Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know what to pray for as we should. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26 NASB 2020

Prayer is a gift from God to us. A theocentric chain (Note 1), worked within us by the Holy Spirit who in turn enables it to ascend to the Son, who sanctifies it and presents it acceptable to the Father. Prayer is the thermometer of the soul. It is our primary means of maintaining communion with God. Prayer is not an appendix to our life and work, it is our life and work.

Block out specific times for prayer in your daily life (morning, evening, etc). Between those scheduled times, commit yourself to pray in response to the least impulse to do so. Pour out your heart to your heavenly Father. Plead on the basis of Christ’s intercessions. Plead to God with the groanings of the Holy Spirit.

More on prayer: here, here, and here.

Note 1: Theocentricity: God-centeredness; the quality of not only being attentive to God, but of making Him the principle focus of a course of action or a system of thought.