Prayer??

[Laren]

Have any of you struggled with or questioned "prayer" since coming to a fulfilled view?? Does God answer prayer? What's it's purpose??

I have been wondering lately.

[Paige]

I still pray. In a way, I see it as conversation with God. In the same way I am able to voice concerns or share feelings with my husband, I can also do that with God. His presence is in and with me at all times, yet in prayer I feel it is drawing on that reality to see and respond as He does already. Does that make any sense?

Paige

[davo]

I don't "pray" like I once did -- these days I just tend to carry a more thankful and grateful attitude "on the inside" for God's goodness given to us all. There are times then that I am more "moved" than other times to ask God's specific blessing towards someone or some situation, "trusting" then that His best will outwork accordingly. Now where I might be in a position of bringing that blessing myself, how ever that might be, I'll do it -- as opposed to just expecting God to; and assume that God has simply enabled me to do so and thus be glad and again "thankful" in it.

We're all different and if "formulas" work more for some than for others I'm sure God has no real issuess with that either way. :)

[Amie]

Laren,

I pretty much talk with God whenever, knowing that he is present with me always. However, there are times when I feel like crying to God, or overjoyed that seem more focused.

I don't know whether God answers prayers. I'm comfortable with the idea that sometimes he says "no", and I'm also comfortable with the idea that he gave us everything that we need already.

There are times in my life when it seems sure to me that God stepped in, I still feel sure about it. I wonder though whether it was an answered prayer or a Father's observation - maybe we really do have a need or two every now and then that he tends.

Some people are able to focus so closely on God in prayer that they are able to shut out much of the external world. It's like that for me in those heightened moments. It's an undistracted connection.

Amie

[backtothefuture]

Hi Laren,
Good question. I did struggle in the begging of my journey not just about prayer, but also about reading my bible everyday.
I don't get down on my knees and pray anymore, but I do talk to God all day and even throughout the night sometimes. I also like to sing what I call my prayers on my guitar. So its still prayer technically, but in a new way!:clap2:
Nancy:)