It is a time of intimacy in which you are built up simply by meditating on His goodness, His gifts, His presence, His promises, His comfort, His joy and His love.   

When you spend time in that kind of prayer,
   ➛ you will have all your needs met by Faith in the One with whom you have just spent time;
   ➛ you will have a testimony to share;
   ➛ you will have His fire in you.   

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jer 29:11 Our Mighty God, Jesus Christ, does not plan our lives.     He has good thoughts about us desiring our welfare, our happiness and our success which is found only in an intimate personal relationship with Him by His Word and His indwelling Holy Spirit.

Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Jer 29:12 When is the 'then'?     It is whenever you realize you need the Lord.

And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. Jer 29:13 When we call upon the Lord Jesus Christ He hears us and draws near to us.      In this finding of Him we discover who He is, who we are and why we are here.

If you don't talk to your spouse you will inevitably become unfaithful to them.   

If you are not spiritually wedded to Christ, spending time with Him, you will run around on Him sooner or later.   

But, if you really love the Lord, you look forward to times of intimacy.   

Prayer should be an intimate thing.    We have made it a formal thing, a structured thing, a required thing.