"Part of our spiritual lives is to realize, that's real prayer. Sometimes real prayer is long or journal-written but sometimes it just starts with that: 'Lord, help me.'"

As we continue with our latest series on prayer, Pastor Paul and Mark are looking at the reasons why we DON'T pray. After all, how do you pray when you're sad, lonely, or depressed? Does God meet us where we are even if we're struggling to pray? In today's episode, we emphasize the importance of remembering that when we pray, we are physical beings participating in a spiritual experience--and as such, it's expected for us to struggle at times. But when we do, there's three things that can help:

1. Keep it short: Prayer doesn't have to be long-winded to be meaningful.


2. Talk it out: Consider talking through your concerns with others and with God.


3. Name your "why:" Work on naming your reasons for your struggle with prayer.

Pastor Paul and Mark fill this episode of A Fresh Take with practical steps you can use to help you overcome that feeling of separation from God and answer the question so many of us wrestle with: How can we reach toward heaven when we've hit rock bottom?

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