If you ever felt like you just couldn’t wrap your brain around prayer, you are not the only one. There are many examples in the Bible that point out that we cannot comprehend the mind of God. But take a step back, isn’t prayer simply a means of connecting with God? When our thoughts and questions about prayer start to take over it gets in the way of what really matters. We can instead choose to keep it simple and connect with God on a soul level, heart to heart. Our minds can be put at rest while we exercise our deep desire to let go and come to God with our simple words. Even when we don’t have the words, we’re given the promise that the Holy Spirit comes alongside us, interceding on our behalf with every single sigh and groan that we make. He already knows what we need before we speak a word. So no, our prayers don't have to be grandiose. We don’t have to use the most ornamental language we can think up. The antics used to impress others with our prayers are not what prayer warriors are made of. They only serve as distractions from tapping into what the Holy Spirit is already doing. As we give our minds a break, and pour our hearts out in prayer we can approach God with childlike faith.

When you pray from the heart, it turns off the brain and releases the soul.

1. Continual Prayer

Praying should be continuous, like breathing. God breathed life into us so we give him glory with every breath we take. Every circumstance gives us the opportunity to praise Jesus or to pray to Jesus. When we are feeling joyful or feeling hopeless, we can use that moment to talk to Jesus.

“I don't often spend more than half an hour in prayer - but I never go more than half an hour without praying.” — Smith Wiglesworth

2. Spirit-led Prayer

Being Spirit-led in our prayers means surrendering our minds to God. We can easily get tired of waiting for answers. That’s why we need to rely on God’s Spirit, right beside us, helping us along the way.

Our souls were uniquely designed and created to connect to the spirit of the living God. Consider how you are thinking, is your faith and prayer life consumed by your thoughts or questions? Faith begins where understanding ends. The truth is, we will never truly understand the ways of God, because if we did, he wouldn’t be God. Connecting with him may be an intellectual process as he changes the way we think, but walking with Jesus is so much more than that. The next time you find yourself at a loss for words to pray, stop and recognize who God is and ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Remember that we exist on account of his very breath, so even now, every breath we take is a prayer; from your heart to his.