Do you ever think about what distracts you? Do you think about the wasted minutes in your day that could be used to get closer to God? Here is a list of my distractions.
-Too much social media scrolling and internet surfing.
-Negative thoughts that lead me down dark paths about my life. (for example: my health, marriage and children, and even what someone has said or implied about me.)
-Thinking I have it all covered, so time with Jesus isn’t as needed. Ahem.
-Knowing I have no control, so why bother with this if stuff is just going to happen anyways?
-TV shows that aren’t gratifying.
-Friendships with people who only bring me down or who think God is not real.
-Thinking I don’t have time, but then frittering time away.
-Assuming I will fit it in later in the day and then I forget.
-Other people don’t read the Bible and THEY seem fine.
-Yelling at my girls and then allowing guilt to creep between God and me.
-I am not in a bad place now, so why?
-God and I are good so I can go a day or so with no time with Him.
-God will forgive me if I skip today.
While none of these are horrible, none are good either. They are all lies meant to deceive me into distancing myself from God. I really don’t have any excuses to not spend time with and praise my God. What distracts you?
Linking with Holley Gerth
Wow! You really put it out there and I can’t imagine there isn’t one person who hasn’t been distracted by most of these. Sometimes all in one day! Thank you, Sarah, for your open heart. I need fresh truth in black and white to help get my focus back to where it needs to be.
I think we all need it. And yes, all in one day probably!
Aside from my middle aged brain . . . I think my biggest problem with distraction is that I fill my days too full. As a doer, it’s easy to forget that I am called to BE in such an intimate and individual calling from God. THAT is what should be filling my mind every day. but sometimes it gets lost like a piece of junk mail on the cluttered dining room table.
Oh the junk mail. How can we NOT get distracted by things like that? Yes, let’s work on being more and doing less.