Category Archives: Distractions
Community
Heb.10:25 (ERV) “We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer.”
Losing one’s joy is usually the beginning of backsliding. The first thing the enemy attacks is joy. Almost all the cases of backsliding amongst people that I know started with loss of joy. Read the rest of this entry
Jesus’ No.1 Fan
Ps. 98: 4 “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. 5 Sing to the Lord with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm”
Man’s innermost desire, man’s deepest craving is to worship. And there is no better place to express that worship than to God in God’s house. Read the rest of this entry
Are You Struggling?
Mark 10: 17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” [with emphasis]
I have shared with you that one of my personal mantras is “unto thy self be true”. And for this reason, I consistently confront myself with things and it has helped me improve on so many levels especially in my walk with God.
Wrestle This!
Gen.5:23 “Enoch lived 365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.”
Every time you allow the world to contaminate your consecration to God, you are asking for trouble. One major hazard to God’s people has always been the influence of the people around them. The examples in Scripture are for you and I, so that we do not make the same mistakes they made. Do not gloss over it! Learn from it. A ship can go from one continent to another without sinking as long as the ocean stays outside of the ship. The moment the water begins to enter the ship, it will sink. You are in the world but you are not of Read the rest of this entry
Happenings II
Gen.32:4 …“Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban 6 …the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “…Esau …is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!”
It is not enough to leave Laban’s house, you have to deal with “Esau”. We established yesterday that we all have “Esau” in our lives. “Esau” is that part of us that will sell the birthright in exchange for pleasure. “Esau” wants instant gratification and seeks to satisfy the longing of the flesh. It wants to eat the porridge and still keep the birthright. The “Esau” in us wants to feed habits that are leading us down the drain. Like Jacob, you need to face up to “Esau” and deal with it.
Keep Watch
Ps.73:16-17 [MSG] “When I tried to figure it out, all I got was a splitting headache until I entered the sanctuary of God. Then I saw the whole picture.” [emphasis added]
This was someone that was really confused about the world; confused about how wicked people are rich, and good people are poor. But all he got in return was a splitting headache. When you try to figure out the positives and negatives in your life all by yourself, you will just give yourself a headache. But this same person got into God’s Presence and clarity came with no headache. God shows us the whole picture in His Presence. What is that thing that will take you to the next level or the riddle that you need to solve? Ask God and Read the rest of this entry
Just Be Still
Matt.6:6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Matt.6:6 [MSG] “Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace.” Jesus Himself took time out to teach us the principle of withdrawing to be alone with God. Some people cannot imagine being alone with Read the rest of this entry
Make It Happen!
Luke 5:16 [NIV] “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”
How do you pray in a house with nineteen children? I am sure this is the question on the mind of a lot of mothers. When having two children or even four is a huge challenge on its own. Again, we will draw inspiration from Susannah Wesley. Her children tell us that when they see their mother sitting in the kitchen with her apron thrown over her head, everyone knows that Read the rest of this entry
Pre-occupied?
Luke 8:7 [MSG] “Other seed fell in the weeds; the weeds grew with it and strangled it.” [with emphasis]
Jesus explains Luke 8:7 in Luke 8:14 saying, “The seed that fell among weeds stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures, and they don’t mature.” [NIV, with emphasis]. So the soil with weeds is a pre-occupied mind. A mind that is pre-occupied cannot tune-in to God. You Read the rest of this entry
Weeds I
“Some seed fell among thorny weeds, but the weeds grew up with it and choked the good plants.” Luke 8:7 [NCV, emphasis added]
To grow spiritually, the third thing is I Must Be Ruthless With Distraction. Your most important objective in life is to grow spiritually and to become all that God has called you to be . But you cannot be all that God wants you to be, if you do not grow spiritually. If you do not know how to hear God, if you do not talk with the Holy Spirit, you cannot be all that God has called you to be. But there are many things that steal our focus, waste our time, divert our energy, and Read the rest of this entry
