David Wells in his book, God and the Whirlwind: How the Holy Love of God Reorients our World, said that there is an “extraordinary bombardment on our mind that goes on every day from a thousand different sources that leave us distracted, with our minds going simultaneously in multiple directions. How, then, can we receive from Scripture the truth God has for us if we cannot focus long enough, linger long enough, to receive the truth? Every age has its own challenges. This one is ours. It is the affliction of distraction.” Many times the distractions come when we focus on what we feel we need and not totally desiring what God has for us. I am often reminded of what is written in *Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us* Beloved, we must be able to recognize “every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us” as well as what distracts us from the calling God has for us. Wisdom is knowing which distractions to battle and discernment helps us to focus on Jesus and the race set before us. Dear Lord, in a world full of distractions, help us to focus on You, Your word, Your Son, by Your Holy Spirit and not be distracted by the chaos going on in the world around us. Help us to get into Your word so that Your word can get into us without being afflicted by the distractions of the world, in Jesus’ precious and powerful name, Amen. Closing thought, in my life distractions have been a killer of dreams, visions, and goals. I am actively working on starving my distractions and focusing on feeding my spirit with discipline and purpose according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

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