Today's Coach is Steve DesRochers. Coach Steve talks about being distracted. Have we ever been Distracted? We all have.
The Strongest Man ever to live was Samson. Samson was a Nazarite. God gave Samson His Holy Spirit and Samson did some Amazing Things. Judges 13-16
However Samson got Distracted. The Distraction started with Over Confidence and then Complacency. This led to Compromise which led to Giving In. The end result was Bondage and Blindness.
He was distracted when he took his eyes off the Lord and Focused on a Philistine Girl named Delilah. This resulted in Bondage and Blindness.
We have all done this at some point in our lives and the result is Bondage to something and Blindness to everything. Bondage leads to Blindness which leads to Guilt and Misery.
This is where the Enemy wants us because now we become Paralyzed and Useless.
Good News: our Coach (God) designed us to be Winners.
Good News: Our Coach (God) loves to turn things around and Win. We can get back on the Right Track and Win again.
Good News: The Lord can free us from the Bondage of Distraction. God loves it when we Overcome and Win.
Good News: Our Coach (God) Recruited us to be Winners and on His Winning Team. Eph 1
Good News: Our Coach (God) is going to Fight for us until we Overcome. Josh 1:9
"I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns"(Philippians 1:6, NLT
With our Great Coach (God) we will Conquer Distraction and Win with:
God
Family
Business/School/Sports
"Focus your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2
Just Go! Win the Day!
Keep it Simple!
Rick
Phil 4:13
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Distraction Thursday, April 21st, 2011
READY: "So you shall observe to do just as the LORD your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left." -Deuteronomy 5:32 (NASB)
SET: You step to the free throw line and look at the rim. "Just put the ball through the hoop, and we go to overtime," you say to yourself. You've done this thousands of times in practice. Bounce the ball three times, spin it in your hands, look up at the rim and let her fly. But just when you're about to shoot, you take your eyes off the rim and gaze through the glass backboard at what seems like a million fans yelling, screaming, waving things, and doing whatever they can to distract you from making this shot. A home crowd would never try to distract you, but this is enemy territory, and they will do whatever they can to make you miss this shot. You try to refocus. You let the ball go. It heads toward the hoop, bounces off the rim, and out…
Ever been distracted like that in a game? I think we all have. And the same thing often happens in our spiritual lives. As Christians in this world, we are playing in an away game all the time. According to 1 Peter 2:11, we are residents of God's Kingdom, not the world. Because of that, we are constantly being bombarded by flaming arrows from the home team that is trying to make us take our eyes off our target: the Lord.
These distractions can be obvious or subtle. They can cause immediate damage or erode over time. Think about it. The Old Testament is full of cases where God's people replaced their devotion to the Lord with that of idols. Those idols were dangerous distractions and carried devastating consequences. Even though our idols are different than those of long ago, we still have them. Almost everything that distracts us from doing what the Lord has asked us to do is could be considered an idol when we place it above Him in priority.
The Lord wants us to spend time with Him daily through prayer, reading His Word, and fellowshipping with other believers. If we are spending all of our time on Facebook, YouTube, Nintendo, playing sports, or a variety of other activities, then we have clearly become distracted from our first love: Jesus.
Today, take an inventory of where you are spending all of your time. Are you turning to the right or to the left and not doing what the Lord your God has commanded you? Let's commit to challenging each other to be victorious at this away game, keeping our eyes constantly on Him.
GO:
1. How do you prepare to play in "enemy territory"? How do you keep your focus on the goal and not the crowd?
2. What is distracting you today from spending time with Jesus?
3. Do you have someone who can help you stay focused on Him?
4. How can you help someone else focus on Him today?
WORKOUT: Ephesians 6:16 James 4:4 1 Peter 2:11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steve DesRochers loves being a husband, father and FCA Camp Coach, but most importantly he loves being a child of the King. Now it's your Turn. Write your own FCA Devotional. . . Go to www.fca.org and click the "Submit your own FCA devo! " link on the right side.
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