sidemunch88 Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) What if you have prayed for a long time and you get no response or ANYTHING? i don't know what God wants me to do i keep on praying and NOTHING what am i doning WRONG? this WHOLE PRAYER THING IS GETTING OLD what should i do? keep me in your prayers if you have a personal relationship with GOD Edited February 17, 2006 by sidemunch88
photosynthesis Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 oy vay... have i ever been there. sometimes God likes to test our patience, or see if we're really listening in prayer. His voice is not as easy to hear as the voice of the world... but the more you seek Him and grow in your faith, you will be better able to hear His voice. Sometimes God doesn't speak to us in the most obvious ways... he likes to surprise us!
sidemunch88 Posted February 17, 2006 Author Posted February 17, 2006 oh yay i like surprises but....how long will it take? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sixtina87 Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 as long as it takes. God works in mysterious ways...just keep praying and eventually god will show you the way.
fundy_mental Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 I feel your pain, I just keep my heart open and invite God to speak to me, if he wants to he will, he hasn't yet but I know I have to be patient. Be patient and keep praying!!!
magnificat Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 totally understand...maybe God's asking you to learn to trust him....or maybe he is answering your prayer, but you just don't know it yet! prayers for you!
uruviel Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 ohh yes I think everyone has been there before. God does test our patience, and trust in Him. And, He's not nessacerly gonna answer all our prayers in the way we want him to. If it's not good for you, He won't give it to you. Also, He may just find mysterious ways to make clear to you His will. Just hold tight, and He will play it out for you, just trust that he will do it for you, Ok God Bless, ~Lori ps. Your in my prayers,
HisChild Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 I remember begging God for a sign, ANYthing, regarding my vocation. It was a saturday night. I went to Holy Mass the next morning. Guess what the reading was? Isaiah 62: Isaiah Chapter 62 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, Until her vindication shines forth like the dawn and her victory like a burning torch. 2 Nations shall behold your vindication, and all kings your glory; You shall be called by a new name pronounced by the mouth of the LORD. 3 You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem held by your God. 4 No more shall men call you "Forsaken," or your land "Desolate," But you shall be called "My Delight," and your land "Espoused." For the LORD delights in you, and makes your land his spouse. 5 As a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you. Later, I thought. . .oh my, was THAT a sign? Sometimes even the simplest things God uses. I looked up here, and didn't see anything written but I could have overlooked it. Do you have a spiritual director? I will keep you in my prayers. Denise
Laurentina1975 Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 God has mysterious ways of answering prayer. When you make God your all (as Francis of Assisi did), you are open and more aware of Him all around you. God is also present in others. God is answering your prayers by having us all respond to your question right now. Perhaps He teaching you the virtue of patience and drawing you closer to Him. I have always found Lectio Divina to be quite an enriching way of prayer, answers come easily for me through Lectio Divina as well as in Adoration. Although in Adoration, I usually don't get "answers" (if you want to call them that), until later because I usually bring forth to Him during Adoration. What I have always found helpful was to enter into Adoration as if Jesus were to be sitting in front of you, just in normal conversation. Sometimes when we are in normal conversation with people, we don't get answers right away. Try reading a book called "Armchair Mystic", it teaches you how to be aware of what you need from prayer. It also teaches you some basic fundamentals on centering prayer, which is another enriching way of prayer. Also, try making your life an entire prayer, include God in everything you do everyday ~ you will see Him working in your life! God Bless you... Lauren
jezic Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Mother Teresa didn't experience God's direct presence for 50 years. She is on the road to being a saint.
MC IMaGiNaZUN Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 There comes a time in your life when you take responsibility for your actions, and make a decision to do the right thing. We need to be in prayer and guided by God, but we are not puppets... God does not want to strip us of our free will. We have to make a FREE decision to do his will. Nothing is more liberating than that. SHALOM
Laurentina1975 Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 [quote name='MC IMaGiNaZUN' date='Feb 17 2006, 03:17 PM']There comes a time in your life when you take responsibility for your actions, and make a decision to do the right thing. We need to be in prayer and guided by God, but we are not puppets... God does not want to strip us of our free will. We have to make a FREE decision to do his will. Nothing is more liberating than that. SHALOM [right][snapback]890624[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Spoken like a true disciple! You go!
TeresaAvila Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 the others have given you wonderful advice, and i'll just add, to just keep staying close to god and he will show you his way, and I will keep you in my prayers!!
sidemunch88 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Posted February 21, 2006 woot thanks behold the power of :coagulated milk: yeah that really helped with the moral
magnificat Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 [quote name='sidemunch88' date='Feb 21 2006, 01:42 PM']woot thanks behold the power of :coagulated milk: yeah that really helped with the moral [right][snapback]893828[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Man, if i had know the power of :coagulated milk:, I woulda tried that a looong time ago! Continued prayers for you!
ThyWillBeDone Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 Mmmm coagulated milk.... , and on a more serious note you will be in my prayers
Lil Red Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 try to shut out distractions as well. sometimes we are so into the "noise" of our life, that we cannot hear God. shut off the radio in the car, the tv at home, the video games, mp3 players, etc. just sit in silence and wait for God to speak.
uruviel Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 yes well :coagulated milk: is important too...
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