Do you feel like your bugging Him?

You ask a good question. From my study of the Bible, the answer is no. God invites us to pray to Him. He wants us to tell Him about all our concerns. Always speak to Him with reverence but as a child would to his daddy or as we would speak to a friend who has our best interests. Some important points: 1) Address Him by name, as Yahweh or Jehovah. Yes, we actually call Him by name. It is not disrespectful. It is the kind of relationship we can have with Him. Isaiah 42:8 (Young's Literal Translation) 8I [am] Jehovah, this [is] My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images. 2) Whatever we ask, should be according to His will. Read Jesus' model prayer as found in the Sermon on the Mount found at Matthew 6:9-13 3) Read the Bible daily as we don't want a one way conversation where we talk, talk, talk. Where we are the only ones talking. Communication is a two way street. When we read the Bible God gives counsel on how to avoid many problems.

Everyday as when I place my plea I can't help but wonder if he thinks I am once again sinning as there are so many other with bigger problems. However, if we do not tell God what we need he can't help us so after I boldly place my plea I do however ask for forgiveness if it is an inadvertent sin. So you are not alone in this, as I am the same.

i used to not ask him or i gave up. because nothing changed. but now i will ask just for the knowlage and strength to deal with whatever. buggy him i dont think so because he say if you ask you will receivce.

God said, ask and you shall be given. Given what he said, i think it would bug him if we won't call upon him. It is his joy if we all pray to him. Of course, he won't feel bugged by all our clamors. He has the power to sift through our prayers and answer only those which really needs to be answered and just let be those prayers we can ourselves, if we only try to do it and if we have the patience to wait for it to happen. so, don't worry if you're constantly bugging for something every minute or so, rest assured he doesn't think that way, and if he does, we can be sure if he will give you a sign that it's time for your to gather your acts and do it yourself, lol.

Maybe not, the church taught us to pray for God either to ask for His help or just simply giving thanks to His blessings to us. Every time I pray, I don't feel I'm bugging Him at all. In fact, I feel more closer to Him every time I ask His help or just by talking to Him in regarding my problems my thoughts.

I feel the same way, which is probably why I don't pray every night like I was told to when I was a child. A few months ago I actually realized that I "save up" my prayers, or only pray about things that are of extreme importance to me. Also, when I pray, I tell God that I'd truly love if he answered my prayers but that I understand if he doesn't because he has a plan or he has other things to take care of. I don't have a problem with people who pray all the time or pray for "small" things, but I try not to because I see it as me being selfish and inconsiderate.

There's an old saying that's very true -"God helps those who help themselves!" When you believe this truism, your life will be changed. Begin with a Thankful Heart to God for helping you. Carry this Gratefulness in your heart day and night. Also, know in your heart, that God will give you everything you want, and desire. Then, begin to focus on what you want,- make it an important part of your life. You never have to ask for anything - all you need do, is be Thankful for what you will receive. Your daily Prayer! - "Thank You God, for what I have received!"

lilangelspreschool I have always had this feeling that God helps us a lot more if we do not just sit like wimps and wait for Him to help us when we have not done all we could to help ourselves first,maybe that is sort of like feeling I am bugging him, but I still feel if I do not do my part first then how can I expect Him to help me. hope this makes sense. I prayed for a year and a half for m y son to get a job then one day I suggested to my son why dont you trying networking again as you got several really good jobs that way. He did and the moment he told this friend he met that he had worked with 12 years before he was offered a job. see I had asked God to give me a clue as what to do to help my son get a job. He answered me by putting this thought in my head.And I acted on the thought, and my son responded. God does work in mysterious ways his wonders to preform.,this is a quote folks not my own wisdom.

yes i do like to bug God a lot. i think that He actually likes us to bug more than often. after all i believe that is the way for us to show our love to God to keep coming to Him. and from what i know the reason we have problems is for us to learn how to come to Him. if we don't have problem it may be hard for any one to find time to come closer to God. so don't feel guilty if you pray more often to Him and ask His help. but be assured He is listening to you. ha ha. sometimes it is not really a problem if He is listening to us, but it is a problem if we are listening to Him at all. many times i know that God has listened to me , or listened to all of my prayers, but i failed to listen to Him that is why His answer to my prayer didn't materialize. as i believe i need to follow what He wants in my life. but one assurance i got from Him, is. during the times of my problems and trials, that He will not give me what i wanted in life for now, but i can be assured He will always what i need. and He often give my what i need to get by in life. but i have learned to get what i really want i need to be obedient to Him so that He can shower me with His blessings. so i can walk under the cloud of His blessings every day of my life. but being obedient is not an easy thing. i need to sacrifice some selfish things in my life to be able to do that.

I used to ask God all what I want in this life; health, money, a good partner, a success, happiness etc. I did it day after day, until one day I thought I am just a selfish human being. I only ask God for what I want and never bother to ask God for other poor souls. So, I stopped. Now I only say to God that He knows what I want and He knows what is best for me, so whatever God decides good for me I will accept.

Interesting thought. There were times when I had similar thoughts especially since many times, we turn to God in times of tribulation and often forget to thank him for times of joy. But God's promise is that if we seek with love and faith, we shall find. No man is an island and each person's happiness affects those around him/her. There is no problem to large or to small for God. The world's problems begin with the individual.

i dont pray a lot cuz i know others have it way woreser then me i do every thing on my own it's been like that my hole life but i got throw it.but believing in god is what got me throw it not praying.

I do think that a lot and a lot of times I ask for so much stuff to make myself or people in my life happy that I feel guilty for asking for more then I thank him for. I also know don't take enough time to praise him and let him know how great he is and how much i appreciate him being there for me! I don't think he thinks were bugging him because he tells us to come to him with everything but wonder sometimes as well.