When you skip prayer, your body and mind actively resist it. The flesh fights back with agitation and distraction because prayer weakens it. Consistent prayer subdues these urges; neglect lets them grow stronger, making you crave faster, more entertaining distractions instead.
If we're not in prayer, the cravings of the flesh will be strong. If you are not a person of prayer, you can't possibly keep your flesh weak. That's why your flesh resists the place of prayer. You ever notice that when you go to pray, your flesh starts to squirm? You get agitated. You want to get out of that situation and into something more entertaining and move on to something more fast-paced, and you want to get out of the place of prayer. That's your flesh fighting its own death, because prayer is the death of the flesh.
