Although we know what prayer is and why we should do it, by and large, most Christians struggle in pursuing God consistently through prayer. One of the most prominent obstacles to a vibrant prayer life is that we pray the same old things in the same old way every day. We pray for the people and things that matter most (which is good) in the same words and phrases that we used yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that (which is not good).

The solution: when you pray, pray your requests through a passage of Scripture.