Our relationship with God is more important than any other relationship we have. And, We build our relationship with Him primarily through prayer. Every other part of our life revolves around our spiritual health. Prayer is one of the primary means of becoming and staying spiritually healthy. There are three prayer principles I want to point out.
Prayer is the proper response to every event in life.
He should pray. Let him sing songs of praise. Too many of us have a tendency to use prayer only in panic situations. A guy was working on a roof and lost his balance, and started sliding down the roof. He grabbed at a shingle, but it broke off in his hand and he continued sliding.