KK03 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 I'm not sure I believe in a God and I haven't prayed in a very long time. I'm going on a vacation with my grandparents and I know they pray every morning and night. They usually take turns, so I plan on having to pray every other day. I don't want them to find out that I no longer go to church, or that I question if there is a God. My question is... Is it okay for me to pray when I don't believe? How do I get good at praying so it sounds like I have been doing it forever? Quote
LDSJewess Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 I'm not sure I believe in a God and I haven't prayed in a very long time. I'm going on a vacation with my grandparents and I know they pray every morning and night. They usually take turns, so I plan on having to pray every other day. I don't want them to find out that I no longer go to church, or that I question if there is a God. My question is... Is it okay for me to pray when I don't believe? How do I get good at praying so it sounds like I have been doing it forever?Yes, it is perfectly ok to pray even when you don't believe. But you might want to pray on your own too and start by telling God exactly what you posted here. And then pray for help with your unbelief. There is no shame in that.As for your grandparents, I can tell you that I am a grandparent too, and there is not much grandparents have not felt and experienced at one time or another that you are feeling now. Having the opportunity to spend a vacation with your grandparents, and having the opportunity to really talk with them heart to heart and soul to soul will be an amazing experience for you and for them because they have been where you are.Please don't lie to them about how you feel. They will not stop loving you if you do lie, but your time with them will be so much more enriching if you can talk with them from your heart.Tell them you have been struggling with your beliefs, and tell them you have not prayed in a long time and you are not even sure how to pray anymore. And then ask them to help you and teach you to pray.Trust me, grandparents will be more than happy to be understanding and want to guide you and teach you. It is the nature of a grandparent.When your vacation has ended you still may not be a believer, but you will have had a much more open and loving relationship with your grandparents. Then again they just may show you through their exmple that there is indeed value in prayer.Have a wonderul vacation and enjoy your time with your grandparents, prayers and all. :) Quote
Guest LiterateParakeet Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 I just want to say that I LOVE what LDSJewess said! So true that your grandparents have likely felt the same thing at one time or another. I know I have and I am not a grandmother (yet). So accept her wise counsel, and have a great vacation! Quote
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