Into the bloger world I go:

This morning I found myself praying and this is something I am usually bad at. I have started to try and have a minute silence just to try and hear God and get away from my own thoughts. This however is quite difficult. Even sitting outside with a cigarette does not help to stop my mind from racing. Its funny, sometimes I have nothing to say in prayer and sometimes I have too much. Usually when it is too much, I just end up rambling on about my own thoughts and desires. How do we stop to just hear what God is saying. A minute silence might help but its not even the tip of the iceberg. Another problem is I am always asking God what more can I do, how much more can I reach people, what else and so so it goes. This might sound great, but really I am take that prayer time and make it all about me and what I can do. Prayer is meant to be a relationship between me and God...and I am not sure how to achieve that. I am not sure how to hear God.

What is the answer?
Stop trying, stand and be still??? If only my mind would stop racing.