How To Ruin Prayer

January 02, 2016
Peter Nelson
Here are several ways Satan tries to sabotage prayer in your life and our church.  How to ruin prayer: Pray only when you feel like it.  Disregard any biblical talk of praying “day and night” or “without ceasing”—that’s just for fanatics; don’t want to be accused of being a radical, or an extremist! Try to impress God with pious performances so you can win max­imum spiritual credit. Pray publicly with an eye to exhibiting your “spiritual maturity” for others to admire. Let your prayers degenerate into mindless repetitions.  Recycle ...