The Biggest Symptoms of Prayerlessness

Distractions

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We live in very distracting times, so it’s very easy to get distracted from prayer. Whether it’s the text message ding, a new work message or your latest facebook alerts, all of these things take attention away from God. You may find yourself getting so caught up in what’s going on around you that you begin to forget about or hold off on prayer, telling yourself “just for now”. Then, that “just for now” becomes a daily lack of communication with God. If you find yourself super distracted, take some time to acknowledge what’s going on and what’s missing from your space. Once you put what’s missing into existence, you can then focus on raising these issues back up to God, and reestablish prayer in your life.

Too Busy For Prayer

On top of distractions, many people make the excuse that they are just too busy with prayer because of all of the things they have going on in their lives, including family responsibilities, job responsibilities and you time. But when you begin to put this thought into existence, you have to ask yourself, where is God in all of this? If you’re too busy for prayer, you’re essentially saying you’re too busy for God. It doesn’t take too much out of us to devote at least 30 minutes to God each day, before or after our work day. This will keep you centered. If you begin to shift your focus towards prayer, you will begin to find yourself stressing less because you’re lifting those problems up to God regularly.