Until we are paying attention we cannot measure our spiritual expertise. Commit to paying attention one day per month. At the end of the day tally how well you did. We are a product of thought. All thoughts, our own, other people's, and the collective world thought, affect us.
Thoughts are things.
Christ said to pray unceasingly. All thoughts are prayers. All thoughts call for a response from the universe. Such is the power of our God-created mind. Consequently, we must recognize what it is we are praying for.