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Distracted

05 Jun

Distracted

Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

How many paths could we go down with this story of Mary and Martha? How many roads of religious duties have taken our hearts off Jesus? How many have fallen to the false self-righteousness and fulfillment of working out our salvation? How many have fallen to the distractions of this world in any way and their hearts and eyes and minds be taken off Jesus? Satan works in distractions; many times Satan uses distractions as deceptions that give us those feelings of self worth. This morning as I sat down here early for only the second time this week, I searched distracted in my Bible. The world has me distracted right now.

Everything in this world seeks your attention to take your eyes off the next world. The pressures of this world build anxieties that steal your daily joy of abiding in Him. The ruler of this world will be pleased for you to live in the duty of religion, but he fears the abiding walk with Christ. He fears those that pray daily, read the Bibles daily; those that seek Gods will just for that day alone and not to worry about the next. That is the simplicity of a Christian life that abides; seek God’s will for just today and not worry about tomorrow. Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

If you are feeling distracted too, make the effort to change. Get alone with God; change your routine, say no to overcommitting, say yes to sitting at Jesus’ feet as Mary did. She felt in her heart what was needed and responded to her heart. Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.” Hear the compassion in Jesus’ plea for Martha to slow down. Hear the compassion for her to not be distracted by duties and to just rest in him. Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 
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Posted by on June 5, 2015 in Daily Devotions

 

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What is on your mind?

07 Dec

What is on your mind?

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy–meditate on these things.

I have been preparing my sermon this week on, You Are What You Believe. I have tried to step away from as much of the distractions as possible, to get some quality time with God. The study has led me down so many roads with Him. I truly wish I could spend even much more time in preparation that I can now. I cannot begin to convey the weight that is on my heart for each Sunday. The distractions come in countless ways; but they always serve a means to get my mind elsewhere. When my mind goes to something else, anything else is taking my eyes off God. In study it can be one thing that tends to take you out of the presence of the Holy Spirit; a phone call, an email alert, a visitor, the list could go on & on. Do you think it is a coincidence that you always have a distraction when you try to read your Bible?

Paul was speaking of this meditation in the passage above. Paul was truly showing that what dominates your mind, pours out from your lips. What you put in, is what comes out. If you are consumed with anything in this world, all else is a distraction. If you are consumed with a sport, all other sports are folly. If you are consumed with work or success, anything else taints the goal you have set. If you are consumed material possessions, you are never satisfied. What you meditate on, consumes you; good or bad. What is Paul saying; whatever is praiseworthy to meditate on; anything else serves as a distraction for the only One you should be focused on.

Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. I have one big distraction that will just not go away. It creates division in all aspects of my life. I prayerfully have went before God and made my peace with it, but yet it still surfaces. All it does is point to the need for a heart truly after God; I must continue to seek Him every time it arises. All these things simply show us our need to seek to abide, to be in a “state of being in Christ”. A heart that abides is a heart that meditates on the praiseworthy things. A heart that does not abide is a heart torn by all the distractions and troubles that comes with being caught up in the world.

 
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Posted by on December 7, 2013 in Daily Devotions

 

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