Prayer life Stink? A short guide on how to talk with God, not to God.

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Published 2023-04-03
Two questions I get the most are, "how to pray?", and, "how do I get closer to God?": The first is the answer to the second, but often our prayer can get a little stale and/or we were never taught how to pray - deeper. This is a short guide of thoughts and techniques that have helped me pray deeper, better, and from the heart.

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00:00 intro
01:04 What is prayer?
01:37 Three ingredients
01:53 Presence
02:20 Heart
03:18 Trust
04:52 Prep
05:56 How To
08:00 Sorry
08:58 Others
09:49 Myself
11:39 Thanks
12:02 Conclusio

All Comments (21)
  • @ilovebabybelle
    The ego wants to understand God. The heart wants to feel God. ❤
  • @JAV2728
    Bro, last night (April 6th, 2024), I watched this video because I've been wanting to actually feel like God is with me when I'm praying. So, I watch the video, and when it ended, I immediately try it. Now, it's past midnight, and cuz it was a Saturday I could stay up, but I was getting tired so I tried this praying technique where you are talking WITH God, and not TO God. So, after the deep breath step, I was relaxed, and just praying about what I'm sorry for. When I was in deep prayer, I felt a tight squeeze on my arm. I said "Lord, if that's you, please stop squeezing me." 5 seconds later, the squeezing stopped. Then, I said, "Lord, if that's you, please squeeze me again." 5 seconds later, the squeezing on my arm happened again. In the same place. God was with me. That's all I wanted. I'm 14 years old and I just experienced THE LORD HIMSELF squeeze my arm. I felt amazed. I just wanna say thank you, IMBeggar, for this amazing video. You just beautifully impacted my catholic life.
  • @Tacoman-gn2th
    Just started my walk spiritually, I got Baptized Today, February 11, 2024. I started ACTUALLY reading the Bible and not just scanning through it, I have been suffering through lust and depression and I want to ask God for forgiveness and help and I feel like this video has helped me learn how to talk to God more clearly, and I just wanted to thank you for showing me how to talk WITH God.
  • @cherrywine86
    The way your videos are edited, the pauses, the way it doesn’t assault your senses with quick takes, the purposeful “quietness” and the sincerity in your voice…. Man these are special. You have a gift
  • @dlos8357
    This gave me a perspective on prayer I’ve never had before. What I’ve been searching for. Thank you
  • @Oscurov
    Im really depressed right now and was losing my faith in god because “why would god let me be depressed” but remembered this video and followed the steps. I had the best prayer ever, I dont know how to describe it but I just kind of KNEW that i was speaking with god. My mind was 99% clear and my body was kind of paralyzed in a weird way. I know for sure now that god exists and he loves me, thank you imbeggar for this great video
  • @ikeporsh8839
    Can’t believe it took me 25 years on this earth to finally realize that letting god into your heart is the biggest key thanks for the video dog definitely was needed
  • @sandra-mx6gm
    “if we can speak heart, we are speaking God’s language”
  • @slicutul
    Wow, I cried 2 times during this video. I'm 16 and I can say I am lost through life. I feel like I have no friends even though I do, I lost my girlfriend but the most important thing I feel like I lost God through what I did. You did a great job reminding me that God loves me. I will begin putting more attention in my prayers thanks to you. May God be with everyone❤️ Edit: Thank you all for the nice comments! I read them from time to time. I started reading the bible recently and I try to pray everyday with God.Of course, I also try to be a better person everyday. Once again, thank you all for the comments, they helped alot. It's incredible how a random stranger on the internet can send so much positivity to you. God bless you all! ❤️
  • Got on my knees to pray last night for the first time in years… something about this quiet, present style of prayer is profoundly inspiring.
  • @Oli_MW010
    I am currently only 13 and previously I was raised without a religion but recently, I'm not sure what brought me to him but I suddenly started to believe in God. I'm not sure what brought me closer to God and Jesus but I am grateful for this happening.
  • @cre8509
    “If you can speak “heart,” you can speak God’s language.”
  • @miakel126
    Psalm 4:5 “ Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” YOU ARE AMAZING AND HAVE AN AMAZING DAY!
  • @mjm7131
    Thank you for NOT having overwhelming background noise, even and esp music. Just your quiet, steady, non-modulated, HUMAN voice. The sound of your voice contains your experience and it resonates as tender, expressive, gentle, still, direct, clear. Thank you for sharing your faith with me, with us. I needed some clarity around what to ask for in prayer, how to approach God in prayer and not sound like a petulant, demanding, fearful child. God is good! Blessings on this community of seekers.
  • @Lore_lifts.
    “Do I really love God.” Made me tear up. Hurt my chest from sadness
  • @almasakic1148
    I did this last night while I lay on my back in bed just before sleep. I didn't even bother to assume a posture of prayer. Just started talking to God saying how terribly sorry I was for never being there for him all my life, for being ignorant of him, and for letting my ignorance of him affect how I treated others. I asked him to forgive me and then asked him to bless all the people in my life who were suffering. I cried, a lot. Then I fell asleep.
  • @11swag11
    2:30 hit very close to home. I’m currently 13 yrs of age, and I grew up in the church. To me prayer is a chore that my mom asks me to do every single day. Whenever I pray I just say words that I think of not words from my heart. Thank you for making videos like this to bring people closer to God.
  • @salaseduardo94
    I've never really felt him like that. I saw him working in my life and that he loves me but I never felt him like I just did. It was instant. His presence was massive. It overwhelmed me and I cried. Thank you, so much for teaching me this.
  • @user-wo2ej2wd9k
    I just finished a session WITH God and not to God. I was feeling so stressed and afraid and I felt like there were demons in the room with me. But after I talked with God, I just felt so good. I felt God’s presence in my room. Thank you so much for helping me to renew my bond with The Lord God and our saviour Jesus Christ. I will now begin reading my bible more and praying more. I have faith in Jesus’ name that we may all grow closer in God and we can cleanse ourselves from evil! Have an incredible week y’all.