Disconnect in Prayer Life

By: Monique Smith 

*This devotional is actually from a text convo I had with a friend who felt disconnected in prayer life. I know many of us may have felt this way before so here are some things that work for me*

Okay well the way I start off sometimes is by playing some worship music to get "in the zone" and then I start by asking forgiveness for my sins. For me, whenever I feel distant from God it's because I know I've sinned or have been sinning and not repenting (most recent i felt distant because I complained about everythinggggg in life for a whole month, like no lie. And I know complaining isn't right but I legit won't happy with anything and complained all the timeee. And when I prayed I def ain't feel connected or nothing smh) but once I repented of that sin and put in place things to prevent me from complaining, I started feeling more connected. For example: I went on a 30 day no complaining fast! As far as my actual prayer it's prolly similar to yours, nothing "super holy" I'm just talking to God about the day and sometimes I laugh with him and of course I tell him how much I love him and how thankful I am :)  So if you feel distant, try some of those things out and maybe they will help! :)  -- If anyone has any scriptures to share about this topic or any comments, please share!----  Prayer: Daddy! Thank you for prayer! It is clutchhhhh!! I love you so much! Help me understand why I feel distant from you at times. If its sin, show me what I'm doing that is wrong, if it not spending enough time with you, let me know! God I want to be close to you and have the confidence that you hear me. Please grant me that assurance! I live to please and honor you! I love you bunches! In Jesus name, amen!