Do you struggle in your prayer life? Me too. In fact, prayer is often a source of frustration for me; nevertheless, I continue praying. Why? I’m sure a sense of duty has something to do with it, but it is more than that. At the core of my being I have a heart hunger for God, a yearning to know Him and be known by Him. What breath is to my body, prayer is to my spirit. Without prayer I simply cannot survive.
“As the deer longs for streams of water,
— Psalm 42:1–2 (NIV)
so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.”
Lord Jesus, I am nearly sick with longing and frustrated by my inability to truly connect with You through prayer. Hear my desperate cry and satisfy my heart’s longing. In Your holy name I pray, amen.