Sometimes when I am praying and my mind wanders I go into auto-praise mode. I start saying things like, “I give you all the glory and praise Father…” or “I love you Lord…” over and over again, like some sort of chant.
Those statements aren’t bad in and of themselves, yet having them spray like bullets from a spiritual tommy gun in the middle of my prayer time gets a little distracting. It’s like I panic when I have nothing to say, so my auto-prayer kicks in.
This needs to stop and my lack of awareness of it’s presence came as a bit of a shock to me. I was praying, I panicked, auto took over and I stopped myself and questioned myself. Do I really mean what I am saying right now? Why can’t I just stop and rest in silence with God? Without saying or thinking a word. That is my goal this week. To pray manually and mean every word of it.
