Prayer Request

[Simon_Templar]

Hey guys, :)

I could use some prayer. Over the last few months I allowed myself to grow lax in my spiritual life and just kind of got to a place where I kept putting everything off. Like whenever I'd think I should pray and spend some time with God I'd always put it off and go watch TV or something like that instead.

I basically put God on the back burner and let everything else get in the way.

In the last couple days I've started trying to make an effort to spend more time with God, and its been hard. Its been difficult to keep my mind from wandering and to put my heart into it, etc.

Part of it is just the natural result of not exercising my spirit, and not living in spiritual life, but also I struggle with feeling like a hypocrite because I set God aside, but just expect him to be there when I 'make time'. I know that God always is waiting for us, but I struggle with feeling like I don't have a right to expect to be welcomed back into intimate relationship.

[Peaceful Dove]

I am in prayer for you simon as I type.
That feeling of ...well, sort of feeling unworthy, isn't it? That hypocrite thing?
That surely is not of God. However, a healthy concience is not a bad thing. I think it might be ok to feel a little bit bad. Isn't it called repentance?
Repentance brings us to confessing and forgiveness and reconciliation with the Lord.
That being done, our relationship with Him is fully restored.

I will be praying.

[Simon_Templar]

I am in prayer for you simon as I type.
That feeling of ...well, sort of feeling unworthy, isn't it? That hypocrite thing?
That surely is not of God. However, a healthy concience is not a bad thing. I think it might be ok to feel a little bit bad. Isn't it called repentance?
Repentance brings us to confessing and forgiveness and reconciliation with the Lord.
That being done, our relationship with Him is fully restored.

I will be praying.

thanks.

:)

[JoabAnias]

Sending an IM to heaven right now.

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Asking for prayers for two special intentions for OBOB as well please.

[JoabAnias]

Hey guys, :)

I could use some prayer. Over the last few months I allowed myself to grow lax in my spiritual life and just kind of got to a place where I kept putting everything off. Like whenever I'd think I should pray and spend some time with God I'd always put it off and go watch TV or something like that instead.

I basically put God on the back burner and let everything else get in the way.

In the last couple days I've started trying to make an effort to spend more time with God, and its been hard. Its been difficult to keep my mind from wandering and to put my heart into it, etc.

Part of it is just the natural result of not exercising my spirit, and not living in spiritual life, but also I struggle with feeling like a hypocrite because I set God aside, but just expect him to be there when I 'make time'. I know that God always is waiting for us, but I struggle with feeling like I don't have a right to expect to be welcomed back into intimate relationship.

Do you watch EWTN? I find that helps me. Lots of good and intersting topics and there is also a place called lighthousecatholicmedia.com where I get tons of great CD's to listen too when I am driving.

[Simon_Templar]

Do you watch EWTN? I find that helps me. Lots of good and intersting topics and there is also a place called lighthousecatholicmedia.com where I get tons of great CD's to listen too when I am driving.

I have in the past, but I don't have cable at the moment :)

But thanks to everyone for the prayers! I think most of the difficulties in my life arise from my lack of spiritual discipline. Prayers for that are always appreciated. God has kind of gotten me over the hump for the moment though, and things are easier, and I am aware of his presense again.

That is the worst thing. When I go through times where I fail to live seeking God and let Him become an after thought... I get to the point where I can't sense his presense. Its not that he isn't there, its that I have closed my eyes, I have allowed my soul to over power my spirit, and my flesh to cloud my spiritual senses.
I'm always amazed by my ability to forget those amazing times when I have known God, and even more amazed and humbled by his willingness to forget the times when I have forgotten him.

[plmarquette]

meditate on Proverbs 24.16 .... get up one more time than you fall ...

1 John 1.9 He forgives us of all our sins

pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go again and again ...