Does your prayer time seem hurried and unproductive? Do you really focus on praying or is your mind drifting when you attempt to talk with God? How can we learn to cultivate a lifestyle of prayer that is both meaningful and impactful?

Is Your Pray Time Meaningful?

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I allow my prayer times to become hurried and rushed as I try to pray on the run; or when I am trying to handle a problem on my own. As a result, I still feel rushed and anxious after the ‘amen’ because my focus was neither on God nor the prayer. It was on the problem and how I am going to handle it.

It is assumed David wrote Psalms 61, 62, & 63 during a time of refuge. Perhaps when he escaped during Absalom’s rebellion or when he was hiding in the wilderness after Saul tried to kill him. Regardless, it is obvious David was dealing with anxiety and big problems. But David didn’t leave God out; he shows us how to trust God, praise God, and pray to God in all circumstances.

Pray Continuously

In 1 Thessalonians, Paul reminds us to cultivate an attitude of prayer by praying continuously throughout our days. But sometimes I forget that God also wants me to come before Him in reverent, bold prayer. God wants me to humble myself before Him, confess my sins, and reveal my deepest needs and desires. God wants my worship through prayer. God wants…