{"id":24140,"date":"2026-03-11T15:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/7-ways-to-pray-when-youre-not-in-the-mood\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:41","slug":"7-ways-to-pray-when-youre-not-in-the-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/7-ways-to-pray-when-youre-not-in-the-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Pray When You\u2019re Not in the Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t always feel like praying? Join the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think I know anyone who is\u00a0<em>always<\/em>\u00a0in the mood. After all, prayer can be hard. It can be boring. And there often seems to be so many other things\u2014easier things\u2014to do. Like watching television or listening to a podcast.<\/p>\n<p>But God never said to\u00a0\u201cpray when you feel like it.\u201d The Bible contains no commands to \u201cpray when you\u2019re in the mood.\u201d Often prayer is most beneficial and most necessary when we feel the least like it. So the question isn\u2019t\u00a0<em>should<\/em>\u00a0we pray when we don\u2019t want to\u2014it\u2019s\u00a0<em>how<\/em>.\u00a0As a partial and imperfect answer, I suggest seven ways to try:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0\u00a0Pray Bible prayers.<\/strong><br \/>\nHaving a few prayers from the Bible committed to memory or marked in your Bible helps tremendously when you don\u2019t feel like praying. I recommend especially Ephesians 3:14-21, Psalm 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-stronger-faith\/10-best-scriptures-to-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as well as any of these.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0\u00a0Pray \u201cbreath prayers.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nBreath prayers are short and simple prayers that take no more than a single breath to pray, such as, \u201cLord, hear my heart\u201d or \u201cHave mercy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/quotes-verses\/10-breath-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this post for 10 suggestions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0\u00a0Count your blessings.<\/strong><br \/>\nThere\u2019s a precious song in the movie,\u00a0<em>White Christmas,<\/em>\u00a0in which Bing Crosby tells Rosemary Clooney that he chases away sleeplessness not by counting sheep but by \u201ccounting my blessings.\u201d That\u2019s also a great way to pray when you don\u2019t feel like it. Start by counting your blessings. If it doesn\u2019t send you off to a relaxed state, it\u2019s at least likely to lift your spirits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0\u00a0Pray the prayers of others.<\/strong><br \/>\nI keep a few books near my \u201cprayer chair\u201d that I turn to often, especially when words fail me: John Baillie\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Diary of Private Prayer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Private Prayers of <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/pray-with-the-masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lancelot Andrewes<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Presence Prayers for Busy People<\/em>. I\u2019m often amazed at how a quick turn of the page leads me to the perfect prayer for my \u201cdon\u2019t feel like praying\u201d heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0\u00a0Pray one-word prayers.<\/strong><br \/>\nAs it is sometimes with a close friend or spouse, it can take only a word to express yourself to God. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/quotes-verses\/one-word-prayers-to-help-you-through-any-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I\u2019ll occasionally pray one word repeatedly<\/a> or adopt a one-word prayer for the day as a way of keeping the lines of communication open between me and God, even when I don\u2019t feel like praying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0\u00a0Pray a hymn or spiritual song.<\/strong><br \/>\nMy small stack of books by my prayer chair also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/6-ways-to-pray-the-hymnal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a favorite hymnal, which I turn to often<\/a> to find a hymn to sing\u2014or speak\u2014that expresses more than I can put into words. Other times, I pray in song without looking up the words, as \u201cGreat is Thy Faithfulness\u201d or \u201cMy Jesus, I Love Thee\u201d spring easily to mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0\u00a0Call on the Holy Spirit to pray on your behalf.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bible says, \u201cthe Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God\u2019s people in accordance with the will of God\u201d (Romans 8:26-27 NIV). I rely on that promise often, simply <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-stronger-faith\/pray-with-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking the Spirit to say what I can\u2019t pray<\/a>\u2014or don\u2019t feel like praying\u2014at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In my experience, turning to one or more of these measures not only helps me to pray when I don\u2019t feel like it, but sometimes even ushers me into a spirit of prayer that I hadn\u2019t expected, reviving my passion and renewing my soul.<\/p>\n<div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t always feel like praying? Join the crowd. I don\u2019t think I know anyone who is\u00a0always\u00a0in the mood. After all, prayer can be hard. It can be boring. And there often seems to be so many other things\u2014easier things\u2014to do. Like watching television or listening to a podcast. 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