2021-12-29 17:54:51
As I reflect back on this year, I’m officially naming it “the year of insight and distraction”. I’ll post more in-depth about it in a blog post. But I wanted to share with you what I truly believe God has caused me see in my own life this year.
We often believe that the devil will come in loud, disastrous events or circumstances in our lives. And while that can certainly be true, let me assure you, it’s more dangerous when he comes as “distraction”.
When he can distract you from your goal, your purpose, or your relationship with Christ—he’s making headway in your life. All he needs is a little distraction to keep you off your game. To pull you away from God. To whisper “come over here, look what’s happening here”, or, “you could be used here, no matter how much time it takes up.”
It’s true what the Bible says. He is more cunning than any beast of the earth. He speaks eloquently and is the ultimate deceiver and manipulator. Have you ever truly been manipulated? If you have, you wouldn’t even know it....
1 Peter says; “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
A reminder that, in the end, satan doesn’t win. And he’s fully aware that his time is short.
Be sober....
Be vigilant....
Never be off your game. Question everything. Don’t silence that still small voice inside of you. It’s not just a voice. Don’t make decisions based on emotions—the heart is deceitful above all things. And remind yourself, daily, that if you haven’t truly spoken to (and spent time with) God in the last few days....the devil is distracting you.
It could be with your phone or social media. It could be a relationship. It could be a project. It could be work. It could be your own mind. Whatever it is, as we head into a brand new year, address it. Throw it away. Be vigilant in your pursuit of Christ. The world needs your light now more than ever. And satan will certainly try to distract you now, more than ever.
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