Stop Boring Prayer Times

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Many disciples of Jesus struggle with distracted, neglected, and boring prayer lives.  

The problem of prayer is not the content or the recipient – it’s the method.  

In this episode, discover some tips to stop boring prayer times.

Prayer Distractions

  1. Lack of Faith – Relying on a God we cannot see with requests we cannot handle requires faith.
  2. Lack of Familiarity – We talk awkwardly if we don’t know the person to whom we are talking.
  3. Lack of Focus – Conflicts, concerns, and chores fill our minds and hinder our prayers.
  4. Lack of Form – The problem of prayer is not the content or the recipient – it’s the method.

Prayer Tips

  1. Pray Out Loud – Praying out loud keeps your mind focused on the conversation rather than going back and forth between praying and daydreaming.
  2. Pray on Your Knees – A reverent posture like kneeling can help awaken your soul to the power and privilege of prayer.
  3. Pray with a Guide – Develop a guide that helps direct your prayers rather than depending upon the alertness of your mind.
  4. Pray with Variations – If you do the same thing and say the same thing everyday, prayer will get monotonous and boring.  Change it up.

Prayer Strategies

  1. Prayer List – Keep a list of requests and mark them when answered.
  2. Prayer Basket – Collect a basket of pictures and Christmas cards to pray for different people at mealtimes.
  3. Prayer Schedule – Have alerts at different times of the day to pray for specific requests.
  4. Prayer Triggers – Train your mind to see different triggers as being a catalyst to pray.
  5. Prayer Weekly Calendar – Vary the categories of who you pray for on intentional days.
  6. Prayer Psalms – Use the Psalm order with the calendar day of the month to pray through the Word.

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