Catholic Prayer – 3 Mistakes Most Catholics Make When They Try To Create a Habit of Prayer
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1. By Jeffrey S Arrowood! Catholic Prayer – 3 Mistakes Most Catholics Make When They Try To Create a Habit of Prayer
2. Establishing a habit of daily prayer is vital for anyone who really wants a relationship with God. But it’s hard to do, isn’t it?
3. Establishing a new habit requires a lot of . . . Self-Discipline
4. Establishing a new habit requires a lot of . . . Time
5. Establishing a new habit requires a lot of . . . Strategy
6. Establishing a new habit requires a lot of . . . Perseverance
7. But remove these 3 mistakes from your habit formation and . . .
8. But remove these 3 mistakes from your habit formation and . . . form a firm habit of prayer
9. But remove these 3 mistakes from your habit formation and . . . enjoy a new level of intimacy with God
10. And you do want to grow in intimacy with God, right? That’s the whole goal of spiritual growth.
11. Mistake #1: Starting too big
12. Establishing a new habit is just like starting an exercise program
13. Establishing a new habit is just like starting an exercise program starting too big sets you up for failure
14. Establishing a new habit is just like starting an exercise program Don’t give yourself an excuse to quit
15. What to do instead
16. What to do instead Baby Steps
17. What to do instead Establish the habit
18. What to do instead Don’t compare yourself to what you think your prayer “should” be like
19. What to do instead Set yourself up for success
20. What to do instead Grow gradually
21. Mistake #2: Making your goal too vague
22. Mistake #2: Making your goal too vague “I want to pray more” is a nice sentiment.
23. Mistake #2: Making your goal too vague But there is nothing in that goal to signal when it has been met.
24. What to do instead
25. What to do instead Create a daily prayer goal that you can concretely meet.
26. Mistake #3: Stopping when you fail
27. Mistake #3: Stopping when you fail There is no doubt that you are going to fail at some point in this process.
28. Mistake #3: Stopping when you fail Dang.
29. Mistake #3: Stopping when you fail But failure is not the end of the learning process . . .
30. Mistake #3: Stopping when you fail . . . it’s the beginning.
31. What to Do Instead Practice the virtue of perseverance
32. Bonus Tip Don’t go it alone! You need accountability, training and support.
33. Bonus Tip Join a community of Catholics trying to grow in holiness together at . . .
34. Bonus Tip From the Abbey’s “Keys to Spiritual Growth” tutorial. <= Click here ! www.fromtheabbey.com
35. Brought to you by Jeff Arrowood, founder of the From the Abbey Catholic educational apostolate encouraging you to rediscover the JOY of learning and living your faith so you can grow in intimacy with God.
by a priest whose hmeilios focus on the core messages of the New Testament. If anyone knows of an alternative parish in our part of the country where the spirit of Christ is truly alive and excites action, we would love to hear about it.