By Lois Hewitt

What is a distraction?  This is the meaning I copied from Google.

“thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else”

That is an accurate description of the world we live in today.

Social media: distraction
Hollywood: distraction
Addictions: distraction
Clutter: distraction
Well, you get the point.

There are so many, real and theoretical, “shiny” things to look at, it becomes more difficult to concentrate.

Many people I know, including myself, are walking around trying to remember what they were going to do.  Or where they left something. Or if they actually did something and forgot.

When I am distracted I pray half prayers because my mind wanders or I fall asleep.  I struggle with Bible studies because I start thinking about a conversation I had in 1986 or ponder what to make for dinner next Tuesday.

The distractions keep us from having vibrancy. They keep us down and defeated. The distractions actually become the focus and all other things start to fade into the background.

Though not an expert, the distractions seem like an easy way for the enemy to control us and keep us from being fully present with God

If you are feeling frustrated by all the things you plan to do but then don’t, realizing that you are distracted is the first step.

Then classifying your personal brand of distractions and working on ridding yourself of the useless ones is a terrific second step.

The third step, and obviously the hardest, is to start to make yourself focus. I don’t know about you, but focus, for me, left the building a long time ago. 

Distractions are keeping me from the important things I want to do.  I end up watching cat videos instead of reading my Bible.  It is no wonder I feel defeated. But as long as you are breathing there is time to reclaim your focus and your time.  Time to be victorious over the wasters of our desires.

Today, I want to focus on the important things I have put on the back burner. Today I take charge of my thoughts. Today I kick defeat to the curb and take up with victory. In this crazy world, I need more God not more memes. How about you?