Anyone have trouble praying outloud?

[Xenia]

In my women's study group we have a time at the last to pray about requests. Within myself I can pray and pray but when it comes my turn to speak prayers outloud in a group I really struggle. I am trying to get over this by just doing it but I am so uncomfortable. Anyone else have the same trouble or am I just a goober :p.

[Tamera]

My husband used to have this problem. He was saved 12 yrs. ago. But, because he became a leader in the church and because I was staff, he was called upon to pray oftend, sometimes in front of the whole congregation. He told me that the way he overcame was ,first, a lot of practice, and second, reminding himeself that he was talking to God, not to the people around him. It helped but it took a while.

[Rebecca]

I struggle with this, too. I consider prayer a very personal time between God and me, and have great difficulty praying in groups.

Rebecca

[Phy]

They say the trick of enunciating tongue twisters is to 'see' the syllables as you're saying the words in sequence.

When I'm praying, I'm authentic. I focus on saying to God with my tongue what I'd say to God in my heart without regard for those who are listening. When I gave up trying to be wise or witty or deep or insightful or important or effective or anything else, I became the one thing I really wanted - authentic.

Now, I feel I can pray out loud effortlessly any time in front of any group because it's not about them, it's about Him.

[Tarin]

Now, I feel I can pray out loud effortlessly any time in front of any group because it's not about them, it's about Him.

That's a trick I'm still learning to master.:rolleyes:

[Katibriah]

Yes I have trouble praying out loud. My problem with praying out loud stems from folks laughing at my prayers so I tend to keep my prayers to myself anymore.

[Xenia]

What in the world?! I can't imagine anyone laughing out loud at someones prayer... (Christians?) Very hurtful. I am sorry you have experienced such rudeness. The thought really burrs me up!

[Katibriah]

Like it or not Christians are not perfect. I accept this and move on, but that doesn't mean I will be praying aloud anytime soon. I'm content with my prayer life and I believe the Good Lord understands even if others do not.

[lynnmosher]

I have always been shy and quiet. I know...on here, nobody believes that! LOL! However, that is part of what I want to say. I have forced myself to communicate with others and am now more comfortable doing so.

Praying out loud has always frightened me but over the years, I have overcome most of it by being a part of a women's prayer group and other groups. I still get tongue-tied, even within my own family. One way to help overcome this is to pray out loud when you're alone. You become accustomed to hearing your own voice say a prayer. It helps.

[lynnmosher]

I forgot something...I'm hi-jacking here for a moment...

Woo-hoo, Rebecca! Thanks for sharing your beautiful face with us! Wowzy-wow-wow!!!

Okay...back on track!

[Lookin^Up]

The more I have gotten involved with leading Bible studies, the more I've been called on to pray aloud, and I've asked the Lord to make me comfortable with that. I've done a series on Bible prayers for two different groups, yet still I found myself self-conscious about doing it. Now it's becoming more natural because I've done it more often, but I'm still self-conscious about using the same words over and over. The Lord and I are working through that right now.

Laughing at someone's prayers is rude, no matter how "un-Christian" it may sound (I use the word advisedly). Since you are praying to God, not to anyone else, ideally it shouldn't matter what others think of it. Only what God thinks of it, and He welcomes them all--the self-conscious ones included.

[lawi]

Most of the time in bible study I pray loud but keep control coz we meet in a persons room with neighbors but in intercessory meetings or church I find myself lost deep in prayers sometimes crying loud in tongues when I start praying especially weeks I spend most time in devotion ….prayer becomes so sweet that its hard to stop …I struggle with keeping my voice down and controlling myself…I struggle to end prayers most of times though there are times its very hard to pray I just have to gaze at people praying ………………….then there are times I just want to listen to God silently when especially I go to prayer retreat for days

[righter1]

I hate praying in groups... I don't even particularly care for praying with my hubby at dinnertime! :/

But, for some reason, I've gotten comfortable praying through writing here on CW. Don't know why... That goes out to a lot more people than my small group or whatever.

Something to work on....

[Rhadaghast]

I found that I stopped thinking about myself and started thinking about God loving them.
I am now praying with my hands raised and my face towards heaven in front of mixed groups. It helped me.

[dramsey]

Sometimes we tend to think about what people will think of our prayers. God just wants us to tell Him what is on our hearts. I find that if I just tell it like it is, I don't feel inhibited and God blesses my heart in a very rich way. I tell the children that I teach in Sunday School that God just wants to hear from us in our own way. If you open your heart to Him, He will lead you to pray a prayer that gives thanks to Him and makes our petitions known to Him. That is much harder that it sounds. We have to be totally given to Him.

[jacks girl]

We have a old fella that comes to our church now and then, and he sings his prayers. Sometimes he even sings when he preaches may be you could try this. it's very unique and it might make you feel more at ease.

jacks

[Joshua Brown]

I used to have this problem too. The only way I got over it was by just doing it and having people encourage me when I got nervous. The Holy Spirit helps quite a lot. He provides boldness and words to say. You just have to accept His help.