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I am sure this may sound like a dumb question to most, if not all, of you, but it's something that I have a huge problem with and thus could use some help with.
The point is, I have difficulty with praying. Big difficulty. As in, maybe a couple times a month. Really. I just don't know how to do it. It doesn't feel normal, or natural, as if I were just talking to an imaginary friend.
I've heard all the standard retorts for this before. Just pretend you're talking to a friend who you can't see, and all that stuff. Thing is, I don't talk to anyone, not even my close friends, and being a guy, I certainly don't talk to other guy friends the way I hear people praying.
Bottom line, it seems forced. I don't know what to say. It feels odd like I'm just talking to myself. No, strike that -- I don't talk to myself that way, either. And before you ask, yes I do believe in God; specifically the God of the Bible. Anyone else have this problem? I know prayer is supposed to be natural for Christians, but for me that's just not so....
The point is, I have difficulty with praying. Big difficulty. As in, maybe a couple times a month. Really. I just don't know how to do it. It doesn't feel normal, or natural, as if I were just talking to an imaginary friend.
I've heard all the standard retorts for this before. Just pretend you're talking to a friend who you can't see, and all that stuff. Thing is, I don't talk to anyone, not even my close friends, and being a guy, I certainly don't talk to other guy friends the way I hear people praying.
Bottom line, it seems forced. I don't know what to say. It feels odd like I'm just talking to myself. No, strike that -- I don't talk to myself that way, either. And before you ask, yes I do believe in God; specifically the God of the Bible. Anyone else have this problem? I know prayer is supposed to be natural for Christians, but for me that's just not so....