God’s desire is to pray to Him:
“Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”” Matthew 21:12-13 (NIV)
Prayer is communicating with God, so when you are in prayer, you are having constant connection with God. These modern days we have mobile phones and internet connections where you can continually connect to the people you love. So you can understand how this works. God wants each one of us to connect with Him in discussions and go on doing His Will. Our mind should be a house of prayer as the Lord expects it, whereas you are too much connected to people around and do all they tell you to do.
Devil’s plan is to stop the prayer:
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”1 Peter 5:8-9 (NIV)
We can see even now people are very much doing many activities in the church and in person taking time and energy, but when comes to prayer start giving all kind of excuses and cutting short the time to spend in prayer. This is the devil’s plan so that you will not have the power to destroy him. This is what I was taught when I was born again and was warned. The devil will allow you to read the Bible, sing songs and fellowship with others, but when comes to prayer, he puts all kinds of obstruction, so that the power in prayer is not used against him! You have to be on the guard all the time. Stay alert!
Choose to please God and not the Devil:
“Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit. The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.” 1 Peter 4:1-2, 6-7(NIV)
This is a choice we have to make to pray. God is a Gentleman and will not force you, but expect you to take the right decision to pray to Him, in the sense, communicate to Him in your heart all the time, loving Him and praising Him. Holy Spirit will not force you to speak in tongues, but you have to speak. This you can do all the time nothing to concentrate on, just thank God for all things, even bad things and see how all is working out for your good. Check in your mind all the time, whether you are succumbing to the devil in any ways and change that thought or alter that feeling immediately.