[Music] in the writings of the church fathers and many Saints we find advice on how to deal with unwanted thoughts and distractions when we pray firstly part of staying focused in prayer means guarding against distracting thoughts if we allow wandering thoughts to enter our minds we can't stay focused while demons contempt us with unwanted thoughts thoughts the church fathers teach that most of these thoughts come from within ourselves many distractions in prayer are simply our everyday thoughts when we try to focus on God In Prayer we suddenly become aware of all these thoughts we've allowed
in our minds unwanted thoughts often show what we truly focus on in life When we struggle with these thoughts in prayer it's a sign that our lives are full of worldly concerns we can't expect to change our minds instantly when we pray if they've been filled with worldly distractions all day to overcome unwanted thoughts we need to change our entire way of life to focus on God In Prayer we must focus on him throughout our daily lives constantly aware of his presence we need to remember that everything we do do say and experience is done
before God filling our minds with worldly things takes us away from God's presence even though we have duties and tasks these shouldn't be excuses for not focusing on God if our minds are full of material concerns we can't focus on the Spiritual Living Our Lives preoccupied with trivial things prevents us from being focused in prayer true meaning in Our Lives comes from repentance and turning away from meaningless things today the devil often doesn't need to use Force to distract us from God instead he offers endless distractions like sports movies and smartphones and we willingly give
ourselves to these empty Pursuits when we consume ourselves with these distractions we turn our backs on God however let us not be discouraged every human soul Longs for communion with God because we are created in His image this longing remains even if we suppress or ignore it no matter how far we've wandered or how heavy our sins if we repent and seek God we will find his grace turning away from worldly distractions requires watchfulness and self-discipline if we practice self-control and constantly remind ourselves of God's presence Our Lives can change God's grace is sufficient for
all of us by practicing self-control and living in constant awareness of God's presence we can experience the Stillness of true prayer let us strive for this Stillness focusing our hearts and Minds on God and finding peace in his grace
