Prayer is something that all Christians would agree is important. But most believers will struggle with seasons in their prayer life that feel dry or just routine. Whether you're a new believer looking to know God more or seeking encouragement in your prayer life, the Bible is full of verses that speak to the power and importance of prayer. Here are 10 Bible verses that will reshape how you pray and deepen your faith.

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

Matthew 21:22 CSB

Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:6 CSB

Therefore I tell you, everything you pray and ask for—believe that you have received it and it will be yours.

Mark 11:24 CSB

This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

1 John 5:14 CSB

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

James 5:16 CSB

Stay awake and pray, so that you won't enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Matthew 26:41 CSB

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.

1 Peter 5:6-7 CSB

In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

Romans 8:26 CSB

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 CSB

7 "Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Who among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him.

Matthew 7:7-11 CSB

These 10 Bible verses are not only inspiring, but they are tools to help you grow deeper in your relationship with God through prayer.  

To learn more about prayer in your life, check out The Practice of Prayer by Robby and Kandi Gallaty. It is a 30-day guide that will equip and encourage you to broaden your prayer life through prayer practices, prompts, and helpful tools to build the habit of prayer.