Prayer. Ugh, Prayer.

Rather than label this post with a ephemistic title such as “Unlocking the Power of Prayer” or “Win Your Battles on Your Knees!”, I figured I’d make it more relatable by reenacting the response that most of us guys have when it’s time to, you know, talk to God. Prayer is difficult. It’s boring. It consumes (or should consume) significant portions of our already-busy lives.

And yet, it must be done. Like mowing the grass but with much better results. Like working out but often with a much quicker payoff. We all get that – internally, at least. And yet, despite its enormous power and the great privilege that it offers us, we still struggle to make it happen day-in and day-out.

I have a technique I use to win this war. It pulls from the Pomodoro Technique (here for those of you who remain unschooled). 15 minutes in the early evening. Me and God (God and I?). One on one. That’s the bite-sized commitment that not only makes this discipline doable, but can also yield significant time (and results) over the course of a month. Similar to nearly every other personal discipline, many of the days will be “check-box” days. Sometimes little gets said in those 15 minutes. Sometimes much. But it is conversation. It’s a discipline. And it’s relationship building of the finest sort.

I won’t be confused with John Calvin any time soon, but slow, steady, and in reliable pieces is a great way to approach this and win.