In my experience, the prayer life of a Christian is always the first aspect of their relationship with Christ that suffers when something is not right. It is God's early warning system of problems in our spiritual lives, and it lets us know that changes need to be made. Nothing is more frustrating or worrying than praying to God and feeling our prayers are not being heard, or worse, not even feeling like praying in the first place.
I ran across this list of ten things that can inhibit our prayers and jotted them down in my journal some time back. These are not original, and I was unable to find the original source. If anyone knows the source, please let me know through a comment so I can give credit to the author. Regardless, these are helpful reminders as we seek to grow and move forward in our relationship with God.
TEN THINGS THAT INHIBIT PRAYER
1. Disregarding God's law -- Proverbs 28:9
2. A lack of compassion for those in need -- Proverbs 21:13
3. Pride -- Luke 18:9-14
4. A sinful lifestyle -- Isaiah 59:1-2
5. Unconfessed sin -- Psalm 66:16-20
6. Disobedience -- Deuteronomy 1:45
7. Wrong motives -- James 4:1-3
8. Broken Relationships -- 1 Peter 3:7
9. Unforgiveness -- Mark 11:25
10. Doubt -- James 1:5-7
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