have not found out already you will see that those thing and some can only lead to a distructive life style.If you want to turn your life over to GOD here's your chance.Get on your knees,humble yourself before the LORD.As HIM for forgiveness for your sins and mean it.Speak your sin to HIM out loud in a private place so that it will be you and HIM.Tell HIM everything you can think of,and especially the things you want no one else to hear.Turn your heart,your mind and your soul over to GOD,you will see a big differents in how you think,how you talk,how youact.You do have to be awear that your so called friend are going to think you are strange,but if you really want ro do this you will accept what in front of you,not your past.
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I will be honest, I only pray once in awhile....not very often\n\nor when I really want something