If there’s one area in which we as believers feel the need to improve, it’s often our prayer lives. I’ve rarely met a Christian who seems content with the amount of time he or she has spent in prayer. And yet, Scripture tells to, “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion.” Ephesians 6:18 NLT. How can anyone pray at all times? Do we isolate ourselves from society and from daily work in order to devote ourselves to pray? Clearly not.

So what does praying at all times look like? Often in the scripture it says that Jesus went away by Himself to pray. We need to set apart time in our day just to pray. But additionally, I think God desires for us to make prayer a focus of our lives. He wants us to be talking to Him continually, throughout our day, about the circumstances of our life, constantly seeking His wisdom and help. The Bible doesn’t necessarily encourage long prayers. In fact, the Pharisees were criticized for them. Instead, make brief prayer a habitual response to every situation you meet throughout the day. Someone once said, “Prayer is the greatest power in the universe to which Christians have access and yet it is the most under-utilized gift that God has given to man.”