Spiritual Stalemate

[scapularkid8]

I am stuck! I want to grow spiritually and try to make an even more healthy relationship with God, but frankly all the prayers and devotions are just…boring : /

That sounds really bad but, I just don’t get the point of prayer anymore.

 

[iBenedicta]

Do you only pray using devotionals or a prayer that has already been written out? You should try going without, be honest with God about how you feel.

Then, I suggest you take some quiet time to examine what is going on in your life. There might be something you’re overlooking that is standing in the way between you and the relationship you want with God.

 

[EmeraldWings]

prayer is all good and fine, but to strengthen your relationship with God, you also need to pray by just talking with God,
prayer is “the lifting of our hearts and our minds to God”, so it should come from your heart,
if your heart is just not in it, then you might just need to try and know God better, which you can do by reading about Him in the bible, esspeically of course His passion, and then there are many other great books on God, both His life on earth and His life in us, Fulton J. Sheen is an excellent choice for learning about God, he explains things in such a simple yet very deep way, my two favorite of his are “Life of Christ”, and “The Seven Last Words”.

it’s not just who God is that we learn to love Him by, it is also everything He does for us and how much He truly loves us,

it just takes alot of quiet time alone with God, speaking to Him about whatever is on your mind, and although He doesn’t necessarily speak back in words, He does speak to us in our hearts, or inspires us somehow, perhaps by a thought just popping into our heads, but it’s not like how you and i can talk back and forth, it’s much more intimate then that…

here is a really great little book to help with meditating on the mysteries of the rosary - fraternitypublications.com/frrogaofourl.html

i think that will help you alot, it has some very beautiful explanations and meditations, and they really get your mind deep in thought.

well, i hope this helps, take care.

 

[Harri_Laaksonen]

My best guess would be to ask, What are you looking for?

An on-going relationship with God is not all “sunshine, lollipops, roses, unicorns and rainbows” We live, and God acts, in the ordinary world.

Every great saint, especially the mystics, reports so called dry periods when only sticking to the faith and prayer led to a new plateau. Let us not forget that Jesus led Peter, James and John down from the mount of Transfiguration when they would have loved to stay.

Let the quiet places deepen your faith, new exciting places will happen when Christ decides you are ready for them.

Relax, let go, and let God.

 

[plato3]

Look ino a Secular Order such as Franciscans-you may be being called into a more challenging role of faith in your life…living the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

 

[CAnnElizabeth]

I think everyone goes through stages when joy and spontaneity seem to be missing from our prayer life – certainly many, many of the saints talk about this in their writings, and some of them spent years in this dark state.

I have found personally that daily Mass is a wonderful resource for turning the light back on – if not daily, at least more often than just Sunday.

Many of the psalms relate directly to being separated from God – it can help to pray at least part of the Liturgy Of The Hours, which include several psalms each day. (www.universalis.com)

It may also be time to take a look at your life – maybe there are practices or habits that have become so commonplace to you that you don’t consider them as obstacles to a close relationship to God, but yet they are. A retreat or spiritual counseling from a compatible priest could help.

As in other parts of our lives, times of struggle are very often times of growth – we don’t learn much when things are peaceful and comfortable. This may be a great gift in your life, if you have the faith and perseverance to work through it with trust in God’s love.

God bless you!