how to pray? how do you pray?

Question

I would like to know to pray , when to pray? how to pray? I hope your answers..

Answer 1

There is no "right time" to pray, you can pray whenever you feel like it! There is no "right way" or "wrong way" to pray either, it doesn't have to be a long, drawn out prayer, doesn't have to have fancy words, you don't have to act sophisticated when you pray, GOD is just happy that you are praying to him, as long as it comes from the heart, and GOD knows your heart! Just a short, simple prayer, straight from the heart, pleases GOD! A lot of times, when a person prays that "long", "fancy", "sophisticated" prayer, it doesn't always come from the heart, and it would actually be better not to pray at all, if that is the case! The way that I pray is just simple and to the point, but I am sincere in every prayer. Sometimes GOD will put something on my heart to pray about at that very moment, (as he does every Christian from time to time.) GOD wants us to follow our heart, if your heart tells you to pray about something, either at that moment, or anytime, it is best to follow it! The heartfelt prayer of a Christian, goes a long, long way!!!

Answer 2

You should pray often. Not only when you need something. I normally begin by thanking God for the things he has done for me. Then, if I have any requests, I let them be known. Also, try to make sure that your prayers are not always about you. Pray for others; friends, co-workers, even people you do not know that may be going through something. When praying, speak to God as if he is your best friend (because he is :). But also remember that he is the highest and almighty so he deserves respect. I also end my prayer saying "in your son Jesus name" because we have to go through Jesus to get to God.

Answer 3

The word "pray" comes from the Latin word precari, which simply means to entreat or ask. In fact, although pray is not often used this way anymore, it can simply mean “please,” as in “pray continue your story.”

Talking to God
While we often still think of prayer primarily as asking God for something, prayer, properly understood, is a conversation with God or with the saints. Just as we cannot hold a conversation with another person unless he can hear us, the very act of praying is an implicit recognition of the presence of God or the saints here with us. And in praying, we strengthen that recognition of the presence of God, which draws us closer to Him. That is why the Church recommends that we pray frequently and make prayer an important part of our everyday lives.

For an in-depth discussion on this subject please go to this link and look for section 2697 and following. http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt4sect1chpt3.htm

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 4

I pray to God like He is sitting right next to me. I talk to Him like I would my best friend. I pray allll the time, whenever I need to. God doesn't care how you pray, just that you keep an open line of communication with Him.

Answer 5

I learned this cool prayer formula using the acronym ACTS.

A - Adoration
C-Confession
T-Thanksgiving
S-Supplication

You start your prayer by praising God. Then you admit that, hey, you're not perfect, but you are trying. Then you give thanks to God for the blessings you have. Then you request whatever it is you are wanting to achieve through the prayer.

You can pray anytime, anywhere.
I found a website with more on this ACTS formula.
http://www.motherswhocare.com/acts/

Answer 6

Prayer is simply talking to God. It is like talking to a friend.or
Most people like to start their day with prayer. Sometimes people pray before they retire for the night.
For me I simply start by praising God for who He is. Then I thank Him for all his provisions in my life. Next I pray for the people in my family and friends who may need prayer for healing, prayer for a job etc. Then I spend some quiet time before God and allow Him to speak to me. Lastly I pray for any specific need I may have. I end by asking Gods blessing on the day and asking God to make me a blessing to others.

This is just one formula for prayer. You need to personalize your own prayer pattern. This will come in time as you become more comfortable praying.

Answer 7

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It is always possible to pray: The time of the Christian is that of the risen Christ who is with us always, no matter what tempests may arise. Our time is in the hands of God:


It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling alone, or seated in your shop, . . . while buying or selling, . . . or even while cooking.

Prayer is a vital necessity. Proof from the contrary is no less convincing: if we do not allow the Spirit to lead us, we fall back into the slavery of sin. How can the Holy Spirit be our life if our heart is far from him?


Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy. . . . For it is impossible, utterly impossible, for the man who prays eagerly and invokes God ceaselessly ever to sin.
Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned.

Prayer and Christian life are inseparable, for they concern the same love and the same renunciation, proceeding from love; the same filial and loving conformity with the Father's plan of love; the same transforming union in the Holy Spirit who conforms us more and more to Christ Jesus; the same love for all men, the love with which Jesus has loved us.

Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort. The great figures of prayer of the Old Covenant before Christ, as well as the Mother of God, the saints, and he himself, all teach us this: prayer is a battle. Against whom? Against ourselves and against the wiles of the tempter who does all he can to turn man away from prayer, away from union with God. We pray as we live, because we live as we pray. If we do not want to act habitually according to the Spirit of Christ, neither can we pray habitually in his name. The "spiritual battle" of the Christian's new life is inseparable from the battle of prayer.

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p4s1c1a3.htm#2644

Answer 8

I talk to God all the time, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. If there is something really laying heavy on my heart, I like to be alone, on my knees next to my bed with my face burried in my comforter.

Answer 9

Just talk to God just like you would a friend or family member.
Here is a prayer to start with.

Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Answer 10

I pray all the time.... I tell the Goddess what is on my mind, and she listens.. I sit down in front of the TV... She is very nice... You should pray to her...