Prayer Interruption

It's so easy to be negative about anything that doesn't go the way we believe it should go– the way we are taught it should go. 

Sitting in prayer or meditation for any length of time can be a challenge. Our minds wander into a variety of other subjects that encompass who we are: what we're going to have for lunch, who is annoying us, what we still need to do that day, and a never-ending list of other items. 

Sometimes we give up on prayer because we feel like we have failed. After all, we've been told we need to focus on God and being present during that time. But we haven't failed!

In fact, we should be turning around what feels like failure and think about how it could help us. I had someone recently point out to me that interruptions in prayer are often things that might become ministries in our lives. If you're being interrupted by certain thoughts, maybe it's because those thoughts are supposed to be there and they are the very thoughts you don't think you're hearing because you think they are the wrong thoughts.

Next time you pray and feel yourself being interrupted, listen closely. There's probably a bigger message in the prayer.