In depth prayer

TomUK · Mar 10, 2004

I've never really 'got' in depth prayer. I have a relativley active prayer life, but i just got bored if i pray for any more than about 10 minutes at a time (if i'm one my own that is). I just run out of things to pray, and i know that should really impossible but i do! I'm just conscious that i'm trying to drag out my prayers. Do you have any advice about how i can pray to God for long periods of time and really mean it?

Jack_Racz · Mar 10, 2004

Just thank God for His works.
I can thank Him all day if I needed to, and didn't have class.

Alternate Carpark · Mar 10, 2004

tomuea said:
I've never really 'got' in depth prayer.

Prayer is just talking to God right. And it's more than just requesting stuff or bringing people to His attention right ?

How do you have an indepth conversation with another person ?
You share your heart's deep thoughts with them and you allow them to share theirs.

Specific prayer requests for me would last about ...hmmm....5-10 minutes, half an hour if it's a complex issue.
But to just sit down with my Heavenly Father and share my heart with Him, well that can last for a few hours.
And it is during these times that we become closer.

Actually, an hour doesn't go by without us conversing about something.
He is my constant companion and my thoughts are alway relating back to Him regardles of what I am doing.

The other day whilst driving somewhere I spent about half an hour talking to Him about the rivers He designed and how the whole ecosystem revolves around them.
I said, " You know God, you really are quite clever"
He said, "Yeah I know, thanks for the compliment."

Yitzchak · Mar 10, 2004

Try putting on some worship music and combining worship time with prayer. You might pray for two minutes and then go back to singing and worshiping and then come back to praying some more as things come to mind or bubble up in your heart.
This has been my prefered method for years and it works really well.

laura_lynn · Mar 12, 2004

Hey!

You know how in the bible some people pray all day? Or, they claim to? I always thought this was impossible. But yeah, if you keep God on your mind througout the day, I believe it's potentially the equivolent. By keeping your mind on Jesus, he has more opportunity to work through you, or to show you little signs of his love.

When prayer seems stale for me, which it unfortunately sometimes does, I either turn on music and praise with it or come online to read from this site. Or, just think to yourself about God. Or! Pray for everyone you know, and if you've done it, do it again.

Let me stress the point about music though. Pray along with the words (if it's christian, in particular! haha) or play some classical, if that floats your boat. Surprisingly, classical is a nice thing to pray along with. Consider it the soundtrack to your prayer?

sparrow1029 · Mar 12, 2004

I look at prayer as a reflection on my relationship with God. When I first entered into that relationship, I didn't know much about Him, and I didn't have a history with Him, and so I didn't have a lot to "say" when I prayed. As I grew as a Christian, and saw God's intervention and influence in my life, my prayers became longer and more detailed. Its like when you make a new friend, I think. At first, your conversations at more surfacey, etc. But, as the friendship deepens so do your conversations.

Lilly of the Valley · Mar 13, 2004

I found out that prayer can also be just sitting and listening to God. Try to include some quiet time to listen to God. A congresation goes two ways.

Ceris · Mar 13, 2004

Another way to get into it (and this is something I am working on) is to offer little prayers to God throughout the day, rather than one just before bed (or something like that). I find this helps me actually focus on God more and keep him on my mind throughout the day.

PottersClay · Mar 13, 2004

Ask the Lord what's on His heart. Not only will your prayer time take on entirely differnt dimension, it will revolutionize your relationship with God.

Rafael · Mar 14, 2004

Pray without ceasing........don't consider being on your knees all the time as the only prayer. As mentioned by someone earlier, you can walk around all day long in contact with God, and you should be prayerfully connected to Him all the time, as you and He are together in Spirit, always.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

Yummi · Mar 18, 2004

It's just like when you know someone for the first time : you hardly find things to talk about and want to move quickly after exchanging greetings. But when you keep having a relationship with that person, you get more open and find more things to talk about, and after some time, when you become real friends, you don't see time flying when you talk, and you can converse about all and nothing...
It's the same thing with God, the more you're acquainted with him, the more you find pleasure in spending time with him.
Just consider him as a friend (yet a "holy" one!) and talk to him this way !

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