Do you ever catch yourself trying to say the “right” words when you pray?
Sometimes I start out simple, and then suddenly I’m overthinking it. Like it has to sound a certain way or be more meaningful.
Lately I’ve been wondering if simpler is actually better. Just saying what’s on your mind, even if it’s not perfectly put together.
I try my best, but I am not the greatest speaker, verbally I tend to blurt things out and my grammar and speech are rather urban at times, as an example mid prayer with friends the other night I was leading and at one point I said " Ya feel me God?"
but I think He knows exactly what is on our hearts and sometimes the words matter little.
I agree that the words are not that important. I usually start with thanking Him. I know that He knows me better than I know myself so I don’t feel I need to explain fully. Sometimes I can’t explain, but trust He knows. There are certain people I pray for and that comes next. My pray for others is their salvation or God’s presence in their trouble. I seldom ask God specifically to give them healing or whatever the situation calls for. I do ask for it, but I also know that whatever they’re going through, God has allowed and He has something in it He wants to show them.
Almost all the time.
Being raised in a pessimistic household means that trying to sound kind and poetic is corny and weird. So sometimes when I’m genuinely crying and praying, i stop crying for a hot minute and think “what am i even saying??? I’m no poet. i should just stop.”
…i usually try not to stop, but i almost die of embarrassment through the rest of the prayer.