Hypocrisy about praying to God

[gabrielacvicens]

I am having a hard time trusting God without feeling like a hypocrite. I haven’t been coming to Him for so long… now my husband has left me to pursue other women and I am finally praying again, little by little… it makes me feel like a hypocrite, like I am only coming to him now because I feel sad. I didnt come to him before when I was happy, I don’t want to feel like my love is conditional for God, but I can’t help it.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Don’t worry about this. God is overjoyed that you’re coming to him. He is like the father of the prodigal son, he runs to meet you. He isn’t going to call you a hypocrite, he will just say, “I wish you would talk to me all the time because I want to be your friend.”
Try to keep up a relationship with him this time, even if it’s just a minute a day.

God bless

 

[Defc]

Don’t be afraid and to Confession, Jesus has been waiting a long time for you there to forgive you and welcome you back in His arms where He can give you the comfort and love you so need now. God bless you

 

[TK421]

It is a deception from the enemy. Pretty much any person who ever turned to God would discover with enough introspection that their “repentance” was grossly imperfect and filled with conditions and self-serving motives. A genie in a bottle is a slave who comes out and performs wishes and then goes back into his bottle when he has served his purpose, and many times if not the vast majority of the time, that is how we treat God. Like a glorified slave.

But it is enough. God still wants us to come to Him. It isn’t about how disingenuous we are. It’s about how pure in character he is. God is the one who does the saving. He chose us before we chose him.

Peace.

 

[Beryllos]

Jesus is glad to hear from you. Be at peace.

 

[Dan_Defender]

now my husband has left me to pursue other women and I am finally praying again

Maybe it was God’s plan that he left you, show his true colors, and make you realize what is the true treasure in life. Be patient with feelings and keep on the good path.

 

[midori]

Remember the parable about the prodigal son. He didn’t come back because he felt bad about demanding his inheritance before his father’s death, and didn’t come back because he felt bad about squandering his money on partying, and didn’t come back because he missed his family. He came back because he was hungry, and he knew everyone on his dad’s farm ate well, so he might as well go back and eat food, even if it meant going back to a lower status.

But the dad didn’t care about the selfish reasonings of his son. The dad just cared about the return of his son, period.

I’m sorry about your troubles. I wish you the best as you work through them, and I hope God gives you what he wants to you have the most.

 

[Mary888]

Some say sad things happen to us in life when we are away from Him because God “is a jealous God” and He loves and wants us back strongly, with jealousy even. A vision a bit scary in a way but as long as you go to God you are doing what He wants and all is good.

 

[Godfollower]

Remember the parable about the prodigal son. He didn’t come back because he felt bad about demanding his inheritance before his father’s death, and didn’t come back because he felt bad about squandering his money on partying, and didn’t come back because he missed his family. He came back because he was hungry, and he knew everyone on his dad’s farm ate well, so he might as well go back and eat food, even if it meant going back to a lower status.

But the dad didn’t care about the selfish reasonings of his son. The dad just cared about the return of his son, period.

I’m sorry about your troubles. I wish you the best as you work through them, and I hope God gives you what he wants to you have the most.

I was going to say the same thing. The father of the prodigal son didn’t wait for the wayward son to come in; he ran outside to greet him. And he was ecstatic over his son’s return.

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Luke 15:7.