Too many of us mean well, try hard, and really work to do well — to succeed at our jobs, homes, marriages, raising our children. But then there are those things called distractions. We intend to do the right thing, but along the way we get distracted. We get overwhelmed, and our lives are overcrowded with stuff, with life.

It’s so easy to get distracted from our goals, our desires. We don’t intend to, it just happens little by little. Distractions creep in and choke out the word of God and, if we are not careful, can cause our dreams not to come to pass. We need to stay focused on the task, the goal, the word of God.

Distractions are those things that prevent someone from giving full attention to something else. There are so many things crying for our attention. We have to train ourselves to stay focused on our goals, the things at hand. It will take some work, but it will be worth it when we experience the results of a job well done, when the thing we desire comes to fruition. With all the technology out there we have our work cut out for us, but if we will give our attention to the task at hand, we will accomplish so much more.

It is distractions that are keeping the word of God from really working in our lives. The Bible teaches us it is the cares of this world that are choking the word of God in our lives. These cares, distractions, are keeping us from experiencing the abundant life God promises to those who stay focused.

Just a thought,

PSS

When it comes to serving God, we must allow Him to lead and guide us. The Bible teaches us we cannot serve two masters; either we will hate the one and love the other, or else we will love the one and hate the other. There is only room for one God in our hearts. When we try, or allow something or someone, to replace Him; it is called idolatry.

At times our emotions and feelings attempt to take God’s position as number one in our hearts. Because of our feelings we reject God and His word. We ignore what He says for our own sense of right and wrong. I believe it’s why so many struggle in their lives, especially in their walk with God.

God first — only one God: the Father of our Lord Jesus. The Bible teaches us to remember the Lord in all we do, and then He will give us success. We have to decide who is first in our lives. We choose whom we will serve. “You shall have no other gods before or besides Me” (Exodus 20:3). There is not room for two gods — only one. We all have to decide for ourselves whom we will serve. What we fight against is: Who is in control, God or self?

You see, pleasure is obtained quickly and benefits us now (or we think it does). The benefits of serving and loving God are often in the future. So we all have to decide for ourselves. My hope and prayer is for all of us to decide with finality God is first, and I will serve Him — and Him alone.

Just a thought,

PSS

Our country is more divided and divisive than I have ever seen it — it’s so sad. I believe this is a by-product of people in this country rejecting God and not honoring life. Since 1973, approximately 58,000,000 babies have been aborted. I believe that this rejection of God and life is part of the reason that people call good evil, and evil good. The Bible says, Woe to them who do such things. It’s a stern warning.

Today, people call morality hate and the protection of life uncaring. They say that, somehow, we don’t understand. This type of rhetoric is what is destroying our country. What is causing the divisiveness that we are seeing? Political correctness has replaced truth. True love is honest — tells the truth.

We all need to come back to making God and His word the compass of our lives. The Bible says if we judge ourselves, we won’t be judged. Evaluate your own life, your own heart, and see if God is truly first. Is the word of God leading your life or is something else?

We need to have the courage to call evil, evil and good, good! God is the author of all that is good, and He has told us what is evil — all immortality is evil, all murder is evil, and all lies are evil.

We need to respect life and to realize that all human life and the inalienable rights of all God’s creation are important. Why? Because we received them from God, Himself, and no one else. Let’s treat everyone with kindness and respect.

Just a thought,

PSS

As Christians, we cannot afford to allow our hearts to be hardened to the word of God or the voice of God. Hebrews 3:15 AMPC — Then while it is [still] called Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion [in the desert when the people provoked and irritated and embittered God against them].

A person with a hardened heart is one who hears the truth but refuses to do it —one who refuses to judge himself or to change his ways to line up with God’s truth. You hear the word of God in a certain area and refuse to do it. After a while, your heart will become hardened to that area. You will ignore it, make excuses as to why you weren’t doing it, and even get mad about it when the subject is brought up.

Why? — because you have refused to listen to God’s word on the matter.

It’s a dangerous place to be: that’s why God admonishes all of us not to allow our hearts to be hardened. It can become so hard that nothing can penetrate it. The only remedy is to repent, ask God to forgive us, and begin to act on His word in that area.

Then God, by His Holy Spirit, will soften that area so it can begin to bear fruit, grow, and become what it is supposed to become. But it is your choice.

What area or areas in your life have you ignored or refused to act upon concerning the word of God? Whatever it is, repent — change your ways and become obedient. Then you will experience true happiness and fulfillment in this world.

Just a thought,

PSS

There are no words to properly explain, or bring comfort to, what has transpired recently here in America and around the world. There are no words to bring back those officers who were innocently murdered in the streets of Dallas or those persons who were shot and killed by the police.

The sadness of racism, to those who would see the color of someone’s skin as a way to think less of them or more of them; the fearmongering that goes on with the media — there are no words!

As Christians, we must realize God created all of us. We may all be different shades, but we all possess a soul (spirit) given to us by the creator of all things — the Father of our Lord Jesus. That’s what makes us human. To judge people by the color of their skin goes against God and His word. 

For those of us who believe we can be different — be examples to a lost world — we can make a difference in the world. There are no words that can make better what people have to deal with because of the color of their skin. We should judge people by their character.

There are no words to properly express my sadness over these recent events. I can only work to better understand. To label all of a group for a few individuals is wrong. What I really know is that this earth is as close to hell as I want to get.

I’m going to live by the word of God and work to reach and bless His greatest creation — people! I hope you will do the same.

Just a thought,

PSS