text: That's the best time to do it!  (In fact, I'm told that persecuted Christians in other countries are actually praying that Americans will begin to face persecution.  They are praying this out of love because they know that in hard times, this is when we lean on God the most).\nWhen we feel secure in our own ability to handle life, the human instinct is to leave God on a shelf in our own minds.  However, when hard times come, we realize that we are fragile humans in need of a loving, all-powerful God - our Father.  He is always quick to draw near us, just as we would while teaching a young child to walk when it appears that they are about to fall.\nMy advice: find a quiet place & a good praise CD.  Pop it in, and enter into His presence with thanksgiving in your heart.  Enter His courts with praise.  Once you have entered into a spirit of worship, begin to read the Bible, or you could simply sit quietly, and wait to hear from God.  (Prayer isn't always an act of speaking - the best prayers are often the act of listening).\nLean on His guidance, and He will direct your paths.  You are NOT alone!  God bless.