Distracted or Distractions

July 8, 2015

Having distractions, or being distracted, can cause you to loose your Holy Spirit. By following these simple steps as per the Bible , you can keep your faith without the distractions or being distracted;

Acts 1:6-8

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

1.     Always seek for the Holy Spirit.

2.     Witness (we are his witnesses) - Be a witness to Jesus, put Jesus into your daily conversations, Put Jesus first not sports, or problems. Don't focus on talking about sports or your problems, focus on talking about Jesus. "Is not how big your problem, is how small you can make it".

3.     Make the coming of Christ your priority, by having the focus on his return, he is coming back to us. 

Do you get distracted? Follow the these pointers as found in 1 Peter 7-11

7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Here is the breakdown of the reading.

Verse 7

By keeping your focus in Christ all the issues will be fixed. Be SOBER minded (just like Noah focused on building the ark and preaching to the people of his generation about the flood that was coming). It took Noah over 120 years before God decided that it was time and that he was ready. This story is found in Genesis 6-10. Today as Christians we must have a spiritual walk so we can be spiritually minded in his coming. If not we will not see him coming, because he will come like a thief in the night. (2 Peter 3:10 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up). But us Christians would know when he is coming because we expect it, we know he is coming.

Verse 8

Love one another because the Holy Spirit is love. To God everyone has a value and we are all his disciples if we all love one another. (John 13:35 - By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.) 

Verse 9

The word Hospitality means give to others and you shall receive. (Luke 6:38 - Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.)

Verse 10-11

We all have a spiritual gift and we need to find what it is and put it to use. It could be ministering or a speaking gift. Find yours! (1 Corinthians 12-1-11 - 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.)

Conclusion: Don't engage in the things that don't matter. Put Jesus first and follow Him. He will give you the spiritual guidance to be a witness and for you to be ready for His next coming.

Love, Essie