Talk to God about your bank balance, your sex life, your in-laws, you deepest fears, bad temper, arrogance, selfishness etc. But not in the sense of begging for forgiveness, but as if you are talking with your very best friend. When you are deep in reverent prayer, you are in contact with your soul. This is why it is beneficial, and healing, to go into a state of deep prayer to share the things that trouble you with the Divine. Let go of the concept of needing forgiveness, or that God may or may not listen to you.
Forgiveness starts and ends with the self.
Prayer can be a very powerful form of therapy and will lead you down a golden road of self discovery that you may not have realised you had. Prayer is one of the most rapid routes to uncovering your fears and doubts about yourself, and it will empower you to bring about changes in the way you act and react in the world. At moments when you have reached a point of surrender in prayer, a great light pours down upon you, and shines forth from within you, this is when you have the experience of God in your heart. It is through surrendering everything you have to the Divine that will bring you most rapidly towards enlightenment in this lifetime . . . Also consider to read more articles by the same author.