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Distractions!

by Angela Willingham  
5/27/2009 / Christian Living


Several weeks ago I joined a new church. Pastor Troy was sharing that we have to guard the vision that God has given us. He told us that the enemy comes at us in one of three ways, either by deception, distortion or doubt. I am not sure if you understand but he just blew the enemies game right out of the water. Deception is a lie. It is something that looks like the real thing but it is not. It may be a relationship and it looks like something God would have for you but something about it is just not the real thing. Several years ago a young man that I know Pastor Warren Stewart Jr., now the Senior Pastor of The Remnant Church in Phoenix, AZ shared that for every man God has called, an assignment has been sent to keep him from becoming all that God wants him to be. Wow. I bet he was no more than 22-23 when he came with that profound revelation from heaven. I know that word had to come straight from the Lord. Entry is gained to the man by deception. Maybe she stroked his ego, better than his wife did, but it is still deception and a distraction sent by the enemy to stop God's purpose. Maybe it is being misguided into believing sex without marriage is okay, when the bible clearly says it is not. Somehow we have begun to believe as Christians that if we love each other it is all right. Deception, it's a lie.

Then Pastor Troy told us that the enemy might use distortion, the right idea just blown out of proportion. You have been around people that stretch the truth. God said this, but when they get through telling the story it is bigger than what was really said or less than. Kind of reminds me of the fish stories of old. The first time the story is told the fish is the size of your foot and by the time the story gets told later it is the size of your foot five times.

And then he hit the thing the enemy uses to try to destroy me personally and that is doubt. You know what God said, yet stuff keeps happening to make you think you misheard God. I shared with my ministry and business partner that this is the trick the enemy uses on me and I asked him to pray for me in that area. Nothing makes the enemy madder than our admitting the issue and asking to pray about it. He can keep bringing the same thing up as long as we try to hide it or keep it to ourselves. He intends to destroy us through pride or whatever method he can use to get us off course. I don't know about you but I am tired of him trying to mess up my future with the same old methods and the same old lies. Devil it's time for you to bring something new.

When God has an assignment for you, you can be assured there will be distractions that will get you off track. Some of your distractions will be good things like my new grandson Sebastian, a new relationship that you know was sent from God, your job or some other distraction to keep you off focus, whatever it is you know that it is still just that a distraction. The biggest distraction is worry. Worrying about things you cannot change. Worrying about things that God has already given you victory over, you are just waiting to see the manifestation in the natural because it is already done in the spirit realm. You might remember that after Daniel prayed in Daniel 10:10-14, the bible says, 10 Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees. 11 And the man said to me, "Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you." When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling. 12 Then he said, "Don't be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. 13 But for twenty-one days the spirit prince[a] of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels,[b] came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.[c] 14 Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come." There are some things God has shown you and they like the visions He gave to Daniel are for a future time. When that time will be we do not know because time is in the hands of the Lord, but what we do know is that He is in control of everything.

Know that as soon as you set your mind to wait on the Lord, here come the distractions, the enemy at war against your plan and good intentions, at war against you fulfilling your purpose. The distractions sent to cause us to fall back into old habits. If you are anything like me hindsight is always 20/20. You can always figure out what you should have done or could have done, but it is to late to do that day over. Watch out for distractions that throw you off track and intend to keep you off track. Recognize that all distractions are not bad, they just have bad results when they keep you away from the thing that God intended. Your plan may have to be adjusted, but you can be successful even with distractions, if you continue to lift even the distractions up to God for His divine direction.

Remember distractions are not always bad things. My grandson was a good distraction, but during his extended hospital stay, I was not always able to get home when I wanted to or eat what I planned to eat. I did not necessarily get the rest I intended. I had to adjust. If you have ever been to jury duty, you know that it is a requirement and it is a distraction. Your life is not your own and they expect you to be where they want you to be when they want you to be there, no exceptions.

Look at your life right now. Identify the things that are distracting you or keeping you from doing what God has called you to do whether it is spiritual, physical, relational or emotional. Even when distractions come they can be overcome, if we approach them with the right attitude and we are looking for a way of escape. Don't live in the distractions, press through them to a place of balance that allows you to still accomplish all that God has assigned your hand to do. If you seek God first He will balance everything else out including the distractions.

Take time now to identify your distractions. It could be people or a person. It could be a bad habit or a place. It could be a mindset or thought process that you have attached too. It could be your will fighting against the will of God for your life. You keep trying to have it your way. Whatever it is take time to identify it and then allow God to show you His way of escape from your situation or distraction into the balanced life He has for you. I don't want to escape my grandson, I want to be able to enjoy him to the fullest and also do what God has called me to do. Through Christ I know that all things are possible so I know I can have balance and I can escape my distractions whether they are short term or long term if I will focus on God and let Him live His life through me.

Scripture focus:
1 Corinthians 10:13:
13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.







Angela Willingham, CEO New Beginnings Holistic Fitness Ministries, Inc.
www.mynewtemple.org
Copyright New Beginnings Holistic Fitness Ministries, Inc.

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