I feel like a stranger to God

[tigger398]

I love God and I want to worship God, but I never know what to talk to God about. I don't want to be a stranger to him. I mean my conversation is like good morning and good night and thank you. Other then that I don't know what to say.

[simplejeff]

Read 5 to 10 verses in Genesis, and Matthew,  and Psalms, and talk to God about this  -  His Word.... HE LOVES THIS !

[Jayne]

Here are some good starting points:

• When you see an ambulance or police car race past you - pray that God will take care of those workers and protect those that they are on their way to serve.
• Confess your sins to him, literally.
• When you are grocery shopping, pray for the salvation of those who are in the store with you.  If you see a mother and child who are at odds with each other in the store, pray for that mother to have peace and for that child to be settled.  Pray for their families.
• Tell God thank-you for your meals, your resources, your friends and family, and just about everything you can think of.
• Tell God that you don't always know what to say.
• Read some of the Psalms TO God - out loud.  They were intended to be sung to him, but if you just want to read them in praise to him then do that.
• Take a hymn that you like and read the words to God in honor of him.
• When you read the newspaper, pray for those you read about.
• Ask God to lay people on your heart for prayer.  He will.
• Make sure you include the following in your prayers:  praise to God [tell him how wonderful and holy he is], confess sins, pray for others, ask God to strengthen the church, ask God to heal our nation, and ask God to give you a purpose and task that is meaningful to his kingdom and for the strength to do it.

[ayin jade]

I find myself talking to Him about many things. Whatever is on your mind, tell Him. 

[frienduff thaylorde]

1 hour ago, Yowm said:

I'm not a big talker myself but I do find praise and worshipping Him is helpful when I am short on words.

And that's the beauty of it .     Praise is one of the best things .     And yowm it don't matter if we sound like a burnt poodle or a scalded cat ,  we sing praises anyway.

[Annette]

On 3/3/2018 at 12:07 PM, tigger398 said:

I love God and I want to worship God, but I never know what to talk to God about. I don't want to be a stranger to him. I mean my conversation is like good morning and good night and thank you. Other then that I don't know what to say.

Hi Tigger

I love the fact that in a world with so many people, that God knows each of us so well, small things that even we ourselves don't know.

One of my favorite times to talk to the Lord is in the evening, when there are no distractions.

I often tell Him what is on my heart, or how my day has been.

I think it's great to ask about prayer and love the example of the Lord's prayer. I have recently heard some people expand their own prayer based on that prayer.

I would be happy to share more on the prayer if you woukd like.

I also love being able to write my prayers. I write a lot slower than I type, and it gives me more time to think about what I want to say.

Hope this helps

[Neighbor]

On 3/3/2018 at 12:07 PM, tigger398 said:

I love God and I want to worship God, but I never know what to talk to God about. I don't want to be a stranger to him. I mean my conversation is like good morning and good night and thank you. Other then that I don't know what to say.

Hi,

A few thoughts for consideration:

 One might just get up  at an earlier time than has been the usual habit, and second thing just praise God. Praise Him  before sharing anything else with God, and before asking Him for anything at all. Then one might spend a period of time each day early on, as the third thing of the day,  reading the word of God. Not Worthy Christian Forums, not commentaries, not fictional books about religous subjects, not Facebook friendings, not e-mail, just the word of God. Then pray the prayer of thanks and of eternal security known as the 23rd Psalm in non Roman Catholic Bibles, and the 22nd in their Bibles.

May the praise from the Bible Psalm 150 become an illumination and encouragement. Might try giving thanks all day long as possible,  Thanks for provision of work, food, compensation, family, Friends, and local church body.

May the Holy Spirit aid you in this wondrous privilege.

Psalm 150 English Standard Version (ESV)

Let Everything Praise the Lord

150 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty heavens!
² Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his excellent greatness!

³ Praise him with trumpet sound;
    praise him with lute and harp!
⁴ Praise him with tambourine and dance;
    praise him with strings and pipe!
⁵ Praise him with sounding cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
⁶ Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!

[enoob57]

To understand the intimacy of His Presence within you, of you, through you should loosen you jaw in speaking to Him...

[JohnD]

As you have seen, people relate to God in different ways. Find yours.

It may surprise you that you are communing with God in important ways

already.

"Be still and know that HE is God." Follow up: and we're not!

How simple and yet how profound for an intelligent being to acknowledge

the Supreme One in the manner of submission (true submission) to him.

Not telling him "no," seeking his guidance in ALL things... stop trying to

promote ideas like "the world and eternity according to me..."

Here's a biggy... trusting God.

Under the Mosaic Law (the Old Covenant) David ate the show bread which was

forbidden to all but the priests. He and his men ate. Jesus' disciples ate wheat

they gathered on the Sabbath in a field. Common thread through each scenario:

they trusted God and their "belief" was credited to them as righteousness in the eyes of God.

Same with Abraham.

Believe God. Trust God.

Good grief, if people simply did this, truly did this, we'd see miracles happen that would defy

scientific explanation... but we're afraid... (read that untrusting and unbelieving).

Does anyone today, in out enlightened age of technology and science DARE invoke the name

of Jesus over a dying person? Over and dead person? "Get UP in Jesus name?" 

Of course not. Too afraid it would make US look stupid if they don't jump up and do the jig.

What to say? Specifically? What to talk about?

Talk about everything. All the time. Be in constant communion with God (or pray without ceasing).

It's for OUR benefit after all. Not God's. He knows us to the subatomic particle, to the minutest detail in our thoughts (ALL of them)

And since he still loves us and wants to commune with us means we must not be as mixed up / terrible as we feel. 

There is a certainty, a self assurance in walking with God in this way, an appreciation of how all things make sense in the scope of the over all

plan God has. He truly is our DADDY (ABBA). He wants us to bring our concerns and our joys and our accomplishments to him like that little

kid who sits in their father's lap holding a shamrock or crying over a meanness done to them or asking to borrow the spiritual keys to the car...

God doesn't want part of anything about us. He wants it all. He loves us and wants a parent - child relationship with us (while never forgetting

he is our lord and master , of course).  He is God, after all. And we are not.

 

 

 

 

[Guest Butero]

On ‎3‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 12:07 PM, tigger398 said:

I love God and I want to worship God, but I never know what to talk to God about. I don't want to be a stranger to him. I mean my conversation is like good morning and good night and thank you. Other then that I don't know what to say.

I talk to him throughout the day about everything going on in my life.  He is your friend.  What would you say to a friend sitting or standing next to you?