We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.
We pray when there’s nothing else we can do,
but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.
-Oswald Chambers

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, ESV