The Game of Distractions
Ok, so it’s Super Bowl weekend. Who you got winning the game? Taylor Swift or the other team? 🤣 Me, personally…. My money is on the half time show. Usher will win and I will get up and dance to “Yeah!”.
My 7 year old LOVES Taylor Swift! She over heard us talking about the Super Bowl and her only comment was that she hopes Taylor’s boyfriend wins the game! As her mom, I’ve got to do better in teaching her what the Super Bowl is actually about. Everyone knows it’s about the commercials.
Man…It is so easy for us to get distracted…..
Let’s shift quickly to that one time the disciples got distracted.
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And He said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.’ ” Matthew 18:1-5
The disciples had a moment of weakness. They became preoccupied with a ranking system and completely lost sight of their purpose. We can do this too. It’s so easy to place your focus and attention on status or promotion. Our flesh is weak, and society pressures make it near impossible to have a pure heart. But I believe in you! These 3 quick tips can help us shift our mind when the pressure to be the best causes us to lose our focus. We must be like children.
Children are dependent. My 7 year old is depending on me to teach her about the Super Bowl… not Taylor Swift :) But seriously… our children depend on us for everything. We must depend on God for everything. The second we think we can do it ourselves is when destruction follows. What is distracting you from depending on God?
Children take the “lowly” position. In this day and time, children and women were the lowest class in society. I think about Jesus and how He came to serve with a humble heart. Even in positions of leadership, we can be servant leaders. Jesus gave us the perfect example of this in the way He lived.
Children are trusting. They trust those that take care of them and follow. I think our biggest distraction is a lack of trust. We start to depend on our own strength the moment we question what God is doing in our lives. That’s the perfect formula for losing our perspective and purpose.
Use these three tips when you feel that moment of weakness come upon you…. Because we are human. I do hope you have fun watching Usher this weekend…. I mean the game :) !
