Blog 09-22-2009

Tuesday

PRaP 09-22-2009

 

“Distracted”

 

Ever feel distracted from what you should be doing.  Sometimes life throws garbage in your path and you get drawn away from your destination.  The inability to focus on the path before you can be blurred if not erased and then it is so difficult to get back on the path.  Sometimes the world will throw a shiny new penny in front of you and you get so distracted by the shine of the penny you lose sight of what you should do with the penny.  Many of you will just see the shine and move on because it isn’t that important to you.  But I bet if someone dropped a shiny new car in front of you that would make you stop.  Well you would have to walk around it to get back to your path anyway.  I feel distracted because of sin.  I allow my mind to wander places it shouldn’t wander and it causes me to lose focus.  Other people’s sin distracts me, and then I wonder why it even takes place, I get distracted by sounds and sights and scenes and tastes and events and stuff and more stuff and this and that and the other.  It drives me crazy!  But I know where to go when all this stuff gets laid out before me when my path gets blurred.  I go in search of the peace that passes all understanding that I can only find in Christ.  Sometimes it takes me a while to remember that but I do go to Him.  At times I cry out to Him and I yell and scream and cry and ask Him why even though I should ask what.  Is this you?  I know it’s me.  Come with me to the place of peace today.  Let’s go sit with Him in His place.  Look He’s right over there and He has God’s Word in His hands and He’s waiting for us to come and sit and listen and read and praise and heal us.

 

Philippians 4  and or 2 John 1

 

Key Verses:

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-8 (in Context) Philippians 4 (Whole Chapter)

2 John 1:3

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

2 John 1:2-4 (in Context) 2 John 1 (Whole Chapter)

 

Jesus Bless,

Pastor Steve