Seven things on prayer by Carson:
1) Prayer needs to be planned.
I plan dates with my wife. There is no one else I love more than my wife, and so I plan to spend time with her...
2) Adopt practical ways to impede mental ways to drift.
It's very difficult to pray with your iPhone in front of you.
If we aware of the spiritual war raging around us, we'd be able to dial into this more.
If you're in the midst of deep prayer and journaling, communing with the Lord, you don't need to Instagram it1
3) In different times and in different seasons I have sought out people to pray with.
Pray with 'prayer partners'.
4) Develop a system for your prayer lists.
System: some people perk up, others black out and vomit.
Note cards
5) Mingle praise and petition in the Scriptures as much as possible.
Keller on prayer:
6) Pray until you pray.
Pray until you learn how to pray. From the puritans. Sing praises.
Singing strengthens us.
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