When is a good time to pray?

So I have been working through a study on prayer with our Wednesday night group and we came tonight to the topic of when should I pray. Yes, the easy and right answer is all the time. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 teaches and reminds us that we need to be praying without ceasing. So a continual falling before and communicating with God is a must. But I will be the first person to tell you, that does not always happen and when we get in the middle of life and it's circumstances prayer is not always the gut reaction. I also think it is important to have intentional times of prayer that we go to when we should and need to pray. So I found 7 other times we need to pray outside of the "all times". Here is the list of the 7 important and need to have intentional times of prayer.

In the morning before the day starts- better even before the sun rises
In the night before we go to sleep- just make sure you finish before you fall asleep
In our busy times- go read Luke 5:15-16- we need a break sometimes
Before or after our meals-thankful that the cook did not kill us
Before any major circumstance or decisions- help going through them
After any major circumstance and decisions- thankful for making it through
Before temptation sets in- like before a man steps on a beach with his wife and kids

These are the 7 times that I think it is important to go to our knees and ask God for help or praise Him for His provisions. Pray in our lives must be intentional and we must sometimes push ourselves to pray. I know there are times when we do not feel like praying because of a distance from God or life problems but I guarantee those are the times we need to pray the most. We need to fall to our knees and get close to God. We need to open our ears and listen because when we set prayer as a priority in life and intentional set times to pray, we begin to enjoy the relationship and intimacy with God that will get us through our lives. Maybe a prayer routine or set times during the day will help motivate to pray. Maybe it is a special place or special time that can energize the prayer time. I just know that prayer is vital to the Christian existence and if the prayer fades so to will our walk with God. Set prayer before yourself and get intentional about when you pray because than pray will become easier, funner, and more enjoyable.