Distractions — World Happenings and Spiritual Warfare
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Distractions — World Happenings and Spiritual Warfare — Staying Focused and Integral In A Treacherous and Chaotic World
A few years ago when I was in the middle of a crucial project, I found my life barraged and pressured by distractions of all kinds.
Now, this is not an unusual pattern.
Distractions come to steal our passion, our purpose, God’s Promises, and His Provision.
I have a scripture and a strategy that I use when distractions come to derail my focus now that really helps to keep me on track and focus on what’s in front of me.
This can apply to everything from work, house cleaning, Counseling, writing and ministry, right down to sticking with the list for the grocery store, and not adding extra cheese and crackers and other goodies in the shopping basket!
When Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall, distractions came in the form of men calling out to him, high up on his ladder, to come down to discuss “their” important matters.
These men presented concerns and rumors they feared to be truth, and, they were persistent and insistent that he come down and address the matters with them immediately!
Nehemiah responds plainly, “I cannot come down, I am doing a great work!”
There are many distractions being hurled at The Body of Christ constantly.
So what do we do?
We look those distractions square in the face and we say,
“We cannot come down. We are doing a great work.”
End. Of. Story.
World Happenings
We have no time for distractions. There’s too much on the line.
There’s restoration to be done, broken down walls and broken down people to be filled back up, truth to be told, healing to be performed, love and justice to manifest and so on.
And while we are doing these assigned by The LORD tasks, (because if they’re not assigned by The LORD then we’re basically doing our own thing, not his important work), while we are doing the assigned things from The LORD, we pray.
And by that I mean, we dialog with God our Father, and praise, and tell Jesus about the gratitude that we have for His life that He poured out for us, and speak back to Him the words He taught us in the Four New Testament Gospels.
And, we also allow The Holy Spirit of God to have access to our hearts, bringing a sweet exposure and conviction where we might need to have our hearts cleaned up and “grown up” further in the way God has mapped out for those He loves so very much.
When we do these things in reverence and determination as we work, You will find that we do not have time for distractions.
When God speaks and when we fellowship with Jesus, and when The Holy Spirit is busy working in the dry and hard places of our souls, as we do that in our work, every single day, we do not have time for other distractions!
We. Cannot. Come. Down.
We cannot take time to be pulled into conversations that are wicked, “weasely”,and filled with all kinds of narratives that have nothing to do with what God has and IS doing right now right in front of us in our daily lives.
That does not mean we are not to be informed and…
… that we are not to be advocates for godly truths.
That is part of rebuilding walls that have come down in our society. But getting into non-ending dialogs and basically verbal fights with people who just want to prove a point is literally drawing us into distraction and frustration.
Spiritual Warfare
It’s a Reality and Intense Fight for Good Over Evil!
Listen ever so closely to these mighty battle strategies against distractions!
“Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last Instructions.
Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-your union with The LORD Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you.
Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser!
Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms.
For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.
Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all glorious and godly things and will rise victorious” Ephesians 6:10-13.
Friends in the fight against good and evil!
We are doing a great work!
We are obeying God!
And, let’s hope that we aren’t doing it with haughtiness or an attitude of being a little better than everyone else in the way that we serve God! No way!
Someone whom God has called to rebuild or to restore and to do every day jobs, understands that the distractions of ego or the distractions of frustration, often create breaks in relationships, breaks in friendships, and it kills the opportunity to have peace with God fully.
So friends — Refocus!
Do not negotiate with distractions.
Simply move on and put your hands to the great work before you.
Humbly. Purposefully.
Without an attitude of needing to prove you’re heroic.
We work, we serve, we love, and we fight, with our eyes focused on The One who rides at the forefront of our battles.
He’s there day and night, radiating comfort, wisdom, and grants discernment for every challenging situation that you and I will face.
Prayer
My final prayer for you as I close out today’s podcast, is from Hebrews 13:21
“May God Equip You With All You Need For Doing His Will.
May He Produce In You, Through The Power Of Jesus Christ,
Every Good Thing That Is Pleasing To Him.
All Glory To Him Forever And Ever!
Amen.”
In His Shadow,
~ Mary Lindow ©
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Mary Lindow has a passion for encouraging others – all generations, careers or vocations to live expressing excellence through personal integrity, healthy accountability, and wise management of talents and skills. She’s a sought after keynote, inspirational, humorous speaker and teacher across the USA and internationally in Ministers & Spiritual leaders Conferences, and training seminars for various organizations.
Amen. Blessings Mary.
My thoughts came to mind as I was reading is this author is an angel not in disguise but is a real one. I don’t put on comment to display air either way. I have ability to see angel whenever I spotted one in my own daily life. I mean it a rarity thing to find through it be supernatural or none at all. I do cherish angels in any form whether it be in a body or isn’t it either.
All over the approximately 14 years since I am reading, commenting, learning from and mostly being comforted and blessed by this page / community, this sister wrote with tangible respect, love, wisdom and care.
Awesome word..thank you.