Ridding Ourselves of Distractions and Deceptions. Join Lady Renee Flowers of Transformation Community Church for this week’s Winning Women Wednesday, where she talks about “Ridding Ourselves of Distractions and Deceptions”. We hope you’ll be blessed by this timely and inspirational message. Many blessings!
Ridding Ourselves Distractions and Deceptions
Ridding ourselves of the distractions this world brings in such abundance. We cannot fully follow God and His will for our lives and have a total, Spirit-filled life if we are constantly getting distracted.
In Philippians 4:8, Paul gives instructions to the Philippi church about what they should think about. While this passage only gets into what he wanted the church to dwell on, think about what did not make the list. Stress, anxiety, fear, and worry are nowhere to be found on Paul’s list. Instead, he said to focus on what is true, noble, pure, lovely, admirable, and right. When we take this step, we are one step closer to thinking the way God desires and defending ourselves from distractions.
In John 17:17, we see Jesus praying for His disciples. He asks God to sanctify them by His truth. Which is His Word. This gives us insight into what Paul was talking about when he told the Phillipi church to dwell on whatever is true.
We are meant to dwell on the truth of God’s Word. When this is a priority in our lives, we won’t be as easily distracted by the things of this world. This is an integral step in living a Spirit-filled, overflowing life.
Deceptions
The same holds true in ridding ourselves of deception of the enemy. We can live a Spirit-filled, overflowing life.
In John 8:44, it calls the devil a liar. But not just a liar – it calls him the father of lies. The enemy is a master of deception. Realizing this should spark us into action to defend against all of the deceptions he brings through the world.
In Galatians 6:7-8, Paul tells the church not to be deceived. Even back then, and especially now, the enemy is at work skewing the Word of God, confusing His children, and blurring morals. We can’t let ourselves be victims of his masterful deceit.
Instead, we need to root ourselves in the truth of the Word of God. When we do this, we can continue to walk in the will of God without wavering. And we become less susecptible to the enemy’s deception and the distractions of this world.