How To Keep Distractions Out Of Your Life?

Luke 10:40-41 - But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me." 41 But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;…" 
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• Covid 19 

What a distraction Covid 19 has caused in our world. What a distraction it has caused in the Lord's church. After the lockdown had been lifted many church's attendance have plummeted. People are distracted by Covid 19. Their focus isn't on the Lord it is on themselves.
 
Here is what Jesus says about your life: Matt.10:39 - "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
 
Don't be afraid of Covid 19 or anything else. If it kills you it actually has set you free from this body and allows you to have a glorified body. 

• The Devil's Old Friends 

Alcohol and drugs two of the devil's tools of distraction are still around and being used like never before. They have distracted all types of people for centuries.
 
Sometimes the love of money or sex two more of the devil's old tools have distracted people from doing their jobs or launching their careers.
 
There are all types of distractions that can come into a person's life. 

• Martha's Distraction 

In Martha's case, she was distracted by her preparations to serve the Lord a meal. She could not believe her sister, Mary, was in there sitting at the feet of Jesus, while she was doing all the work.
 
Mary was listening to Jesus and Martha was preparing the meal. Let me say it another way, Mary was focused on what Jesus was saying and Martha was focused on the fact that her sister was not helping her prepare the meal.
 
There it is friends the keyword: "FOCUS."
 
Mary was focused on what Jesus was teaching. Mary wasn't the least bit interested in eating, leastways not physical food. She was focused on what Jesus was saying. 

• Recognizing When One Is Distracted 

Here are two noticeable signs someone has lost their focus: 

1. Martha was focused on what someone else was not doing.
2. Martha was irritable because her focus was in the wrong place.

If you are working with or coaching someone and you notice these two signs (loss of focus & irritability) in them. You need to speak with them as Jesus did with Martha. He told her she was worried and bothered about too many things.
 
In other words, she was not focused on the right thing. You want to help that person focus on what is important and what they are doing to improve themselves.

• Helping One To Overcome Distractions 

Ask them some questions.

• What are you trying to accomplish today, next week, month, or year?
• How are you planning on accomplishing these goals?
• How successful is your plan right now?

 You want the person to focus on what he/she is doing not on what others are not doing.

Jesus gives Martha the solution to her problem when He tells her she needed to prioritize her life. Jesus says, "but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."(v.42)

Life is about PRIORITIES. If you don't prioritize you will only make your life harder.
 
Martha hadn't chosen the one necessary thing. She chose to be distracted about something that would not really be that beneficial to her. Her priorities were incorrect. 
 
As Steven Covey said, "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
 
That is all we have to do to overcome distractions "Keep the main thing the main thing."

Think About This:

What chance can a man have to control his destiny when he can't control himself?

Stay Pumped,

Gary A. Serago

Minister of God's Word