LETTING GO OF LIFE'S DISTRACTIONS

LETTING GO OF LIFE'S DISTRACTIONS


The Lord only KNOWS
How many and WHAT KIND
Of distractions we meet up with
On A DAILY BASIS


And what TRIES TO INTERFERE
With our daily worship
Of him=God


Jesus REMINDS us to
Try to FOCUS
On the NEEDS of others=
On our daily journey/walk
And TRAVELS through life


“Whoever seeks to
Preserve life
Will lose it


But whoever LOSES IT=
WILL SAVE IT” Luke 17:33


Jesus paints a VIVID PICTURE
For those of us
Who just TRY
And stay alive


Who just get caught up
In DAILY LIVING


We can't just live
For our daily pleasures


We just can't
GET CAUGHT up in
The wants and needs
Of our very own LIVES


What a PARADOX=we save
Our very own lives=
By letting go
Of our LIFE'S DISTRACTIONS


By FOCUSING on the
Needs and wants of others


SAVE YOUR LIFE=let go
Of your DAILY DISTRACTIONS
In life


“You SAVE the humble-
But bring low those
Whose eyes are haughty” Psalm 18:27


“Wisdom will SAVE YOU
Also from the adulterous woman


From the wayward woman
With her seductive words” Proverbs 2:16


“Who is this
Coming from Edom=
From Bozrah
With his garments stained crimson?


Who is this
Robed in splendor-
Striding forward
In the greatness
Of his strength?


'It is I-
Proclaiming victory
MIGHTY TO SAVE'” Isaiah 63:1


The Word of God
TEACHES US
That temptations in life


Often come to us
DISGUISED as our own needs=
These can DISTRACT US


If we let them=keep us=
From what truly matters


“But Martha was DISTRACTED
By all the preparation
That had
To be made


She came to him
And asked=
'Lord=don't you care
That my sister
Has left me


To do the work
By myself?


Tell her to help me!'” Luke 10:40


We can GET DISTACTED
By random thoughts and worries=
EVEN IN PRAYER


Let us all LET GO
Of our DAILY DISTRACTIONS=
And EMBRACE the WORD OF GOD
On a daily basis


By focusing
On the NEEDS OF OTHERS


In Jesus' name


Robert P. Wallman
11-14-19




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Deborah A. Meister