My Thoughts

Distractions, we all have them in some way or another. I have been thinking about distractions lately in the spiritual sense, in that they rob of us of time with God. We all at some time get distracted by t.v., movies, music, cell phones, computers, making money, sports, and our friends and family, etc... None of those things are "bad" in and of themselves. It is when we spend too much of our time doing and thinking about those things and not enough time alone with God. I have noticed that most people that are lost need those distractions in their lives. It seems to help them escape from reality or their current problems, or even thinking soberly about God and facing Him one day. For the Christian though, it is a battle to keep from being distracted by the things of this world that fight for our attention. Please take some time to look up these verses, I Cor. 2:12; James 4:4; I John 2:15-17, 5:5. Are you distracted? If so, I would like to encourage you from the Word of God ,"Be still, and know that I am God;" Psalm 46:10. Find some time this week and everyday to study your Bible, pray, read a devotional ,and listen to music that lifts up our God. Begin to remove the distractions in your life. You may have to turn off the t.v., cell phone, computer, or what ever else might be distracting you, and replace them with the things of God, NOT the things of this world. Oh what a difference it will make in your life and your walk with God.