Is there another motivation for christian belief?

[Drich]

  Way to completely miss the point! Do you really think I give two shiny shits about your distinctions between prayer and petition?

Completely missed the point. He thinks I am a "new believer." And I am now thinking "why on earth was I praying for in the first place?" Sorry, but I am beginning to think that schizophrenia is in fact another name for religion (I present my excuses to those who suffer from this terrible disease.) The way I read it is this, "you should pray to god, but in reality god is not going to fucking help you", since it is false.

Being young in the faith has nothing to do with the amount of time you spent professing it.

It has to do with spiritual matureity/what you know of the God of the bible.

For instance can you identify what constitutes a biblical prayer, or are all prayer that start out dear God (ask for whatever you want) and end with Amen somehow = a prayer to you?

If you think you can ask God for whatever you want and end with Jesus name amen, and He is obligated to give it to you you are new/young or just starting out your journey.

My identification of you through your prayer is far more accurate than you like it to be.

(here comes the pride.)