Don’t be Distracted

Devotional Reading: Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 ESV

According to 1 Thessalonians 5:23 KJV, we are composed of three parts: spirit, soul and body. “… and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Throughout the Bible, the word “heart” is another word for your spirit, or the inner core of who you are. Your spirit is the real you, it is who you really are. 

In fact, your heart or your spirit, is so important to God that the Bible states in Proverbs 4:23 KJV, that we are to ‘keep’ our hearts with all diligence. The Amplified Version of Proverbs 4:23 AMPC expands upon the word ‘keep’ and states that we are to “keep” and to “guard” our hearts “above all else”. 

The heart is one primary focus of attack for the devil. He knows when he gets your heart he gets your focus and attention. One tool he uses is distraction. Distractions are designed to keep you bound. Distractions are designed to keep you busy. Distractions will keep you stagnant. Distractions are meant to keep you going in cycles. The enemy wants to keep you distracted so that you’ll remain stagnant, busy, wandering and disconnect from God. When you’re disconnected from God, or partially plugged in to His Word, you’re unable to properly heal and move forward in the purpose that He has designed for your life. 

But, when you diligently focus on and apply God’s Word to your heart, to every area of your life, family, career, and marriage, God will illuminate your path and destroy every trap that was set by the enemy to steer you off course. God’s Word will redirect you and set you on the right path — His Path. God’s Word gets you back into focus.

Prayer and Confession
O Lord help me to apply my heart to the wisdom of your Word and to focus on it daily. Amen!

Further Reading: Exodus 20:3, Matthew 6:33