DEVIL-DRIVEN DISTRACTIONS

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Distractions. Diversions.

Detours. Deceptions.

Just a few little “D” words that are the specialty of another “D” word... the devil.

These things do their best to “disrupt” our day don’t they?

Maybe a detour of gossip with the morning coffee? Maybe you get wind of some criticism before you can even get your second sock on. Perhaps you are welcomed to work by a distracting conflict with a co-worker and that casts a cloud on the day.

There are probably countless examples, but hopefully you get my drift that it can be difficult to stay on track sometimes isn’t it?

That is why it is so important to pause and reset our minds and Spirits each morning before the deluge of those “D” words has a chance to kick in, because they are certain to try.

The enemy uses whatever is available to drive a wedge between us and GOD each day. He wants to kink that spiritual life-line; he wants to be the fly in our ointment and the pebble in our shoe. He will do anything, use anything, and try anything in a diligent effort to cloud your calling.

So today's message is short, succinct and to the point.

Ditch the distractions.  

Mine tends to be a little "too much surfing" and not enough study.  And that leads to no good.

So let's both some action this morning.

Ephesians 4:27

Don’t give the devil a way to defeat you (us).

Don’t allow those devil-driven distractions to derail us.

1 Peter 5:9

Refuse to follow the devil. Stand strong in our faith

Instead let's make a concerted effort to stay focused, to remain steady, and to approach the day with a clear mind and purposeful agenda and leave those distractions in the ditch.

Ephesians 1:16-17

…ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory—to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally, your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is he is calling you to do…

Have a blessed and "devil-distractionless" day and weekend!

I love you all.

Freedom Church

 

Pastor GDelaney