Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.

Ephesians 3:20 The Passion Translation

God doesn't leave us, even in our toughest times. He is always there.  

The Apostle Paul tells us that God is able to outdo our highest expectation because He is not limited by any circumstances we are facing. If we believe He has our best interest at heart, then prayer is not to get God to do something but to join ourselves with God in what He is already doing. In our prayers to God, we should be asking Him to reveal to us what He is trying to show us, instead of keeping an inward focus of just asking God why He is not intervening in my situation. Prayer opens our eyes to see something, through God’s revelation, what we did not or could not see before. 

Prayer increases the depth of your intimacy with God. 

When you know and love someone well, it is easy to sense and feel what the person is feeling and act accordingly. Likewise, prayer reveals God's heart and this makes hearing, responding and obeying easy and enjoyable. Once you are willing to follow His lead, you will feel the grace and faith bubbling within you to do all He asks of you. 

If we do struggle with prayer, we need to understand it is not a faith issue but a love issue. It is about believing how much God loves and accepts us wholeheartedly. Without revelation, we don't have the wisdom and boldness to pray as we ought to. 

Instead of feeling inadequate about your prayer life, start filling your heart with the truth of God's empowering love and pray from the overflow of your heart's desires. You will experience and encounter God like never before. Once you are fully persuaded and assured that God is your deepest satisfaction, you don't have to worry about unanswered prayers anymore. Know with a certainty that He will never leave you nor forsake you, and this truth is more than enough to see you through your darkest times. Even in your adversity, you will smile through some of your hardest tears.