Improvised prayer

[Blood_Angel]

When praying, do you ever make something up when talking to God.
Or just traditionally, follow scripted prayer based on your circumstances.

 

[valentino]

when I started out I would pray directly to pray because I knew of no other ways.Naturally they were more selfish oftentimes.Scripted prayers i feel are the more adequate ways in which we should ask for God’s help.Even though I still say scripted prayers I oftentimes I just pray in the form of a conversation.I’t seems more personal.I have a closer relationship with God.To me God wants a personal relationship with each of us.Likke I would talk to a close friend.I try to listen more.I’ll just do nothing but through faith I believe when I act I’m acting in the way God wants me to act although I’m not positive of this.As long as I don’t commit a willful sin it can’t be all wrong.I don’t know where I’m going.

 

[puzzleannie]

When praying, do you ever make something up when talking to God.
Or just traditionally, follow scripted prayer based on your circumstances.

yes all the time, prayer is conversation with God. Formal prayers common the tradition of the Church are not “scripted” the are worthy scriptural based prayers that draw us into that conversation.

 

[Blood_Angel]

I understand the value of scripture prayers, I was just curious!

How do you know if God is with you? Do you just get a feeling?
And hope he points you in the right direction.

 

[ready]

Pray from the heart and use your own words. You can also use scripted prayers sometimes. Faith tells us God is always present and you know God is present when you feel love for him or feel his love and you know he is in your heart or around you. When you don’t apprehend these things and/or feel these things automatically you can just bring your attention to them and then it’s easy to experience them.