Nurture this habit and it'll change your life
Three Ways to nurture this Habit (taken from Tim Keller's recent book on prayer) :
1. "Make every pleasure into a channel of adoration" C.S. Lewis
2. Learn from the "collects" of Thomas Cranmer's Common Book of Prayer
a. The address - a name of God
b. The doctrine - a truth about God's nature that is the basis for the prayer
c. The petition - what is being asked for
d. The aspiration - what good result will come if the request is granted
e. In Jesus' name - this remembers the mediatorial role of Jesus
3. Praising the Attributes of God (see enclosed handout "31 Ways to Praise")