Stop Waiting Until You Feel Like Praying

I don't get anything out of prayer. I've heard that from a lot of men. I've said it myself. And the moment you say it out loud, you've already told on yourself, because that sentence assumes prayer is something you're supposed to be extracting a return from. In this video I break down what prayer actually is, starting with the part nobody wants to hear. You owe it. Not because it feels good. Not because it makes you calmer or more focused or more productive. You owe your father honour because he gave you existence in a limited way. God gave it to you absolutely. Aquinas has a name for the virtue that governs this, and once you see it, the days when prayer feels like nothing stop being a reason to quit. But that's only half of it, and the half that gets men praying like they're paying a bill. What you owe isn't tribute to a distant force. It's communion with a Person who has a name, a face, and wounds. Christianity was never a religion of the book. Christ didn't hand out a text and disappear. He founded a Body and gave Himself in the Sacraments, and the man who tries to do this privately ends up with a religion of one, with himself sitting at the centre of it. Then I walk through the five forms of prayer from the Catechism. Most men only ever pray one of them, and it's the smallest one. I'd ask you to be honest with yourself as I go through the list, because the order matters more than you think, and the last one tells you whether the other four have actually changed you. FOLLOW ME ON RUMBLE IN CASE I GET BANNED: https://rumble.com/c/tomasmones Skool: Stop doing this alone, join a brotherhood of Christian men who will hold you to the standard you already know you should be living. → https://www.skool.com/fit-for-the-kingdom FFTK: Come train, pray, and build with men in person. → https://fftkingdom.com/ 1:1 Coaching: If you're tired of knowing exactly what you need to do and still not doing it, apply to work with me directly. → https://forgevirtue.com/ Find out more: links to all my social media profiles and content can be found here. → https://forgevirtue.com/links Chapters 0:00 Why Prayer Feels Unclear 2:47 Three Ideas About Prayer 4:03 Prayer Is an Act of Justice 8:45 When You Do Not Desire Prayer 12:16 Dryness and Desolation 15:10 God Is a Person Not a Force 18:43 Walk the Sacramental Life 20:49 Song of Songs and Intimacy 21:26 Five Forms of Prayer 23:57 Praise and a Wedding Story 26:32 Prayer Changes Your Life 29:38 The School Community 31:28 One on One Mentorship