Why Distractions will keep you apart from GOD ?

Distraction, things that come our way and we allow too get us out of focus to the mission of Christ. Christ came to seek and save those who are lost. I thank God for salvation and His love for the lost (such was you and I Christians) but I believe Christians focus/vision can get lost when we allow distractions to take us in another direction.

For example, some of us are more susceptible to distraction than others, but all of us are easily diverted from our mental focus. You and I would both be distressed to know how many times in a sermon, prayer or studying the Word of God our attention will drift from the Word of God and what the Lord has to say to and direct His people and our minds drift to something else, like the football/basketball game, or television program, or what you are having for dinner or in the oven, or the guests coming for a visit, or our family, or the ministry group meeting tonight, the bills that needs to be paid, employment, “our” ministry, or how am I going to do this or that, or how is all this going to come together, you fill in the blank __??___. We are constantly forced to refocus our minds which drift so easily.

We Christians can become distracted with the cares of this world and not as focused on the Kingdom of God as we should be. Making accuses as to why the Lord and His Kingdom agenda are not the supreme focus of our lives. We need to rearrange our energies and redirect our focus.

Two scriptures that help us to do this are Matthew 6:33-34, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble (NKJ).

The Message Bible says it this way, “Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. (Also see vs. 24-32)

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