Talking to God

[sparrow]

Hey,
I need some regarding prayer.

I love speaking with God and praying, and I do so every night before I go to sleep. Thing is, I'm finding it increasingly hard to talk to Him about my problems. Because for most of them, I know that the way I'm feeling is wrong, (for example jealousy) and when I talk to God I just feel like I shouldn't be having those thoughts or feelings, not any insight to why or anything. I just feel "wrong" when all I want is comfort and some help. I'm finding my prayer time is getting strained because I don't know how to talk about my problems.

Any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks for reading.

Claire

 

[HisLamb]

Claire, I know where you're coming from. When we know we've done/are doing something that displeases God we can feel guilty in His presence.

Remember that when we are drawing close to God, Satan wants to keep us back. He will drop loads of guilt feelings on you if that's what it takes for you to stay away from prayer. Take it from someone who has been through this.

It's easy to say, "Give this guilt to God along with your prayers." It's hard to do sometimes. But we know that God is forgiving. Just tell Him how you feel in your own words. Ask Him to help you get closer to Him. To help you with what you are doing that makes you feel guilty. But most of all...to help you come to Him no matter what. He will help you. You may not "feel" differently for awhile, but trust me. God loves you and He WILL help you. He wants you to come to Him in all things.

I will pray for you!

 

[Messenger]

Claire,

You could say the Lords prayer or prayer of Jabez.

Read your Bible and pray. And when your feeling jealous and having the "poor me" feelings it is always good to count your blessings or to think of how much better you have it than someone else.

My neighbor lost her husband from a quick cancer. He was only 42 and left her with 2 small children and 2 older children from a previous marriage. The had been married for 14 years and finally had a boy. Things seemed to be going so well for them when they were told he had cancer and only 6 months to live. He died in only about 3 months. She could have sunk in self pity but she jumped right up and got busy working and doing good. She remolded her home and took the kids to Disney World like her and her husband planned to do together. She is a real inspiration. She is learning maps and figuring out the manly jobs that she never had to do. She misses him terribly but she moves on and does her best and attends church regularly.

When I get the "poor me" feelings all I have to do is take a look out my door and see that I really don't have it so bad.

Love and God Bless.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

God knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows our faults and imperfections better than we do. I think it's healthy to talk to God about the areas in our life that are...currently under construction. Take jealousy, if there is anyone who can help you deal with this, it's God himself. It's ok to be open with Him. being open with God allows Him to work in that area of our lives. Keeping the shameful part of our lives from Him is a way of trying to hold onto it. That just doesn't work.
Take care,
-Cheese

 

[GraftMeIn]

Hi Clair,
It's not always easy bringing our problems to God.
I think one thing we should keep in mind, When we begin to pray, is that God already knows all our problems. There's nothing about us he doesn't already know. He knows more about us than we know about ourselves. He knows our every strength, and he knows our every weakness. He wants to help us overcome all of our problems.

When a child seeks help from their parents, It makes the parent proud that their child trusts in them enough to come to them for help. A parent feels honored by the fact that their child would ask for their advice, guidance etc...

The same thing goes for God, We are all his children! He wants us to ask him for his help, He already knows the problems we have in our life, and I'm sure he must delight in the fact that we would trust him enough to ask for his help in overcoming any problems we have.

So don't be afraid to ask God for help in those areas of your life that you need it. That's what he's there for

I'll be keeping you in my prayers

 

[Martin]

Claire, never forget one thing - God loves you, and no matter what condition you are in He will never stop loving you. Furthermore, He wants to have a relationship with you because He values you.

No matter what gets in the way to stop us getting close to Him, He wants to deal with it so that the both of you can "get it on" so to speak. So don't be afraid of Him, but tell Him what's wrong in your life (He already knows, so stop trying to hide it)and allow Him to give you His forgiveness (because Jesus has already paid for it) and enjoy the Lord!

Isn't it always the same, whenever we get down to have a time with God, all sorts of negative thoughts and condemnations can come in. Now where do you think they come from? They certainly don't come from God - He will never condemn you because Jesus has already taken the wrap for all the wrong things in your life. So do you not think that it might be the enemy trying to do all he can to stop you from having that time with God? Tell him to get lost and turn to the Father, yes, confess your sins to HIm, but then get on and develop that relationship. Don't forget - the more time you spend with the Father, the deeper the relationship will become. Have fun!!

 

[sparrow]

Hey everyone!
Thanks! I'm feeling a lot more positive right now It's just sometimes I feel like I can't talk to God. I think that if I pray to God about this then He can help me personally. Martin, thanks for those words. When I read that God loves me, for some reason it just hit me pretty hard. I knew that already, but its just such a great feeling knowing someone has unconditional love for you!
Anyway, I'm gonna pray about this and let you know how it goes.
Thanks for the prayers everyone!
Claire

 

[SeRapH&CheRi]

clairywairy, know that you are loved and being prayed for! blessings to you!
S&C

 

[amie]

Hi Claire,
I know what you are saying kiddo...God loves you more than you can ever realize. I am praying for and with you always...
Amie

 

[fieldmouse3]

I agree with the advice everyone else has given you....just talk to God about it, even if it seems wrong. He wants to hearabout EVERYTHING that's going on in your heart and mind, good and bad. Yes, He knows everything in there already, but He likes ot hear it stright from us as well! I'll pray for you!

 

[ZiSunka]

You shouldn't ignore your feelings, clairywairy. Don't automatically push them down as being bad. If you feel some way, examine why you are feeling that, and see if your feelings are a warning sign that something is wrong.

 

[AlanSmith]

I will be praying for you as well.

 

[Wadeinwater]

And I also will be praying for you!


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[Autumn]

Let's rejoice in our falling short of "perfection". It is not we who are perfect, it is Christ. Ofcourse we have the desire to be pleasing to Him by doing what is good, but the only true way of pleasing the Lord is to just let Him have control. This is a moment to moment thing, and sometimes we will take our old dead self (that has been crucified with Christ) back and follow it's desires. For this I bring you to:
Phillipians 3
12I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be. 13No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.