On Prayer

"Samuel Chadwick writes, 'The one concern of the Devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.'
The best time for prayer isn't found. It's made. The average Christian spends very little time in prayer – then wonders why he or she has no faith and experience no power. If we are too busy to pray, we are too busy to experience the power of God in ministry. We can be very busy, but not necessarily productive because we lack faith. One of the main reasons we lack faith is because we don't pray. Consistent prayer builds consistent faith."

--Mary Southerland, from Rick Warren's Ministry Toolbox