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There are few things everyone can agree on, but this may just be one of them: Praying is hard sometimes.<\/p>\n

If it weren\u2019t hard, we\u2019d do it more, right? Sure, at its most basic, prayer is simply talking to God, anywhere and everywhere. But many people struggle to pray. Why? What makes something that we easily agree is important\u2014even crucial\u2014such a struggle? I think the answer is usually one or more of the following:<\/p>\n

1) You don\u2019t know how.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of us learned to pray as children\u2014mostly table graces and bedtime prayers. But how many people reach adulthood without any additional instruction? Sure, we hear and read many admonitions to pray, in sermons and elsewhere, but few people can say they\u2019ve been taught or mentored in prayer. That\u2019s why I think it\u2019s important to read the Gospels often, to learn how to pray from Jesus. The Lord’s Prayer is always a great place to start, but prayer is just speaking freely and openly to God from your heart.<\/p>\n

2) You\u2019re busy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the candy commercial says, \u201cLife comes at you fast.\u201d The pace of modern life leaves little time for prayer; we\u2019re just too busy. But it\u2019s not the culture alone that has made it so. We are busy because we choose to be busy. We are busy because we don\u2019t choose the alternative but let others dictate our daily agenda. That\u2019s why I think it\u2019s important to prioritize morning prayer; it is one way to assert control over the entire day.<\/p>\n

3) You\u2019re easily distracted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes we make a start in prayer, but a noise or thought interrupts our efforts. But I think it\u2019s important to see \u201cdistractions\u201d as prayer \u201cprompts\u201d instead of interruptions (I even blogged about it here)<\/a>, reminding you that anything and everything can move you to prayer.<\/p>\n

4) Embarrassment makes you want to hide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any relationship suffers when one party has wronged another, and our relationship with God is no different. When we mess up, it makes us want to run and hide from God, like our first parents (see Genesis 3:8). That\u2019s why I think confession is crucial to a healthy prayer life (see here for tips on how to confess well)<\/a>. Remembering that God loves you unconditionally can make you feel safe sharing even your embarrassment and your mistakes with God.<\/p>\n

5) You don\u2019t see answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can be a vicious circle. We don\u2019t pray because we don\u2019t experience answers to our prayers. But if we don\u2019t pray, we won\u2019t see answers. And so on. That\u2019s one of numerous reasons I often write my prayers in a prayer journal, because it helps me to remember and record answered prayers, turning some pages in my prayer journal into vivid affirmations that God is a prayer-answering God (see here)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6) You\u2019re self-sufficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Self-sufficiency is often a good thing. Many of us have learned to chart our own paths, make our own way and rely on ourselves, day by day. A \u201ccan do\u201d spirit can do great things. But if we navigate our daily lives using only our own wisdom and strength, we will be ill-equipped when skies darken and storms arise. That is among the reasons I pray even when I don\u2019t \u201cneed\u201d to pray, as this post explains<\/a>, because regular prayer stores up in me a treasury of faith and familiarity that is always available, and especially when great needs present themselves.<\/p>\n

7) You’re experiencing doubt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We often talk about believing in God, but prayer happens only when we believe God. If we really believed God when He says, \u201cApart from me you can do nothing\u201d (John 15:5, NIV), wouldn\u2019t we pray? If we believe that \u201cMy help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth\u201d (Psalm 121:2, NIV), we will pray. If we believe that \u201cIf you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you\u201d (John 15:7, NIV), we will pray. If we believe that \u201cEvery good and perfect gift is from above\u201d (James 1:17, NIV), we will pray. The more I believe God, the more I pray. And the more I pray, the more I believe God. That\u2019s why I am learning to rely daily on prayer, because I am learning to believe God more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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