Why would we ever be slow to speak with him? According to this passage, it is because of our pride. The passage is about humility, and casting our cares on the Lord is an expression of humility. Prayer is evidence of humility. Prayerlessness means that we neither believe him, which is pride, nor turn to him because we prefer to trust in ourselves. Like everything else in the Christian life, all change and growth must travel first through Jesus Christ, and then through our response of humility before him.
