I think God has been teaching me something about prayer–it is meant to be earnest.  One of the basic essences of prayer is the cry for HELP!  I have realized recently that I am very slow to earnestly cry to God for help.  In various ways, he has shown me my absolute inability to do life without him.  Therefore, in the moment of an argument, the moment of temptation, or the moment of difficulty, I want my first and strong emotion to be a heartfelt cry for HELP!!!