Until we come awake to the great spiritual war that surrounds us, we will never truly know the privilege and power of prayer. Why are we so content to go prayerless? Or to ask it another way, what is it that motivates our prayer lives? What can sustain us here? What breathes urgency and jump-starts our intercession? This seems like such a relevant topic for every Christian to ponder. And with that topic on the table today we turn to a classic John Piper clip from a sermon he preached in the late 1980s. It was sent to us by Summer, who lives in Niceville, Florida. Thank you very much, Summer. Here’s Pastor John addressing prayer neglect. Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/why-comfortable-christians-go-prayerless Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john