Prayer

יהוה_saves

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After I left Watchtower in May of 2021 (coming up on one year) i stopped praying. But then I started to pray again after i returned to Jehovah around November of 2021 but i noticed that my old habits were coming back and that is if i don’t pray out loud with audible words, my thoughts often get jumbled together and i get distracted and nonsense comes out- like real nonsense. So praying out loud is the best way for me to get everything out that i want to say to Jehovah. Sometimes i forget stuff and i’ll say “P.S.” and then say some more things and then end it again in Jesus’s name. This P.S. thing can sometimes go on for several P.S.’s. Lol

Also, sometimes i forget to pray, so i schedule daily reminders on my iphone throughout the day to remind myself to stop what i’m doing and pray. It’s easy to forget. I’m forgetful.

I keep going back to that scripture in 1 Thess 5:17 Pray incessantly. Why did Paul write that? Because he was inspired to know that we are going to need Jehovah more than ever and prayer is our lifeline to him.

I recall this one elder told the congregation one time that he often prayed while driving. We all chuckled- he was a sweet brother, he passed away some years ago from old age.

I just wanted to share that experience.
 
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יהוה_saves

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Paul also advised us to "persevere in prayer, remaining awake in it." It requires effort, attention, focus.
i am not going to ask @Driven to track that scripture down for me. haha.

thanks for sharing that verse. It’s exactly what i needed to read rn.

Col 4 Persevere in prayer, remaining awake in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open a door for the word so that we can declare the sacred secret about the Christ, for which I am in prison bonds, 4 and that I may proclaim it as clearly as I ought to.

i admit i have fallen asleep many times while praying silently. That’s not a good thing. How could i expect Jehovah to pay attention to my prayers if i can’t even stay awake to finish them?
 

StillA_WorshiperOfJah

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Sometimes i forget stuff and i’ll say “P.S.”
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does the p.s. thing. 😃

I recall this one elder told the congregation one time that he often prayed while driving.
I've tried this. It didn't work for me. Either I would get distracted from driving or the road would distract me from my prayer 🤷‍♀️
 
I try to avoid the mania of feeling compelled to pray to Jehovah only when I spontaneously "have a problem." In fact, that is wearing prayer as a charm.

So I decided to pray consciously for small things that are very important to me. For example, when my children return from school and I see that they are well, I thank Jehovah in a short prayer. If the sunset is especially beautiful today, I thank Jehovah. If I got a good job today, I thank Jehovah again.

By doing it "consciously" for a while, it now comes naturally to me and I feel like I'm giving Jehovah the glory he deserves.
 

Ana

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Cuando abandoné la oración en una época de mi vida volví a hacerlo de forma programada en un principio. Cuando volvió a ser un hábito incorporé más oraciones. En ciertos días tenía la sensación de hablar con Dios como en una conversación mientras paseaba. Claro, no había personas cerca, casi siempre eran conversaciones en la maravillosa soledad del campo. Naturaleza, Jehová y yo❤️. Solía leer la Biblia en voz alta, elegía el pasaje para el paisaje deseado. Y poco a poco se hizo algo constante. Ahora estudiamos con otras personas y leemos la Biblia juntos, y oramos juntos, y comemos con la cámara del teléfono juntos. Si yo hablase inglés, ya hubiera hecho eso contigo, mi querida hermana. Orar con los demás es buenísimo. Jehová está en medio de 2.
Te mando un fuerte abrazo!!
 

יהוה_saves

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I try to avoid the mania of feeling compelled to pray to Jehovah only when I spontaneously "have a problem." In fact, that is wearing prayer as a charm.

So I decided to pray consciously for small things that are very important to me. For example, when my children return from school and I see that they are well, I thank Jehovah in a short prayer. If the sunset is especially beautiful today, I thank Jehovah. If I got a good job today, I thank Jehovah again.

By doing it "consciously" for a while, it now comes naturally to me and I feel like I'm giving Jehovah the glory he deserves.
exactly. that’s what i was doing for awhile- just praying when i felt an emotional crisis coming on. You nailed it.
 

Jim

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I talk to Jehovah/pray often. Since I live alone, Jehovah is usually the only one I have to talk to.
Same here, although I do have a cute little miniature Dachshund I talk to all the time. I say frequent short prayers of thanks when I see something that moves me, like a beautiful sunset. I frequently comment in prayer on His creation. Also sometimes I just say "Thank you for your son" and that's it.
 

יהוה_saves

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Cuando abandoné la oración en una época de mi vida volví a hacerlo de forma programada en un principio. Cuando volvió a ser un hábito incorporé más oraciones. En ciertos días tenía la sensación de hablar con Dios como en una conversación mientras paseaba. Claro, no había personas cerca, casi siempre eran conversaciones en la maravillosa soledad del campo. Naturaleza, Jehová y yo❤️. Solía leer la Biblia en voz alta, elegía el pasaje para el paisaje deseado. Y poco a poco se hizo algo constante. Ahora estudiamos con otras personas y leemos la Biblia juntos, y oramos juntos, y comemos con la cámara del teléfono juntos. Si yo hablase inglés, ya hubiera hecho eso contigo, mi querida hermana. Orar con los demás es buenísimo. Jehová está en medio de 2.
Te mando un fuerte abrazo!!
ok pues, estoy escribiendo esto sin ayada- yo no se como deletrear muchas palabras. ok aqui me voy- jajaja

Ana- tenemos muchas de commun, Desearia lo que podamos comer juntos algun dia. Yo tambien te doy un abrazo. Me animas 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. Gracias.

que estas haciendo oy? no comes muchas bichos. (Una palabra que aprende de tu.) jajaja
 

Ana

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ok pues, estoy escribiendo esto sin ayada- yo no se como borrar muchas palabras. ok aqui me voy- jajaja

Ana- tenemos muchas de communin, Desearia lo que podamos comer juntos algun dia. Yo tambien te doy un abrazo. Yo animas 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. Gracias.

que estas haciendo oy? no viene muchos bichos. (Una palabra que aprende de tu.) jajaja
Hablas bastate bien español!!! Hay que organizar algo por privado entonces😁. Es fantástico poder usar la tecnología, hay a aprovechar mientras dure. Poco bicho pero mucha miel.😂😂😂😂 Amo la miel. Por aquí tenemos un clima atroz, me siento un marinero en plena tormenta en mi jardín, tan cerca del mar. Me falta el ron para que sea divertido!! Jajajaj Que bien que tenemos una casa calentita. Siempre damos gracias a Jehová por todo lo que nos cuida!! Estarán en mi oraciones también.😘😘
 

יהוה_saves

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Hablas bastate bien español!!! Hay que organizar algo por privado entonces😁. Es fantástico poder usar la tecnología, hay a aprovechar mientras dure. Poco bicho pero mucha miel.😂😂😂😂 Amo la miel. Por aquí tenemos un clima atroz, me siento un marinero en plena tormenta en mi jardín, tan cerca del mar. Me falta el ron para que sea divertido!! Jajajaj Que bien que tenemos una casa calentita. Siempre damos gracias a Jehová por todo lo que nos cuida!! Estarán en mi oraciones también.😘😘
Lo intento. No es facil aprender un nuevo idioma como adulto. Tambien quiero decir que, ya que estoy teniendo conversaciones contivo, mucho parte de mi Español esta regresando a mi. YAY!!!

(pero no se donde poner las marcas de acento para que las deje.)
 

SusanB

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i am not going to ask @Driven to track that scripture down for me. haha.

thanks for sharing that verse. It’s exactly what i needed to read rn.

Col 4 Persevere in prayer, remaining awake in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open a door for the word so that we can declare the sacred secret about the Christ, for which I am in prison bonds, 4 and that I may proclaim it as clearly as I ought to.

i admit i have fallen asleep many times while praying silently. That’s not a good thing. How could i expect Jehovah to pay attention to my prayers if i can’t even stay awake to finish them?
Hi Asadour, I actually had a school part once involving prayer and if I remember correctly I think there are just under 300 instances of prayers recorded in the bible. I can’t state for certain because my memory isn’t that good. But those prayers certainly help us along with the specific guidance Jesus gave us. And where in the Bible can you find that? I‘m pretty sure all on this forum know exactly where that is off the top of their head!

But the subject of prayer is so amazing. I too have fallen asleep while praying, so if that is a possibility, I make sure I ask early on for Jehovah to hear my prayer in the name of his son. While I don’t think we should ONLY say our prayers in bed at the end of the day. I don’t see how Jehovah would be disappointed by us falling asleep. To me what a great frame of mind to fall asleep in.
 
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יהוה_saves

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Hi Asadour, I actually had a school part once involving prayer and if I remember correctly I think there are just under 300 instances of prayers recorded in the bible. I can state for certain because my memory isn’t that good. But those prayers certainly help us along with the specific guidance Jesus gave us. And where can you find that? I‘m pretty sure all on this forum know exactly where that is off the top of their head! But the subject of prayer is so amazing. I too have fallen asleep while praying, so if that is a possibility, I make sure I ask early on for Jehovah to hear my prayer in the name of his son. While I don’t think we should only say our prayers in bed at the end of the day. I don’t see how Jehovah would be disappointed by us falling asleep. To me what a great frame of mind to fall asleep in.
youre right it is a soothing way to fall asleep naturally. I will continue to do that when i need to (which is pretty much every night haha) i think i’ll make all those ~ 300 prayers a matter of research.

If i prayer out loud i really get my prayers across much better than when i pray silently and fighting my own weird invasive thoughts, but there is def a time for silent prayer. This is shown in the bible.

I always go back the the example of Daniel. How he prayed i think it was three times a day? he made it a part of his daily routine.
 

SusanB

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After I left Watchtower in May of 2021 (coming up on one year) i stopped praying. But then I started to pray again after i returned to Jehovah around November of 2021 but i noticed that my old habits were coming back and that is if i don’t pray out loud with audible words, my thoughts often get jumbled together and i get distracted and nonsense comes out- like real nonsense. So praying out loud is the best way for me to get everything out that i want to say to Jehovah. Sometimes i forget stuff and i’ll say “P.S.” and then say some more things and then end it again in Jesus’s name. This P.S. thing can sometimes go on for several P.S.’s. Lol

Also, sometimes i forget to pray, so i schedule daily reminders on my iphone throughout the day to remind myself to stop what i’m doing and pray. It’s easy to forget. I’m forgetful.

I keep going back to that scripture in 1 Thess 5:17 Pray incessantly. Why did Paul write that? Because he was inspired to know that we are going to need Jehovah more than ever and prayer is our lifeline to him.

I recall this one elder told the congregation one time that he often prayed while driving. We all chuckled- he was a sweet brother, he passed away some years ago from old age.

I just wanted to share that experience.
Some beautiful scriptures regarding prayers.

Psalms 141:2: “May my prayer be as incense prepared before you, My uplifted hands like the evening grain offering.”

Isaiah 26:16: “16 O Jehovah, during distress they turned to you; They poured out their prayer in a whisper when you disciplined them.
 

PJ54

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I recall this one elder told the congregation one time that he often prayed while driving. We all chuckled- he was a sweet brother, he passed away some years ago from old age.
I can relate to this. Since my home is rather chaotic praying on the road makes a big difference. For one you need to pray to get to where you need to go to in one piece & two since your alone in the car/truck, you can talk about things you may not say elsewhere
 

יהוה_saves

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Some beautiful scriptures regarding prayers.

Psalms 141:2: “May my prayer be as incense prepared before you, My uplifted hands like the evening grain offering.”

Isaiah 26:16: “16 O Jehovah, during distress they turned to you; They poured out their prayer in a whisper when you disciplined them.
what beautiful scriptures. that’s what i want my prayers to be- as incense prepared before you.
 

TheJehuChariot

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Paul also advised us to "persevere in prayer, remaining awake in it." It requires effort, attention, focus.
Do you have to officially say "in Jesus name" at the end of every prayer? How does one persevere a continuous prayer throughout the day by consistently concluding every prayer "in Jesus name"?. How come at Matthew 6:9-10 Jesus never said in the model prayer to utter "in Jesus name" at the end? I get it that it's a given to express to Jehovah acknowledgement of Christ naturally in one's prayers....but do you think Jehovah hears /acknowledges small snipets of prayers throughout the day that didn't include "in Jesus name"? Sometimes it feels odd and forced to stop and start a prayer with "in Jesus name" hurriedly every time. What say you?
 

TruthLover

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Do you have to officially say "in Jesus name" at the end of every prayer? How does one persevere a continuous prayer throughout the day by consistently concluding every prayer "in Jesus name"?. How come at Matthew 6:9-10 Jesus never said in the model prayer to utter "in Jesus name" at the end? I get it that it's a given to express to Jehovah acknowledgement of Christ naturally in one's prayers....but do you think Jehovah hears /acknowledges small snipets of prayers throughout the day that didn't include "in Jesus name"? Sometimes it feels odd and forced to stop and start a prayer with "in Jesus name" hurriedly every time. What say you?
A sister I know told me that she prays at the start of the day in Jesus' name; asking to have open communication with Jehovah throughout the day, so then she can talk to him and not have to keep adding in Jesus' name on the end. I think this is a beautiful way to do it.
 
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