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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind
You don't know how many times I've gone alone to church during the evening hours and prayed and bawled to God. I remember God answering one of my prayers. I have over time lost my faith in prayer because I never hear from God or see tangible results. I only pray for the forgiveness of my sins. The reason I ask the question is because I despise judgemental conservatives pontificating about who is a true christian when they themselves don't have a direct line to God but must walk by faith like everyone else including liberal non churchgoers. Who has a corner on answered prayers or God speaking to them?
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Why does God always need to speak to you in or during prayer? Do you read the bible? Prayer is not supposed to be a hand out session. Prayer is worship to God...not because we hope to get a favor, else it's not worship. Prayer is not just asking forgiveness nor praying for your needs. It's praying for His kingdom (Your kingdom come)...
Prayers should be Christ centered and kingdom centered...not just praying for sister so and so that needs a new car, but for His work here on earth.
I think people stop praying when they have a false concept of what Praying is and don't see the results they expected.
God answered one of your prayers...did that encourage you to keep on praying?
You don't know how many times, in prayer or some other time while reading the word or just spending time alone, I have concepts come to my mind out of the blue. Sometimes actual words spoken in my mind...and the next week the preacher at church preaches on the same concept or verse...No I was not praying for that..but again Prayer is not all about getting what you want. Often it is about what you or someone else NEEDS