how often do you pray to God?
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wow. that's not a question people usually ask. it's so personal... i would have to say, now that i think about it. i'm embarassed by my answer. i think i go days at a time without praying! that's aweful!!!\n\nwe're raised to pray every morning, night, and at meal times. i went to a christian school and we prayed before every class began. but since i have gotten to college it's been a... volentary thing. and it's been hard to force myself to do something i have always taken for granted.\n\ni've fallen into some bad habbits since being away from my christian school and my church, and my family. i just hope that i can convince myself to change back to the GOOD habbits they tried to instill in me when i grew up.
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pray and get close to God. ie Jesus
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I pray to God that my mother will not die and that my father will remember me, I pray to God that you will remain at my side and that you will never leave my life.\n\nSad!
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I go once a month, minimum. . . more often if I need to.\n\nAnd for those who say it isn't in the Bible, you are wrong.  Read about Jesus and the Lepar - Jesus healed him, then told him to go to the priest, and show him that he has been cleaned so that he may return to the community.  If you are interested in Bible verse, let me know, I will send it to you.
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What works for me is every morning when I get in the shower I start of by singing a praise song and then I ask the Holy Spirit to channel the course of my thoughts and direct me in my prayers. I always try to "pray God's Word back to Him". In other words as I'm giving the Lord the burdens that are on my heart I'll say something like "You Word says such and such about this situation but I'm having trouble...". \n\nAnother tip to having valuable prayer time is to be thinking of what God's revealed will for situations is in the Bible and praying along those lines. As to praying without ceasing, for me that means that throughout the day when something bothers me I say a quick prayer about it when I have a chance. I might go outside on a break if I'm at work or something like that and pray where people can't overhear me.
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All the time!  I've especially learned to lean on him in the last 2 years since my husband and I split up.  I've especially felt it through the people God has put in my life that have helped me through it.  There have been some really low times, but God has always come through. Sometimes He takes you right to the point where you don't think you can take it any more, then when He answers your prayers just in the nick of time, you realize He was there all along.  But your faith is stronger because of the struggle.  It's like exercising.  When you first start, it hurts, and you're sore all the time.  But if you stick with it it gets easier and you get stronger, and soon it doesn't hurt any more. I know I'm much stronger spiritually than I was 2 years ago.
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I am so glad you ask this question, HE does so much for me, He wakes me up everyday, has blessed me with a wonderful job, husband, the list goes on.  I must do more for God, and stop thinking about myself, living in this dark world I shouldn't ever forget to do things for God.\n\nPeace
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By what I call the power of one - one thought at a time, one prayer at a time and one answer from God at a time.  I'm 42.  I had a stroke May 8, last year, while in the hospital they found an inoperable brain tumor, since then I have seizures, up to 4 or 5 a day - but you know I can say with assurance the last year has been the hardest and happiest year of my life - why - because I do everything by one prayer, one step and thought at a time, and always just one step behind what Christ is leading me.  We're too busy trying to get ahead of him and he never said go ahead of me, he said Follow Me.  He also assured us that God knew our needs, he said his ways are not our ways.  Because of what has happened in my life I have more empathy and understanding for others than I can express.  People call me wanting answers as to how to get by, when I'm wondering the same thing.  No it doesn't sound like a fair hand, but I promise God doesn't deal bad hands, he deals us opportunities to make our lives a living example of faith in him.  It's up to us to take it or not.  I chose too and it's been more than worth the sacrifices, the fear, and guilt, the conflicts, and the anxieties.  I'm growing and learning as a Christian in a way I never dreamed possible.
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I try to pray about a lot of things, even just opening my heart to the Lord is a recognition of the fact that I trust Him to guide me. You don't always need to pray.\n\nAlso, I find that some decisions really don't require prayer. I don't think anybody would pray about which flavour icecream too choose, because the effects aren't that great.
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You got it!!! Prayer is not words... but what is in your heart... the motive for the prayer... the honesty within the mind, heart and soul as you say the "words."  You can recite a formula of words... and it can be effective as LONG as you mean what your are reciting in you mind, heart and soul.  Your attitude, motive and integrity of your prayer is what counts.... as that prayer is laid at the foot of God's throne... I try to imagine that it needs to be a "good prayer" to be outstanding from all the other prayers to get God's attention  (LOL).  Sounds childish, I know, but it keeps me on tract when I pray... to settle in my mind, heart and soul, the RIGHT attitude, motive and integrity for the basis of my prayer.  Who helps you with this action... THE DIVINE HOLY SPIRIT!  If we knew how often the Holy Spirit worked within us in our daily lives, to motive us to live correctly, we would be surprised... so ask the Holy Spirit to be your daily companion, and to help you in your daily life... and see what happens when you give the Holy Spirit recognition and gratitude for its help....\n\nPS:  When you pray... you address your prayers to the Heavenly Father... in the name of Jesus, the Christ as Jesus taught us to... We do not pray to Jesus... we pray to God the Father in Jesus's name...
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Whenever I pray I just speak from my heart. He already knows how you feel so just talk to him. I usually thank him for everything he has done for me and ask him to forgive me of my sins. Of course there is more, but I think the best way to pray is to say how you truly feel. There is no need to be ashamed. Try it for yourself and see.
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Dear Vachoo,\n\nThank you for asking!\nI believe a whole lot in the power of prayer.   I don't just mean "good thoughts" but prayer to the awesome uncreated Creator of the universe.  \n\nIt isn't my prayer that has power but the One that I'm praying to.\n\nSo many of my prayers have been answered in the most wonderful ways and yet sometimes I get so bogged down by what I see going on in the world that I don't pray.\n\nOne of the most dramatic answers I got to prayer came nearly 15 years ago.  I worked in the internal audit department at a bank and things were not going well in the economy.  The bank had been excellent in residential real estate but Share Holders were demanding that we do commercial real estate where the big money was.  After a few years things started floundering.  There was very little leadership from our leaders and then my husband filed for divorce.\n\nI could barely even twiddle my thumbs let alone function.  One Sunday morning before going to church I knelt by my bed and started praying, "Lord, I just want ..."  I didn't even have the words to finish the prayer.  I just knew I wanted the PAIN to be gone.  I believe the Holy Spirit finished my prayer for me "... to read the Bible from cover-to-cover.  Will You arrange the time and the money?"  \n\nTwo days later my whole department got laid off and I got 15 weeks of severance pay.  Even though the economy was not good my co-workers actually found much more satisfying jobs and I spent my time reading The Daily Walk Bible (that was also an answered prayer).  It was so good I couldn't put it down and I finished it in 90 days.\n\nYes, I definitely believe in the power of prayer when one prays to the heavenly Father in Jesus' Name.\n\nEdit: Nowadays I pray "Heavenly Father, the Holy Spirit and I weren't praying for the time and money to read the Bible just once."  \n\nWith Elijah on Mount Carmel in mind (see 1 Kings 18) I've been praying for a way to read the Bible with small groups of people aiming for a total of 850 people (450 + 400).
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once a month\n\nansw3r3r
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I don't have an average.  We are instructed to pray without ceasing.  So whenever I need help, peace, or anything I will offer up a quick prayer wherever I'm at.  I pray before and after reading the Bible, when I wake up, before I go to sleep, before eating.  It is our way of communicating with God, why shouldn't we pray always.
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I pray both aloud and quietly in my own space.  I pray all the time and everywhere.  In the shower, in my car, at work, at home, wherever I am I pray prayers of thanks to God, all the time, for everything.
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Don't let these other answers make you feel bad. Yes, a LOT of Christians go through this. Between work, children, bills, and the house work, and lot of people find it hard to make prayer time. I'm not justifying it or saying it's right, but we can't act like it doesn't happen.\nLook, there is nothing wrong with having a scheduled prayer time. If that's what it takes to get you into it, by all means. You could leave a voicemail on your cellphone and you check it at work and it says, "remember to pray on your lunch break."\nOr put a cross on your rearview mirror, and every morning when you see it, pray before you drive to work. Or even have your spouse or someone to ask you every night, have you prayed today?\nWhen you get into the habit of doing it, it will come more natural, and you'll start doing it all the time.\nI know a lot of people will read this and say, "that's ridiculous" but hey, it's your salvation not theirs, you're not here to impress anyone.
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I have found that the answer to our prayer is a lot closer that you think. You can not pimp God. He is sovereign. He will answer your prayer. Maybe you feel like he's not answering you 'cause your focus is on the answer and not him. When you put your focus totally on him and continue to live a life that is pleasing to him, your answer will be sitting at your feet. Focus on God and getting all the mess people can't see like envy, anger, hate, jealousy, covetousness, and the list goes on. We are all a work in progress, but when we take the time to build our relationship with him, instead of asking or "praying" for things, all our desire will be met. Now don't get me wrong, pray.... ask God for what you want and need. Just be prepared and ready to accept ,if he say not now or NO! You are not crazy or confused; life and death are in the power of the tongue. You are Godly person seeking Godly wisdom. Focus on you and everything will have changed because you have..............When what's important to God becomes important to you then what's important to you becomes important to God!=) tRust God even when he feels far away because you know he is always there never to leave you nor forskae you....BE Blessed