Are You Distracted While Praying?

My intentions are good: I want to pray, I need to talk to God about a lot of things. Every day I set aside a time when I can talk with God, make my requests known, praise Him, thank Him, and spend some “quiet” time … just God and I.I begin to pray, “Father, thank you for giving me this time to talk to you, to praise you and to honor you for …” Then my mind starts to wander, and other thoughts start to come into my mind.A noise or a banging door jolts my prayer, but I try to continue, “… Thank you, Lord, for …” All of a sudden someone drops something that makes such a loud clang that it totally takes my mind off spiritual things … and now I am starting to get a little angry that I just can never find the right time when it’s really quiet and I can concentrate on talking to God … to be private with Him.I feel awful. Another lost opportunity for the moment. Now I must get on with other things on my schedule and try to make up my prayer time elsewhere. What a mess. It’s frustrating … and I