What to Do When Prayer Feels Dry
Dryness isn't distance — it's often a season, not a verdict.
There will be seasons where prayer feels like talking into an empty room. The words come out the same way they always have, but nothing on the other end seems to be listening back. If you're in that season, you're in good company — David wrote entire psalms from exactly this place.
Dryness is not evidence that God has left. It's often evidence that your faith is maturing past the need for a feeling to validate it. Keep showing up anyway. The discipline you build in the dry season is what carries you through the next one.
Try changing the shape of your prayer instead of abandoning it. Pray Scripture back to God word for word. Write your prayers instead of speaking them. Sometimes the dryness is asking for a different container, not less devotion.