(my left arm after running into the side of a building) |
I had a scheduled meeting with my Pastor, we were supposed to be reviewing what I’d written so far (the first three chapters of her book are due right before the Allume conference) but I would have to start the meeting with tears in my eyes and a confession…
I wasn’t as far long as I had hoped. I opened up my heart and told her how, in an effort to guard my heart and time, I’d been praying for two specific things but I hadn’t heard from God:
- I was praying for the Lord to expose any trap the enemy might be setting to slow me down or destroy me because that’s what I thought was happening.
- I was praying for wisdom. I have been praying and asking my friends to pray James 1:5 over me. “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.”
Hoping she would have some insight I told my Pastor that I wasn’t dilly-dallying or spending my days watching movies. I’d been spending quality time with my family. I had been busy doing kingdom work and trying to help a long time family friend grow his business.
Problem is, I’m so busy my house isn’t as organized as it could be, even worse, I haven’t been able to keep up with my daily studies. I need to prepare for my Bible Study group–it kicks off again in October. I hadn’t blogged in over a week or visited with my writer friends and I was feeling disconnected. One night I forgot my phone in my purse and only 90 minutes later I found I had missed 17 text messages and 53 emails. I just can’t keep up. The guilt I’m carrying is heavy and exhausting.
I assumed I didn’t know how to manage my time so I was getting up earlier and earlier and going to sleep later and later but that only created more problems. I was making mistakes, forgetting things and bumping into things (the bruises are adding up!). I told her how I stood in front of my door the other day, keys in hand, yet I couldn’t focus long enough to pick the right key to actually open the door.
That’s when my Pastor leaned over and said something that nearly knocked me off the sofa I was sinking into.
The enemy of your soul seeks to DESTROY and sometimes, instead of the obvious attacks, he’ll just DISTRACT us with seemingly “good” things.
My 5 minutes are up but I have to finish this and talk to you about going from Good to Great.
That’s when I had the a-ha moment of all a-ha moments. Some of the things I’m busying my days with are a blessing BUT, some of these things are clearly a distraction from what I should be doing.
I have some changes to make. GOOD things will not keep me from doing GREAT things!
KNOW that He wants you to keep your eyes open and clearly fixed on Him so that you can accomplish GREAT things!
Learning and sharing as I journey to KNOW and reflect Him,
Diana Denis
My 5 minutes are long over but I have to ask; are you like me, struggling with managing your time? Have you tricked yourself into thinking you can do it all when you know you can’t? Ask the Lord for wisdom, He’ll surely show you where the traps might be and what those distractions are.
Christina says
I am so often distracted by little "good" things. It is a stumbling block placed their by the evil one to keep us from what we should be doing. So true! May you quickly get refocused on what you are called to
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