{"id":849,"date":"2019-03-02T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enviedeprier.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2019-03-02T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T13:23:00","slug":"6-why-praying-is-difficult-sometimes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/enviedeprier.com\/wordpress\/en\/cultivate-your-prayer-life\/6-why-praying-is-difficult-sometimes\/","title":{"rendered":"6. Why praying is difficult sometimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. I can\u2019t concentrate<\/span><\/h1>\n

Each time I start to pray, all sorts of thoughts come into my head: \u201cI need to pay that bill\u201d, \u201cI must remember to phone that person\u201d, \u201cmy neighbour hasn\u2019t returned my mower\u201d etc. and I ruin my prayer time. Often my prayer time is interrupted, I stop praying and get caught up with other things !<\/p>\n

Small suggestion<\/strong>: before you start to pray, make sure you have a piece of paper and a pencil to hand. As soon as a \u201cparasitical\u201d thought enters your mind, write it down. Note down all these thoughts on paper. Once you have finished praying, you can transform these thoughts into subjects for prayer and create a list of things to do during the day, grouping them based on their priority.<\/p>\n

2. I don\u2019t feel like praying<\/span><\/h1>\n

When I don\u2019t have any urgent needs to present to God, I often don\u2019t feel like praying. However, I know that I am always in need of the wisdom, power, direction, and influence of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

Small suggestion<\/strong>: as the old saying goes \u201cthe more you have the more you want\u201d. We don\u2019t just eat because we want to but because our bodies need the food. Our soul needs this contact with God through prayer. In a short prayer, you can express how you feel to God. David was aware of the need for purification and an internal transformation which only God can achieve: \u201cRestore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.\u201d (Psalms 51:12).<\/p>\n

3. Praying seems like a chore<\/span><\/h1>\n

I have been praying for years but it has become a legalist chore. I pray so as not to feel guilty! I pray about the same topics, I say the same things; it\u2019s tiresome, repetitive and boring.<\/p>\n

Small suggestion<\/strong>: create a plan to add variety and a bit of \u201cspice\u201d to your prayer life. For example:<\/p>\n