The Struggle of Praying

Psalm 27:4

One thing have I asked of the LORD,

that will I seek after:

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD

and to inquire (meditate) in his temple.

Psalm 27:8

You have said, “Seek my face.”

My heart says to you,

“Your face, LORD, do I seek.”

Why is prayer so hard? Jesus prayed often, setting aside time to get away from distractions to commune with the Father. If this was important for Jesus, how much more so for us? We need to approach God through Jesus, as he is the way, the truth, and the life. He died on the Cross so that we might have a personal relationship with the Father. Lord, increase my faith so that I will have a closer relationship with you through prayer and your Word.

“In Psalm 27:4, David says that there is one primary thing he asks of the Lord in prayer—“to gaze on the beauty of the Lord.” While David did in fact pray for other things, he means at the very least that nothing is better than to know the presence of God. Therefore he says: “O God . . . my soul thirsts for you. . . . I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, I will praise you” (Ps 63:1–3). When he adores God in his presence, he says his “soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods” (Ps 63:5). This is indeed communion with God.” Prayer - Experiencing Awe And Intimacy With God - by Tim Keller