Do You Ever Feel Like A Praise Hypocrite?

[Saint Beloved]

Until recently I've generally 'thought' my prayers rather than verbalising sometimes writing them down feels more focused than thinking or speaking them. I don't like my voice and I think there's a little fear or embarrassment of being overheard too, silly I know.
My focus point for this post is more about praising out loud. When a worship song or Scripture massage comes into my head it's out my mouth or on here typed before I really think about it. I find myself typing out God bless you and Praise the Lord! More since I've been here than I ever thought or said out loud offline. I like it, I want to keep doing it, it's liberating but a part of me feels silly and laughs at myself and feels weird about it like it's unnatural I guess I'm not used to it yet. It's joyful but jolting.
I hope this is a common thing or phase people go through even a believer needs an awkward growing finding themselves stage I guess. I feel like a hypocrite but I think my flesh is just uncomfortable that my spirit is stretching its limbs.

 

[rockytopva]

I am white and of Scottish descent. In the 1990's our factory hired several VT football players who were all black and of Word of Faith doctrine. In all my years of knowing these guys I have never once heard the first negative word out of their mouth, everything they spoke was faith. They called me, "McCwowt" and would say things like...

"Do you know what over comes fear McCwowt? Action! Action overcomes fear"

"I'm getting out of here McCwowt" And then lay out some plan of escape. They would also come to me saying...

"What are you believing God for McCwowt?" And expect some great plan that would bring joy to their hearts.

They were also very schooled in the Word of Faith. If you had any pains at all they would offer to pray for you right then and there. They also broke me of my negative talk and for that I am eternally grateful. There is another thing they use to say...

"Good fellowship makes you strong."

If E = mc2 then we can divide and conclude that...

Mass (m) = Energy (E/c2)

And there are three varieties...

Natural E/c2 - All mass is basically cooled plasma
Mental E/c2 - Mentally, A mathematical formula, but this has chemical and spiritual properties as well.
Spiritual E/c2 - E (motivation, warmth, love) / c2 (faith, hope, charity, joy)

It is important to practice spirituality, in hopes, by some alchemy of spirit, that it becomes genuine. I would also say that faith and hope are free gifts available to all. You can sit down and imagine free of charge.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

Praise the Lord!

 

[Sam91]

Praise God Keep remembering to Praise Him for everything in real life too! Hopefully you'll feel the Holy Spirit prompting you to do that. I'm sure you will have felt Him agreeing with youvwhen you type.

 

[Saint Beloved]

I am white and of Scottish descent. In the 1990's our factory hired several VT football players who were all black and of Word of Faith doctrine. In all my years of knowing these guys I have never once heard the first negative word out of their mouth, everything they spoke was faith. They called me, "McCwowt" and would say things like...

"Do you know what over comes fear McCwowt? Action! Action overcomes fear"

"I'm getting out of here McCwowt" And then lay out some plan of escape. They would also come to me saying...

"What are you believing God for McCwowt?" And expect some great plan that would bring joy to their hearts.

They were also very schooled in the Word of Faith. If you had any pains at all they would offer to pray for you right then and there. They also broke me of my negative talk and for that I am eternally grateful. There is another thing they use to say...

"Good fellowship makes you strong."

If E = mc2 then we can divide and conclude that...

Mass (m) = Energy (E/c2)

And there are three varieties...

Natural E/c2 - All mass is basically cooled plasma
Mental E/c2 - Mentally, A mathematical formula, but this has chemical and spiritual properties as well.
Spiritual E/c2 - E (motivation, warmth, love) / c2 (faith, hope, charity, joy)

It is important to practice spirituality, in hopes, by some alchemy of spirit, that it becomes genuine. I would also say that faith and hope are free gifts available to all. You can sit down and imagine free of charge.

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

 

[Greg J.]

Until recently I've generally 'thought' my prayers rather than verbalising sometimes writing them down feels more focused than thinking or speaking them. I don't like my voice and I think there's a little fear or embarrassment of being overheard too, silly I know.
My focus point for this post is more about praising out loud. When a worship song or Scripture massage comes into my head it's out my mouth or on here typed before I really think about it. I find myself typing out God bless you and Praise the Lord! More since I've been here than I ever thought or said out loud offline. I like it, I want to keep doing it, it's liberating but a part of me feels silly and laughs at myself and feels weird about it like it's unnatural I guess I'm not used to it yet. It's joyful but jolting.
I hope this is a common thing or phase people go through even a believer needs an awkward growing finding themselves stage I guess. I feel like a hypocrite but I think my flesh is just uncomfortable that my spirit is stretching its limbs.

Jesus is the truth. Glue yourself to the truth, the Lord will be pleased, and you will be blessed. That may mean that you don't praise him like you did in the past. Certainly God is constantly transforming those who have entrusted themselves to him.

It's well worth thinking carefully about whether you are genuinely thankful for for something or not, or which of His qualities you believe are praiseworthy or not, because then you can seize the opportunities to reveal truth in prayer, praise, thanksgiving, and worship.

God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24, 1984 NIV)

 

[dhh712]

Until recently I've generally 'thought' my prayers rather than verbalising sometimes writing them down feels more focused than thinking or speaking them. I don't like my voice and I think there's a little fear or embarrassment of being overheard too, silly I know.
My focus point for this post is more about praising out loud. When a worship song or Scripture massage comes into my head it's out my mouth or on here typed before I really think about it. I find myself typing out God bless you and Praise the Lord! More since I've been here than I ever thought or said out loud offline. I like it, I want to keep doing it, it's liberating but a part of me feels silly and laughs at myself and feels weird about it like it's unnatural I guess I'm not used to it yet. It's joyful but jolting.
I hope this is a common thing or phase people go through even a believer needs an awkward growing finding themselves stage I guess. I feel like a hypocrite but I think my flesh is just uncomfortable that my spirit is stretching its limbs.

I know what you mean. I've been an atheist for almost all my life, so speaking to anyone other than church people about the Lord is really, really awkward. It's just not been a part of me for 33 years. I'm slowly beginning to overcome the awkwardness. I'll mention the Lord's name in casual conversation, as in "Lord willing [something that will happen]". When something really great happens, I'll sometimes get up the nerve to say, "Praise the Lord Jesus." I wish I can speak it out loud more often because it's what I say in my mind.

I'm struggling with speaking prayers out loud. At first I never did and my mind would wander drastically. Since I've started speaking them, I found it really helps me to focus. I had been doing that for a little while, but lapsed back into thinking them in my mind again. My mind doesn't wander as much, but I'm hoping I'll get back to speaking them again.

 

[ub4me]

In every venue there is opportunity to communicate the Love of God. To pray or praise. Sometimes the written word is the most beautiful and meaningful of all, because it comes directly from your heart without the lips or sound of your voice getting in your way. There is a place for everyone. This is where I too, can find my voice. Keep on Shining your light

 

[tturt]

Saint Beloved, even if it seems weird, just encourage you to continue to praise Yahweh aloud.
Scriptures such as:
-"...for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Matt 12:34
-"The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life..." Prov 10:11
-Psa 100 states "Make a joyful noise unto The Lord..."

Yeshua, while He was on the earth, sometimes prayed aloud. A couple of examples - Luke 11:1 "...when he was finished..." John 17 seems He spoke it.

One benefit of speaking praise helps keep our focus on Him; otherwise, our minds tend to wander. Also, we're encouraged to speak Scripture (Jos 1:8; Psa 119:172).

Found this helpful and you might want to try this - praise Him or read Scripture such as Psa 145 silently. Then say it.

 

[Saint Beloved]

Saint Beloved, even if it seems weird, just encourage you to continue to praise Yahweh aloud.
Scriptures such as:
-"...for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Matt 12:34
-"The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life..." Prov 10:11
-Psa 100 states "Make a joyful noise unto The Lord..."

Yeshua, while He was on the earth, sometimes prayed aloud. A couple of examples - Luke 11:1 "...when he was finished..." John 17 seems He spoke it.

One benefit of speaking praise helps keep our focus on Him; otherwise, our minds tend to wander. Also, we're encouraged to speak Scripture (Jos 1:8; Psa 119:172).

Found this helpful and you might want to try this - praise Him or read Scripture such as Psa 145 silently. Then say it.

Thanks so much for the encouraging words! God bless you.

 

[Gluttonous Winebibber]

Until recently I've generally 'thought' my prayers rather than verbalising sometimes writing them down feels more focused than thinking or speaking them. I don't like my voice and I think there's a little fear or embarrassment of being overheard too, silly I know.
My focus point for this post is more about praising out loud. When a worship song or Scripture massage comes into my head it's out my mouth or on here typed before I really think about it. I find myself typing out God bless you and Praise the Lord! More since I've been here than I ever thought or said out loud offline. I like it, I want to keep doing it, it's liberating but a part of me feels silly and laughs at myself and feels weird about it like it's unnatural I guess I'm not used to it yet. It's joyful but jolting.
I hope this is a common thing or phase people go through even a believer needs an awkward growing finding themselves stage I guess. I feel like a hypocrite but I think my flesh is just uncomfortable that my spirit is stretching its limbs.

Matthew 6:7 - Honesty is the answer. Stir up those emotions, and let it go.

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I'd say everyone is different. Some are more vocal, move more...etc. Some don't. Its not like God requires us to be jumping up and down singing super loud in order for it to be counted as praise. I never really sang before, I would say the words in my head and not move. Then eventually I started to mouth the words without actually saying them (embarrassed by my voice). Since getting married my wife sort of picked on me that I wasn't like her when it came to worship and it annoyed me. So I sang so she would stop nagging me as if she was better just because she sang worship songs.

But I'm glad she did speak up because now I sing and move my feet or hands in rhythm...etc. It does feel good to do so. I'm less worried about who hears my voice and who sees me responding to the music because we are not there to impress anyone. We are there to praise God.

 

[tturt]

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,..." Psa 100

Because I dont' sing well, I've got that one covered.