<p>In the book of Matt 6:7 the bible says When ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking”  Vain repitions means foolish babbling. God frowns at this. God is not deaf. He can hear us. Saying the same thing over and over at the same time takes up a lot of time. Prayer us a conversation between God and man. Imagine a child walking up to the father and saying "Dad pay my school fees" over and over with no break. The father would think the child has gone mad, so it is with us and God. Some churches make their members recite a particular prayer over and over for a certain purpose, this is not in line with the scripture. </p><p>Our prayers should should be short and simple and not like the pagans. When Jesus thought his disciples how to pray in Matt 6:10, it was a simple prayer. When he prayed for the world in the book of John 17 which was the longest prayer he prayed in the bible we didn't see him repeating vainly. Repitioncomes easy instead of letting words come from our hearts. If you pray in the spirit you won't have need to repeat. </p><p>Instead of vain repition, be persistent in prayers just like 2cor 12:8 says pray always. Pray without ceasing.  This is what the bible preaches. You can pray so many times a day about a particular issue but don't go repeating same words over and over in the same prayer. </p>