{"id":24294,"date":"2026-03-11T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-start-a-prayer-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:58","slug":"how-to-start-a-prayer-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-start-a-prayer-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Prayer Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You pray. Of course you do. Maybe you said <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/a-reassuring-bedtime-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bedtime prayers as a child<\/a>. Or you might say <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-faith-prayer\/add-a-little-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cgrace\u201d before meals<\/a>. And you\u2019ve prayed in church\u2014along with others.<\/p>\n<p>But you crave more than that. You want a prayer <em>life<\/em>. How do you do that? How do you even start?<\/p>\n<p>First, you can relax, knowing that you\u2019re not alone. In fact, one day, Jesus\u2019 first followers came to Him and said, \u201cLord, teach us to pray, just as <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/ken-jennings-brings-the-gospel-of-john-to-life-on-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John taught his disciples<\/a>\u201d (Luke 11:1, NIV).<\/p>\n<p>Those were grown men. More specifically, they were grown Jews. Men who had been praying all their lives, since they\u2019d been knee-high to a menorah. But they wanted more. They wanted to pray the way they saw Jesus praying.<\/p>\n<p>The next step is to do what those men did; they asked, \u201cLord, teach us to pray.\u201d Jean-Nicholas Grou, the 18th-century author of the famous <em>How to Pray<\/em>, wrote:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><em>There is no Christian who is not in the same case as the disciples. Every Christian ought to say as humbly as they: \u201cLord, teach us to pray.\u201d Ah! If we were only convinced of our ignorance and of our need of a Teacher like Jesus Christ!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, ask for <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/quotes-verses\/the-psalms-teach-us-to-pause-and-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the grace of a praying heart<\/a>. Then, finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/how-to-pray-for-a-fresh-start-after-a-setback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">start where you are<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Too often we think we have to start where someone <em>else<\/em> is. We think we should pray like Brother Matt. Or we read about someone who prays for an hour every morning, starting at 4 a.m. We think maybe that\u2019s what \u201ca prayer life\u201d looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Not for me, it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think Jesus prescribed a formula when His followers said, \u201cTeach us to pray.\u201d I think <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-faith-prayer\/trust-jesus-on-lifes-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He demonstrated prayer<\/a>. I think He lifted His face toward heaven and said, \u201cOur Father\u2026\u201d and showed them how simple it can be. Conversational. Elemental. Even brief.<\/p>\n<p>It might help to choose a quiet place and a regular time. But it doesn\u2019t have to be 4 a.m. And you don\u2019t have to pray for an hour. Just start. Keep it simple, as though you\u2019re talking to a friend (because you are). Talk honestly about real things (like bread and forgiveness, as Jesus modeled). You can do it beside your bed, in the car, at your desk, while you\u2019re doing dishes. As the 17th century writer and lay monk, Brother Lawrence, advised:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in\"><em>A little lifting up the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship \u2026 [these] are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless very acceptable to God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/the-wisdom-of-taking-one-small-step\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can start small.<\/a> You can start now. 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