Can distractions be a way to keep a Christian from reading a Bible or pray? In short, do distractions come from the enemy? I have been distracted lately and I wonder if I am under spiritual attack. How would I know if this may be a spiritual attack?
Matthew 22King James Version (KJV)
22 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
Explanation
: In this parable wee see that sometimes distractions simply come from our flesh. There are 3 things we gotta look out for our flesh, devil, world and sometimes it's a combination of all 3 that distract you or sometimes 1 or 2. Distractions can not only keep someone from praying or seeking God but also from ultimately seeking salvation or even going to church.
But anyway in regards to prayer yeah the devil always tries to distract when he or the spirits he has there feel you shaking things up, a common way we see this is with the casting of demons or exorcisms. So yeah when you start praying your flesh could be tired (which is a distraction) and saying go to bed, or satan could try to stop some way, or you yourself can simply choose to look at the clock and yeah decide to stop.
Now if you went more into details about your distractions this could help more and allow people to give advice or propose what is really attacking you if you don't mind. There is a big difference between a distraction such as wanting to go to sleep vs. not feeling God in prayer for example.
If it's simply distractions like the clock, or sleepiness, or stuff like that then you just simply gotta push really and maybe fast some and get stronger with God to resist. Trust me those things like sleepiness or such (besides maybe the clock) will always be there no matter how far in your walk you get. I have been called as a preacher and the sleepiness or heavy feeling sometimes hasn't changed. However, what has changed is my ability to resist and seek God. It's not the same as if someone feels like looking at certain images at night or just has nightmares every night or something is what i'm saying, sometimes it's just a natural thing the flesh does.
It could just be like the parable, mainly laziness or slackness in walk recently rather then a straight up demonic attack.
