How to pray correctly at home, in church, in front of an icon, relics, so that God hears and helps us: Orthodox church rules. Is it possible and how to pray correctly in your own words? What basic prayers should an Orthodox Christian know and read: a list of words
ABOUT PRAYER. HOW TO PRAY, HOW TO TURN TO GOD?
During the ancient law written in stone, the law given through Moses, people addressed God by name. Therefore, in the Holy Old Testament Scripture the Holy Name of the Most High God appears about seven thousand times (Tetragrammaton).
The Tetragrammaton is absent from the New Testament Scriptures. When God's law is written on the hearts of people, then people turn to God not by name, but by FATHER, FATHER.
“Lord, teach us to pray,” the disciples asked Christ. The Lord's answer is well known to everyone. This is the Lord's Prayer. She showed how to turn to God. Not by name, but “Father,” Heavenly Father. All who believe in Jesus Christ are children of God. Children do not address the Father by name. Servants and slaves are addressed by name. And the children address themselves as “Father, Dad.” We, as disciples of Christ, turn to God “Father” if, of course, we feel like God’s children, if we are adopted by God through faith in Jesus Christ, through receiving the Holy Spirit.
“Therefore, brethren, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh; For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the flesh, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God; because you did not receive the spirit of slavery, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry: “Abba, Father!” This very Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” (Rom. 8:12-16).
...The Lord in the Sermon on the Mount teaches what prayer should be, and even gives an example text of the prayer.
...The brevity of prayer.
...The mystery of prayer. Secret prayer: “Enter the room, lock the door behind you...”
...There is no need to go to the point of self-torture in prayer. A loving Heavenly Father does not require this from His children.
...Long, emotional, loud (shouting) prayers are from paganism.
(Here is what I wrote about prayer in the book “The Wisdom of Love”).
“...Prayer is the most sacred, the most profound, the most intimate. I wouldn't want to show it to anyone. Only God alone. For me, prayer has always, as far as I can remember, been like a warm, confidential, frank conversation with my father, and often even like with a friend. It goes without saying that I was afraid of God, and still am, and the further I go, the more I probably do. But - not in prayer, and not during prayer. In prayer I came to God, well, like to my home. My prayers have never been long, protracted, intrusive, annoying. For some reason, the words of Christ “when you pray, do not say too much,” and “your Heavenly Father knows before you ask...” always came to my mind.
One more thing (as I understand it): Whatever the reason for the prayer, whatever the problem with which I came to God in prayer, the very fact of prayer, this very act was and remains an extremely bright, joyful and pleasant act. Even when I was disgusted with myself, even when I did obvious stupidity, sinned, all the same, turning to God, I came to Him as my own, dear, loving, in full confidence that He would definitely hear my words. Often I said: “Father, you see, I got myself into trouble again. Again I am ashamed... Forgive me, Father...” Tears? Yes, there were tears, not even rarely. Both about mistakes and about problems for the resolution of which prayer was said. But there was no verbosity. And there was no self-torture. But it was like a conversation with a good friend who understands everything well, and who, of course, will not abandon you in difficult times, will not betray, but will help, support, and will not reproach: “Oh, here you are again...”
Often we ourselves, without fully understanding what is happening, bring ourselves to torment in prayers. This is exactly what happened to the prophet Daniel, who fasted and prayed for long days, not knowing that God instantly heard his prayer, and immediately, as soon as he began to pray, sent an Angel to him with an answer. But the Angel did not come on time for another reason, about which Daniel knew nothing. (Dan. 10:12,13). Whatever prayer we take from the Psalms, it will last a few minutes in duration. How long did the prayer of the prophet Elijah take on Mount Carmel in front of hundreds of prophets of Baal?
But what does Hebrews 5:7 say? What prayer of Jesus are we talking about there? It seems to me that it does not say about all the prayers of Jesus that He prayed while living on earth, that all His prayers were like this. There we are talking about prayer before the crucifixion. And this prayer was written down not so that we could imitate it, but so that we could imagine a little what a feat Jesus Christ accomplished by giving Himself to be crucified. We won't be able to pray like that. No man can pray as the Lord Jesus prayed. And we don’t need to pray like that, because our salvation does not depend on the fervor of our prayer, but on faith in Christ. Even if not only sweat with blood, but all our blood were to flow during prayer, it would not benefit us if we do not have faith in Christ. But, if we have faith in Christ, then there is no need for us to pray like that. In principle, it is enough to say the “Our Father” prayer.
True, it is repeatedly said about Christ that He “spent the night on the mountain in prayer...” I think that in this case we are not talking about prayer as a request, but as a pleasant communication with the Heavenly Father. Why do I assume this? Because we are not given the text of those prayers. This means that it was His, Christ’s, personal communication with God. And people are not supposed to know the details. Only the fact itself is indicated so that we, as adopted by God, as His children, understand that we can and should also have such personal communication with Him, with Our Heavenly Father. But this is different. This is more than just prayer. And I think no one will publish the text of such “communication,” just as the words of Christ’s prayers have not been published. In our hearts, during such a conversation with God, we can thank Him for everything, we can rejoice in His wonderful deeds, praise, make Him happy, even sing songs to Him! All this, of course, is not limited by time. This is what happens to God's spiritual children.
But we are also literal, bodily people. And there is no way for us to jump out of our body. And it hurts... But, alas, you have to endure, suffer, suffer. And we can’t escape anywhere. “He who endures to the end will be saved.” One consolation is that the Lord sees everything, knows everything, and does not ignore all our problems, sighs and tears. Now, I’ll tell Him about everything at night - and it will become easier. And the night is long, I have time to tell you a lot.” (End quote)
The desire to pray to God, to talk with God, to communicate with Him in spirit, is the main feature of a righteous person. He who prays to God is pleasing to Him. God is always with him. No sin, no mistake or mistake in life will cause irreparable harm to one who always prays to God, who does not stop praying under any circumstances.
“Be constant in prayer.”
“For a righteous man will fall seven times and rise again...” - Bible.
How to correctly turn to God with requests and desires so that they come true?
Just recently we got into a conversation with a man, a salesman. He is a believer and it was precisely on this topic that he said that you need to contact the words of the Almighty powers. But it doesn't help me yet...
Sometimes God answers no, and we take this as a non-answer. Are you ready for such a turn of events?
God does not exist, as you will not understand, man was created by nature and not by God
And prayers began to help me only when I learned to THANK YOU for all the events in my life. I had a very difficult period for 2 years, but I was able to withstand everything and learned a good lesson, gained invaluable experience. That’s exactly why I I thanked the Lord. And now I began to notice that he helps me, although I pray in my own words, with all my heart. Before going to bed, I always thank the Lord for everything that happened during the day. By the way, very often tears flow in my eyes at these moments and so on immediately My soul becomes calm, I can’t describe it. The main thing is to thank, and only then ask
God exists, I know this for sure, I don’t know where, but I know everything here, but I still can’t believe it (earlier in my youth I said why believe - I already know), but now I just want to believe, despite the fact that I am disabled in terms of feelings and not only...
I don’t know where this knowledge comes from, as if a higher power invested it or just a logical conclusion, because I’m like a machine in an eternal search for myself and God!!! And yet, nature cannot create a soul.
Only God can create an immortal soul, something like this.
So I know, I don’t know where, but I just know (perhaps this is faith, as I used to think, but no cold knowledge - it will not warm you) and now I’m tired of living as if without a soul, but I just want to believe!!!
P.S. from the most soulless creature in...
Ask with all your heart for what you really need. They say that first you need to thank for everything that is already in your life, for life itself, and for the bad things that became a lesson and could enlighten you, teach you something (after all, without the will of God, not a hair will fall from a person’s head).
Then, you need to ask for forgiveness for everything that you have done wrong, for the fact that you rarely remember God and often come to Him only in case of trouble, and in joy you forget to thank Him for it.
And then ask from the heart for what you need.
Turn to the Creator very sincerely, with a spiritual impulse. You need to really WANT if you want your request to be fulfilled. First you need to thank for everything you have in life (even if you have little), then ask for forgiveness for your sins. And only after This is to make a Request. It is not necessary to pray in Church, you can anywhere, as long as the Prayer comes from the Soul.
I don’t believe that God can help, only man himself helps himself, and the church is not an office for requests; God is either present in the soul or not. Yes, we usually go to church when we are in trouble, when we no longer believe in anything, and this is the last straw.
God is our Supreme Father. Friend and Teacher. The Highest Good. Sunum bonum. Communicating with Him will never lead to anything bad. Just become very dear to Him. Surrender to Him and do something for Him. Keep a dry fast on the eleventh day after the full moon and new moon. On Ekadashi.
Handle with humility. And have the right desires that will benefit you as an immortal soul. The Lord fulfills such desires first of all. And pray for the help and protection of a holy person who can intercede for you before God. Vedic literature calls such a person a spiritual teacher. Or a garden guru.
Lord, give me the strength to accept what you, in your inexhaustible mercy and wisdom, deem possible to give me. And give me reason to accept your gift, and understand all its value and turn it into a greater good for your glory.
Something like this...
P.S.
God is not a goldfish to fulfill your desires. After all, desires are different. But in order for your life to be successful and prosperous, you need to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, study the Word of God, in one word, enter into a Covenant with the Lord. Your relationship with God will grow, strengthen in faith, and then you will see for yourself how your life changes. After all, God needs your heart, which knows how to love and forgive. Jesus, as a child, grew and became strengthened in spirit, filled with wisdom, and the grace of God descended on Him. That’s how we need to grow in faith, be strong in spirit, have God’s wisdom and grace. And by the grace of God, the Lord will bless us and meet all our needs. Glory to Him!
When do people turn to God? In difficult life situations, when hope gradually gives way to despair. That's when people remember that there is a God. Not all, of course, but many people are believers “at heart.” Until a certain point.
How to properly turn to God and ask him for help?
One-sided game?
Before you find out how to ask God for help so that He hears the petitioner, it is worth answering the question: does God help people in life? It helps, of course, to ask a stupid question. Do people often thank Him for His help before turning again? And here comes an awkward moment, because usually a request for help looks like this: you asked (sometimes tearfully), got what you wanted, and forgot about God until the next necessary moment. There was no room for gratitude. And this is wrong.
From childhood, people are taught to say “thank you” to their parents. God is the Father, how can we not thank Him for fulfilling the request?
How to give thanks?
How to ask God for help? And how can you thank the Savior for your help? It's very simple. You can go to church and order, light a candle in front of the icon of Jesus Christ.
If it is not possible to attend church (precisely because of weakness, and not because of laziness and eternal fussiness), you can read the akathist of gratitude at home. Or thank God in your own words, standing in front of your home iconostasis.
People don't know how to ask
How to ask God for help in love, for example? Don't be shy, first of all. For some reason, people are ashamed to ask their neighbors for help. It is good if they are not ashamed to turn to the Savior with their requests.
There is no need to be afraid of this. After all, this is your Father. Is it possible that when a person loves his dad, he is embarrassed to contact him? Of course not. It's the same here. God loves everyone and responds to all requests.
Difficult situation
Finding yourself in a difficult situation, a person often doubts whether this is the right thing to do. People get nervous, get stressed, try to consult with loved ones or make decisions on their own. Weighing the pros and cons, they begin to get even more nervous. So what should I do? How to resolve the issue? Ask God for help? Yes, without any embarrassment. Pray to the Savior, entrust Him with the solution to a difficult issue. Who but God knows what is best for your good? Only He guides people through life, helping and protecting them in everything.
Never hesitate to ask God for help in a difficult situation, just like turning to God in general.
Pupils and students
Students and pupils are a separate issue. Are there many among them who turn to God for help? Hardly. Most often, mothers and grandmothers pray for their students. The students themselves either don’t want to, or don’t believe, or don’t understand why this is necessary.
How to ask God for help in studying for your son or daughter? Pray for your student and ask God to help him on his path to acquiring knowledge. And even better - the schoolchild or student himself should ask the Creator for help.
When you ask God for help, it’s somehow not very scary to take a difficult exam or go out to answer in front of a large audience and a strict professor.
Problems at work
It also happens: a person works, tries. But the bosses are unhappy and don’t even try to answer the question of what’s wrong with the work.
Or the boss gives his subordinates a task. They do it extremely poorly, failing miserably. How can you not get angry? How not to yell at your subordinates? How can a subordinate tolerate his boss’s nagging out of nowhere?
Turn to God for help. How to ask God for help in your work? Pray for the softening of the boss’s heart and for help for yourself. It will be useful to pray like this: “Lord, remember King David and all his meekness.” This short prayer helps if the boss is very harsh. By the way, this also applies to students. The professor is angry and sends everyone to re-exam? Say these simple words more often.
Ah, love, love
How to ask God for help in love? Pray that the Lord will give a soul mate if we are talking about a lonely person praying.
If the person asking is married, and for some reason it is cracking, then pray for the preservation of the marriage. Stand in front of the icons more than once, but ask regularly, persistently. It is not for nothing that it is said: “Ask, and it will be given to you.” So ask and knock on the Lord.
Why is it not given?
It happens like this: a person asks, asks, but is not given. At this point he begins to grumble - why? The request seems to be good, it’s not asking for something bad.
How to ask God for help so that this help will come? More precisely, how else can you ask? Why doesn't He always help? For several reasons:
- And most importantly, don’t forget to thank for what you receive.
Example one. The mother asks God to take her son away from the sin of drunkenness. He prays and prays, but the son continues to drink. Why is this so? Because he is not interested in quitting alcohol. And of course, he does not ask the Lord to help him stop drinking. When a person asks for someone, it is important that both the petitioner and the one for whom they are asking are interested in the same final result.
His request is not good for the person. How so? For example, a person has been wanting to buy a car for a long time and is saving money. And this money is constantly spent on more significant needs: for example, the neighbors upstairs have flooded, repairs need to be done. Or an elderly mother is sick and needs medicine and a high-quality medical examination. You have to reach into your stash. Maybe this car is simply not needed? Who knows what God is protecting the beggar from, not allowing him to save money for his own car? Perhaps He saves a person from a fatal accident? The ways of the Lord, as they say, are inscrutable.
The request will be fulfilled a little later. It happens that a person asks for something, but it is not fulfilled. You just have to humble yourself, and suddenly the request is heard. This is because only God knows whether a person needs what he asks for, and at what moment it is better to give it to the person asking.
How does a person ask?
Choosing a moment amid the daily bustle, humbly standing in front of the home iconostasis and mentally voicing your request - or out loud. Once, usually. And then the person asking waits for his request to be fulfilled. When the Lord does not respond, the person asks again - this time more persistently. And again there is no answer. Then he stops asking altogether, considering that it is pointless.
This is fundamentally wrong. How then to ask God for help correctly?
How should you ask?
This must be done, first of all, with an open heart, without hesitation to resort to God’s help. Ask not just once, but every day when you pray (if you pray). Literally cry out internally to God. How does a child ask something from his parents? Persistently and obviously more than once, especially when he really wants something. So every person should ask in the same way as children ask - persistently and constantly.
Where to ask?
You can turn to the Savior for help at home or in church. In general, there is no shame in resorting to Him everywhere: on the way to work, walking with a child, going shopping. Nobody forbids this.
Most often, people ask for help either in a church or in front of a home iconostasis. Those who regularly go to church know that you can cry out for help both there and there.
Ask for a home
How to ask God for help at home? If it is not possible to get to the temple - due to illness, for example, you should not be embarrassed to pray at home.
When a person, having awakened from sleep, goes to the icons to pray, it would not be amiss to add his request to the prayers after the morning rule. Just before you do this, do not forget to thank God for waking you up and giving you a new day.
On the way to work, instead of listening to music, you can turn mentally to the Savior, again disturb Him with your request.
In the evening, after praying for sleep, thank God for the day you have lived and ask again.
Ask in the temple
It often happens like this: a person enters a church, lights candles, asks for something and leaves, confident that his request will be immediately fulfilled. It doesn't happen that way.
To get anything in life, you need to work hard. In the same way, you need to work hard before God. Go to church on Sundays, attend the liturgy, ideally, confess and receive communion. But this should not be done in order to “bribe” God; it must be done from the heart. And ask, ask, ask again. Knock and it will be opened to you.
Ask the saints
Saints are man's helpers before God. Now, while people walk their earthly path and pray to them, they help. How to ask a saint for help?
For example, there is a desire to prayerfully turn to Matrona of Moscow. Don’t be lazy to read the holy akathist, then ask in your own words. Read the akathist for a while, and after you have received what you want, order a prayer service in the temple and read the akathist in gratitude to Matrona.
If you have the opportunity to go to the relics of a saint, take advantage of it. Bow to the honest remains of the saint of God, ask her for help. The saints have boldness before God and ask for the people living on earth.
A little about communion and confession
As stated above, it is ideal when a person has received communion and confessed. How to achieve the ideal? It's not that difficult actually.
Confession is repentance for your sins. Sincere, and not for show. People must not only understand that they have sinned, but also get rid of this sin in the future. For example, what's the point of repenting of smoking if you don't think about improving. It is clear that you cannot get rid of this sin right away, especially for experienced smokers. Everything is done gradually. At first they smoked a pack of cigarettes a day. After the first confession, they began to smoke five less. And little by little you will achieve complete victory over sin with God’s help.
There are everyday sins that people repent of, reading the rule for the coming sleep. His last prayer is daily repentance. People “bring” more severe sins to church.
What kind of prayer is it to ask God for help? You can pray in your own words, they are sincere and come from the heart.
What about confession? What sins especially disturb the soul? Those should be confessed first. As the soul is cleansed, sins will emerge from memory on their own. Just don’t be embarrassed to tell them to the priest, he’s never heard anything like that before.
You need to go to church (preferably on Saturday evening or Sunday morning) and confess to the priest.
As for the sacrament, it is started only after proper preparation. This is a fast for three days (minimum). It is physical, as for mental fasting - it is abstinence from various entertainment activities, computer games, watching films, listening to music. For spouses, this means abstaining from intimacy for three days before communion.
On Saturday evening you need to read three canons: Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos and the Guardian Angel. You also need to read the Akathist to the Sweetest Jesus and the procedure for Holy Communion. All these prayers are in prayer books; at worst, if you don’t have a prayer book at home and you can’t buy one at the moment, you can find it on the Internet and print it out.
If a person has completed three days of physical and mental fasting, confession has been completed. Then you need to take a blessing from the priest for communion. How to do this? Just say: “Father, bless me to receive communion.” And if he asks if you are ready, list how you prepared: you fasted and read everything you were supposed to.
Conclusion
So how can you ask God for help? Here are the main aspects you need to know:
You can ask at home and in church.
At home, after reading the morning and evening rules, you should first thank God for allowing you to see a new day, and for allowing you to live another day. Then add your request.
You can turn to the saints with a request. To do this, you should read an akathist to the chosen saint and pester him with a request.
In the temple you need to ask more than once, but go to services and offer prayers along with a request for help.
This is actually a very important question! It was asked by Tatyana: Please tell me how to correctly ask for your own, because many people forgive and ask all their lives, but not all of their requests and prayers are fulfilled. Why does God hear some prayers and help them fulfill them, sometimes almost instantly, while heaven remains indifferent to others who pray? And if there are any rules, what is the correct way to ask to be heard?
Very, very correct questions! Indeed, not all prayers are fulfilled exactly as people ask, and there are reasons for this. Indeed, there are rules that must be taken into account when you ask the Higher Powers for something. I will try to answer in detail, although we have already talked about a lot of things in other articles. I will provide links in the text.
How to correctly ask God to hear you and help you
I repeat once again - God and the Higher Powers are not a goldfish or a genie out of a bottle, and serving people is not their task, fulfilling all the desires of those who ask (this would be terrible and destructive for humanity)! The Higher Powers realize the Plans of the Creator, the Will of God, if you want to know more about this - . In my opinion, she said it best:
I asked for strength - and God sent me trials to strengthen me.
I asked for wisdom - and God sent me problems to puzzle over.
I asked for courage - and God sent me danger.
I asked for love - and God sent the unfortunate ones who need my help.
I asked for blessings - and God gave me opportunities.
I didn't get anything I wanted, but I got everything I needed!
God heard my prayers...
But this does not mean that God and the Higher Powers will not help people achieve their goals and dreams. Of course they will!
It should also be noted that it is not always God who helps a person fulfill his desires. It all depends on the desires (goals) and motives of the person. If the goals are worthy and the motives are pure, the Forces of Light will help. If the goals are dark, destructive, or the motives are negative, evil, selfish (revenge, deception, harm) - a person can receive help, but only from. And he will have to pay for such help with his soul and fate (slavery), and plus he will still have to answer for his sins (the suffering he experiences).
When and why will God not help a person with his requests?
1. When a person turns to God and asks for something unworthy: evil for someone, undeserved benefits for oneself, etc.
2. If a person is not sincere in his thoughts and prayers. For example, a person asking God for something promises Him something in his prayers. God helps him, but the man is not going to fulfill his promises to God.
3. If a person bargains with God, like in a market, and sets conditions for Him. For example: “If you God do this to me, or give me this, then, so be it, I will be a good girl or boy.”. It is useless to bargain with God; this is a disgusting approach to using God for one’s petty selfish interests. All requests must be sincere and pure, and come from the very depths of your soul.
4. If a person blatantly lies, he promises and does not do it, and so on many times. For example, a man comes to church, asks God for something and promises that he will not slander, will work, etc. And as soon as he leaves the church, he immediately forgets about his promises, immediately swears at those going to the meeting, throws dirt, and doesn’t even intend to work. There are more than enough examples like this.
5. When, for example, you ask for another person, but he does not deserve this help from God. This does not mean that you don’t need to pray for him, but it means that the decision to help or not to help this person always remains with God, He knows best.
6. If a person asks for the wrong thing, i.e. his requests are directed in the wrong direction, contrary to the Will of God. For example, you ask God to help you enroll in law school, but you have karmic tasks in the field of education, and you need to enroll in pedagogy. Or you want to go to Japan and ask the Higher Powers about it, and They have prepared a destiny for you with moving to Germany, for example. In this case, no matter how much you ask for something “of your own,” you will encounter obstacles until you realize that you are trying to go in the wrong direction. Here, of course, it is advisable to get help, in working with whom you can find out your own, and adjust your plans in accordance with the Will of the Higher Powers.
7. When you want something, ask God for it, but you have not fulfilled the prerequisites for it. For example, a person asks to be healed of some illness, but he himself is not going to change. Just as he was angry and offended by the whole world, he continues to be angry and offended, but at the same time he asks for healing from cancer, the cause of which is the grievances he has accumulated. Until he realizes the cause of the disease and begins to work on himself, fulfilling all the conditions, he will not receive any special help.
8. The most arrogant option. When a person asks for something, but he himself is not going to do anything for it. His “Give” directed to God is of no interest to anyone: give me a prince (but the little girl herself is not well-groomed), give me money (but I won’t work), give me a beautiful body (but I don’t want to play sports), etc. Billions of such “Give” are sent to God every day, but hardworking Heaven will never listen to such insolent and lazy people.
There are other reasons why God does not respond to requests, for example, ingratitude, when a person is always dissatisfied with what he receives and does not at all appreciate what he already has in life. The main reasons are listed, although there are others.
How to correctly ask God to help you! Practical recommendations
1. Ask only for what is worthy! To wish the best for yourself (first of all, your Soul), other people and this world. The evil ones need to desire justice (fair punishment from Above), and not evil.
2. Motives, your thoughts must be pure! Be sincere with yourself, because no one can outwit God. Ask yourself - for what and for whom are you asking something from God? And answer this question honestly. Next, find pure, selfless motives for yourself.
3. Don’t bargain with God and be ready to accept any of His Will! Be prepared to accept any answer from God with gratitude, this will increase your chances of getting what you want. Ask actively, but with inwardness before the Omnipotence and Wisdom of God.
4. Take action yourself! “Trust in God, but don’t make a mistake yourself”. Remember, God helps, but does not do it for you. Ask and do for your part everything that depends on you. The law works like this: the more you take responsibility for your goal, the more help you receive from Above. God doesn't help idle people. They must first want to overcome their laziness and prove that they are worthy of His help.
5. Keep your promises to God! If you promised something to the Higher Powers in your prayers, try with all your might to follow it! Better yet, always write down what you promise so as not to become an empty talker before God. you will be helped as much as possible if you fulfill your obligations. The highest protection of God is always a Man of Honor, and not a deceiver!
6. God's favorite requests that you need to know! The best thing you can ask for (which is most encouraged by the Higher Powers): A) The most effective Development for Your soul B) Understand and implement C) Know the Truth, learn the Truth D) Realize and atone for your Sins E) Cultivate worthy personal qualities (become responsible, strong, worthy) F) Understand and realize your own Purpose G) Serve God and Society - bring the greatest good to this world. Other.
These are the requests in the implementation of which God will help a person as much as possible!
7. Be grateful for everything you already have in life! For all the good things - give thanks! For all the trials and lessons in which you became stronger, wiser - thank you! First of all, God helps the grateful! And from those who are not grateful and always dissatisfied, it takes away what they do not value.
If you have any questions - !
The Holy Church compares our world with a stormy stream, great water, calling the path of life “the sea of life.” We are in it - small fragile ships abandoned in the middle of the ocean.
But the merciful God wisely arranged the work of our salvation; He left us, through His Son, the true faith and the true Church.
Every person can pray that the Lord will help him to cope with difficulties and adversity, to pass through the abyss of life with dignity and enter the quiet haven of the Kingdom of Heaven.
On the way, we are faced with a great many difficulties and dangers - lack of money, uncertainty about the future, fear for loved ones - rarely does anyone manage to avoid these raging waves. A weak and infirm person requires God’s help, and receives deliverance and relief from God, one has only to pray sincerely and ask Him to help.
You can really pray about everything (except for causing harm, and in general for everything that you can’t even dare to ask the King of Heaven for). It is best to pray for the surrender of all your aspirations into the hands of the Lord - what is useful to me, then let it come.
How to pray correctly?
Considering the variety of life situations in which a person can pray to God for help, the Prayer Book contains a large number of different prayers - from protection from evil spirits, from sorrow and infirmity, from illnesses, from enemies - there is no number of prayers in the words of which you can ask the Lord to help in any matter.
You must always pray to God with reverence, understanding the seriousness of such treatment, recognizing your unworthiness and His condescension.
Even if you ask for help without knowing the words of the prayer, but at the same time you really want the Lord to help you, he will help.
The most sincere and ardent, and therefore the most pleasing to God, prayer, as a rule, contains the word “please,” although the prayer book does not mention it. “Please” means you really need help, you don’t have time to look for the words of prayer in a book or in your memory.
Prayer to the Lord God
“In the hand of Your great mercy, O my God, I entrust my soul and body, my feelings and words, my advice and thoughts, my deeds and all my movements of body and soul. My entry and exit, my faith and life, the course and end of my life, the day and hour of my breathing, my repose, the repose of my soul and
my body. But You, O Most Merciful God, invincible to the sins of the whole world, kindly, kindly Lord, accept me more than all sinners in the hand of Your protection and deliver from all evil, cleanse my many iniquities, grant correction to my evil and wretched life and from Always delight me in the coming cruel falls of sin, and in no way will I anger Your love for mankind, with which you cover my weakness from demons, passions and evil people. Forbid the enemy, visible and invisible, guiding me along the saved path, bring me to You, my refuge and the land of my desires. Grant me a Christian death, unashamed, peaceful, keep me from the airy spirits of malice, at Your Last Judgment be merciful to Your servant and number me at the right hand of Your blessed sheep, and with them I will glorify You, my Creator, forever. Amen."
Praying to God for help is not a panacea or a magic spell, treat it as such. You can pray anytime and anywhere; for this there is no need to buy a certain number of candles, arrange them in a certain order and perform other strange manipulations.
You cannot pray for evil, you cannot ask God to help you do a bad deed, harm someone, punish someone. God himself knows who is worth what and who is worthy of what - there is no need to tell him, much less demand “justice”.
What to expect from prayer?
A prayer to the Lord for help usually does not go unheeded. If you decide to pray, do not think that the result will be immediate. This is not magic or enchantment - God helps in His own ways, taking into account your greatest benefit. If now what you stubbornly ask for, what you decided to pray for, is not useful to you, do not tempt fate, do not anger the Creator.
You need to show humility and submission to the Holy Will of the Lord, pray for the granting of wisdom to you for a better understanding of reality, ask in prayer for the ability to distinguish useful from unhelpful, truly good from only pretending to be good.
Some people talk about such a consequence of prayer as “grace” - a specific inner sensation.
It really is possible. It is impossible to describe and explain grace - the feeling of freedom, peace, tranquility cannot be confused with anything. You yourself will understand if you feel it, in the temple or after prayer. But even here you need to be very careful, you cannot be deceived - prayer, as has been said many times, is not a talisman, but pride in one’s own chosenness and grace is a beaten path into the soul for demons.
Humbly pray to God for help and assistance, and delve less into your feelings - the Lord will not leave you and will help you in any of your good endeavors!