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Seems I have the hardest time praying. I've spent hours praying I just feel like I've missed something out every time I pray and I have a hard time focusing. I sometimes drift out of thought and it's like words are coming out but I'm not thinking about their meaning hard to focus. It's making me sad.
 

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I just want to say I read your post. Honestly, I just started to pray here and there again and am trying to increase it due to OCD and depression. I would pray so only as long as you can focus and do your best not to let guilt get to you. Ocd does that to us and can turn prayer into a ritual where it is no longer just prayer anymore and it is very draining. Are you taking anything or getting treatment for the anxiety/ocd. If you can it is something to look into if you have not. It does help a lot of people, but everyone is different. God bless you and I hope you feel better.
 
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Hey there, if it's any encouragement, I've been through the same recently. One of my concerns, which I am now beginning to think is actually an unwanted thought, is that I am not being sincere when I pray.

Long story short, I have received response to my "flimsy" prayers two days in a row. Ask God to help you when you pray and have faith that He will, for surely praying to our Heavenly Father would fall into the category of God's Will.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14

As for the tons of prayer, HopingforJesus is right. I used to pray for hours when the OCD was really bad. Mind you, prayer for hours isn't necessarily a wrong thing, but when you keep praying about the same things over and over, it can be.

Before you pray, remember that " your Father knows what you need before you ask him." Matthew 6:8b

I hope this helps. I'll pray for you. God Bless.
 
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