distraction
so i will start this off by telling you a story. So friday night i go to my friends house for her birthday…lots of fun. so were watching this movie (eagle eye) which is amazing, and lauren goes downstairs so i ask her to bring me my hoodie because my phone was in it. So i get my hoodie and no phone. so im thinking ok, it fell out downstairs, so we look. still no phone. we tear the house apart. still no phone. So we go to bed thinking ok, it will show up in the morning. morning comes, still no phone. So needless to say i never found my phone.
Though it sounds silly, something so simple as a phone getting lost can put us in a bad mood. and i realized the second i couldn’t find my phone that i lost it, because it was a distraction. i know it may sound silly but i have let something so silly as my phone get in the way of my relationship with God and I. Whether it be talking or texting, it was ridiculous how much time i spent with that thing. And God has spoke to me before you know saying shay just leave it alone and spend some time with me. But i ignored his voice so he took it away. So tonight in small group we were talking about distractions, and it was very evident that even while talking about distractions, we were distracted. So I guess what im trying to say is put away the distractions guys. make the effort to spend time with God. We get so caught up in our day to day life whether it be school, boyfriends, girlfriends, family, phones, tv’s, computer, facebook, circumstances, or whatever it is just put it away, put it away for thirty minutes to spend time with the Lord Jesus Christ who died so we could spend eternity with him. i mean it seems like and unfair exchange. i mean thirty minutes for eternity? how difficult can that be. I mean, I have a very very very difficult time putting away all the distractions or thinking about what i have to do next to spend just a little time with God.And if you let it get in the way too much believe me, He will take it away. so quit being distracted and put your focus on what really matters, not the things that will fade away.
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