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Distractions

Distractions

By: Juliet Constantine



Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)
 

Have you ever wondered about the real reason for so much trouble and perplexities in our world, in our society, in our church, in our homes and in our lives? Many persons are asking, what’s going on? Why are we bombarded on every side with problems, some of which seems almost impossible to bear? What’s happening? Why are so many things in turmoil and those things that we hold dear are just slipping from our grasp? We’re working smarter but still achieving less. Something isn’t right.

Hold on! Let’s take a closer look.

Distractions - oh yes, that’s what these happenings are. They are distractions. When we are distracted from our real mission and purpose we will loose our focus. We will become so consumed with the cares of this life that we take our gaze off Christ. The plan of the devil is to get us so caught up in doing things, and being concerned about things, that we sometimes fail to totally depend upon Christ. We may even fail to keep our communion and constant dependence on Him. We are distracted from the real task at hand. We loose sight of the big picture.

Let’s view some practical examples. Peter could walk on water as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus. Yes, there were waves, rough ones too and water certainly isn’t asphalt. But he was walking on water. Why did he start to sink? Next, there were disciples in the boat with Jesus who were experienced seamen; who perhaps had weathered many storms. What was different about the tossing billows and the blackened sky, or was it? In both examples, Jesus was there but the disciple(s) lost focus! They couldn’t see Jesus because they were looking at the problem. They lost their peace!

Jesus said to his disciples, “Why were you afraid?” And to us His question is the same. When we take our eyes off Jesus and put in on the problems around us, we will loose our peace and our souls! The devil knows that if he can get us distracted from our real mission, even when we become over zealous about good things, he was in the winning seat. Let us put away all distractions that rob our time with God, that take our peace.

We can praise God for His peace that He gave us. No matter the storms that rage around us, we can have God’s peace and be not troubled and afraid.

Our Father in Heaven, thank you for Your peace, wonderful peace. May it sweep over our spirits today so that our eyes will be kept on You. May we allow no one or nothing to rob our time with You or take our peace, in Jesus’ name we pray, amen.



Copyrighted by Juliet Constantine 2014 (for “Alone With God – Finding Jesus In The Scriptures” Daily Devotional)

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