A time and a place for prayer?

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As I have been recently renewed in my faith I have been talking to God very frequently. In fact, it seems like I am engaging in one long continuous prayer/ conversation with God all day long.

I pray when I wake up, while I eat, while I get ready for the day, before I take off for work/activities for safety, while I’m in commute (usually through praise and song that I make up going along with how I feel) when I arrive safely, when I have spare moments in the day and then it starts up again as I pray before leaving home. Not all of my praying has specific requests, but is usually praising the Lord and asking him to be in my heart.

My point is, is there a time and a place for prayer? Is there certain times of the day, situations, and actions were prayer is not acceptable or is it a good thing to be in prayer as much as possible? :confused:
I don’t think I would offend God by praying too much, but maybe there are certain times when it is disrespectful to pray… should I instead set apart a time once or twice a day and that’s it? 🤷 Guidance for a newbie in the faith would be appreciated!
 
Nope!

We are told to pray unceasingly. I would love to have the kind of interior prayer life you are experiencing. I am working on improving my own. Do your best to keep your focus on God and everything else will fall into place.
 
There are some days that I pray so constantly that I wonder if God is in Heaven thinking, “Doesn’t this woman EVER shut up?!?” 😃
We have been told to pray “unceasingly” and it sounds like you’re doing just that. So keep on going! All times and all places are times and places to pray. And don’t ever let anyone tell you differently!
God bless you! 👍
 
ErinMagdala said:
I don’t think I would offend God by praying too much, but maybe there are certain times when it is disrespectful to pray… should I instead set apart a time once or twice a day and that’s it? 🤷
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No, no! You’re doing wonderfully! We are to pray constantly. Through talking to God, thinking of Him, songs of praise and adoration, offering our work up to Him, suffering in union with Him, etc. It is beautiful and necessary.

One day the devil was mocking St Teresa of Avila for praying while she was on the commode and she answered him saying something like, “What comes out of there is for you! and what comes from my lips is for God!” LOL. So, no, I would say there is never an inappropriate time to pray, so long as we have the correct internal dispositions.
 
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No, no! You’re doing wonderfully! We are to pray constantly. Through talking to God, thinking of Him, songs of praise and adoration, offering our work up to Him, suffering in union with Him, etc. It is beautiful and necessary.

One day the devil was mocking St Teresa of Avila for praying while she was on the commode and she answered him saying something like, “What comes out of there is for you! and what comes from my lips is for God!” LOL. So, no, I would say there is never an inappropriate time to pray, so long as we have the correct internal dispositions.
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Hahaha! That’s hilarious. I heard that you were supposed to take off rosaries or crucifixes while bathing and I was a little worried about singing songs of praise in the shower. If a saint can proudly pray on the toilet maybe I should be less shy about the shower. He made me anyways 👍
 
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So, no, I would say there is never an inappropriate time to pray, so long as we have the correct internal dispositions.
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How about this angle on it: correct internal dispositions constitute prayer in and of themselves. 🙂

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Blenderx said:
No, no! You’re doing wonderfully! We are to pray constantly. Through talking to God, thinking of Him, songs of praise and adoration, offering our work up to Him, suffering in union with Him, etc. It is beautiful and necessary.

One day the devil was mocking St Teresa of Avila for praying while she was on the commode and she answered him saying something like, “What comes out of there is for you! and what comes from my lips is for God!” LOL. So, no, I would say there is never an inappropriate time to pray, so long as we have the correct internal dispositions.
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Greetings Blenderx,

That’s is pretty funny. I will have to share this with some of my family and friends.

I like Teresa of Avila. She is very much down to earth that I can relate to. We are blessed to have all the different saints that we do.

Greetings to the OP,

Anywhere you can fold your hands is a place to pray. And any time is a time to pray. We are all called to pray without ceasing. Let everything you do become a praise of God, a prayer to God, and etc.

God Bless you both.
Anathama Sit
 
ErinMagdala said:
Hahaha! That’s hilarious. I heard that you were supposed to take off rosaries or crucifixes while bathing and I was a little worried about singing songs of praise in the shower. If a saint can proudly pray on the toilet maybe I should be less shy about the shower. He made me anyways 👍
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Greetings ErinMagdala,

Sing loudly and proudly in the shower, even more so with praise songs of God. Think of David when he danced before the Ark when it was brought to Jerusalem.

I usually crank up the CD and sing in the shower as well. However sometimes it’s just pleasant to pray to Him in thanksgiving for the wonderful shower too. 😃

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
 
And don’t forget - St. Augustine said (I’m pretty sure it was him anyway), those who sing pray twice. So pray your heart out and sing some of 'em too! :highprayer:
 
Make everything you do a prayer. You don’t have to say it out loud but just think it.

“I mow this lawn that I have because of the greatness of God”
“I make these pancakes becuase of of God’s blessings”
“The Lord gives me strength to deal with my child going on her terrible 5’s”:D;)

Everything you do can be a prayer and God will love it.
 
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