FocusSample

Have you ever zoned out in the middle of a conversation? Your friend is in the middle of a story, or your teacher is in the middle of a lecture when you hear those dreaded words: "Hey. Are you even listening to me?" The answer, of course, is no. You were busy thinking about a TikTok someone sent you earlier and have no idea what they're talking about. If it's that easy to zone out in a conversation with a person standing right in front of us, you know it's a million times easier to zone out in the middle of a conversation with God, who we can't see or hear in the usual ways. In those moments, I think about a conversation Jesus had with a woman at a well because that's exactly what prayer is — a conversation. A back and forth. I know prayer can be a challenge, but remember, I'm talking to a God who is both listening and talking back to me, which helps me focus on talking to God.