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Welcome to the age of distraction. We have screens and gadgets that will take us anywhere we want to go, whenever we want to go. Everything is “high-speed” and “on-demand” to satisfy our impatient and fast-paced society. There are so many ways we can be distracted! A distraction is something that pu
The distractions are innumerable. The devil works through all of these to try to pull us away from our faith in Christ and our view of life that is the fruit of this faith. We read, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Satan wants our hearts to be set on the diversions of thi
But taking hold of instruction we are able to respond properly and recognize the distractions for what they are: tools of the devil! Tools which he uses to stymie, if not altogether halt, our receiving of instruction. Can you identify these distractions in your life, young person? Maybe it is T.V.,
More distracting is when parents have to take their crying children out of church, or parents do not keep a tight reign on their children and can actually have a positive effect, keeping the restless children from distracting others and giving their mouths something to do, rather than chat constantl
When we are able to avoid these distractions, this provides the time needed for God. How easy it is for us to put earthly priorities first or to become distracted by earth’s entertainment when we no longer find the time for deep communion with God at home as well as in church. Personal devotions are
This is why one of the ways that the roaring lion attacks us is by distracting us from thinking about heaven. He would like our minds occupied with sports, money, fashion, my look, guys, girls, sex, shopping, work, cars, sports, money, fashion, my look, guys, girls, sex, shopping, work, cars without
In our modern world, we’re so distracted by the lights, sights, and sounds that flash at us: promises for fake and fleeting gratification for our flesh. Let’s pray that God’s powerful grace would untangle us from the world’s pursuit for more money for buying, better cars for driving, and an easier l
Others seem to be oblivious to any distraction they may be causing. How self-conscious one is probably has something to do with one’s personality, but I think it is also something that develops over time.
The Devil tempts us with so many goodies, and he does it for a specific reason: the Devil knows that if our greedy hearts embrace the things of this world, we will be distracted from the things of God. The Devil distracts us with possessions and glamour so that when the last days come “as a thief in
All ears tried to shut out the childs distracting cries like they might try to tune a radio dial to a precise frequency such that the desired broadcast comes in clearly while the interference is blocked out. Trying to concentrate on a worshipful prayer was a difficult task indeed. Leah noted to hers