Praying is Hard

Some days, I do not feel close to God.

I don't find myself desiring His presence.
I know I should, but I don't know how to flip a switch and be right in tune with Him.
It's not that I want to run from Him. I really want to run closer to Him. But I lack the energy or motivation to make it happen.

And these times when I do not feel like praying, can't get in the praying mindset, and am unable to be excited about praying...
this is when I really do need to spend time talking with God.
And this may not be a prayer of thankfulness for blessings. This sometimes needs to be a desperate request asking God to be real and alive in me.

Our relationship with God is not an emotional one. We can be pumped up by a great time of musical worship or an awesome sermon that really inspires us.
Likewise, we can be having a really difficult day or period of life which strips our joy away. Neither extreme should affect our God relationship. Truly living a life of worship should never be about how we feel. I guess if we find this happening, then we should reevaluate ourselves.

I am not suggesting that our corporate worship time should be void of emotion. I definitely think we can and should be moved during these times. But are these times an event? Does our life and mindset "come back to reality" when the worship time is over? Do we only experience the "worship time" on Sundays?
I plan to say much more on this in the future, but be thinking about these questions.

Back to praying...
JUST DO IT!

Seriously, living for God is not easy. A life reflecting His glory can be elusive. Just ask God to help you. Sometimes, that is the only thing we can pray. Trust in Him a little.

Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. -- Romans 8:26