“And this I say for your own
profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you
may serve the Lord without distraction." 1 Corinthians 7:35
Driver distraction has
become epidemic, as drivers focus on
calling, texting, and selecting radio stations, eating and the like. Maybe you are just engaged in deep
conversation with someone else in the car or just looking at a beautiful
sunset. Whatever the reason, driver
distraction, in the United States, was cited as the cause in sixteen percent of
all traffic fatalities in 2010 which killed more than five thousand people.
Webster’s Dictionary describes distraction as an act of
separation or drawing apart and something that diverts attention. It is a process when our focus or attention is
diverted from the task at hand.
In First Corinthians, Paul admonishes us “attend upon the
Lord without distraction.” Like
focusing on our driving, Christians need to be spiritually focused. When we
are distracted while driving we can have an automobile wreck, so too, when we
are spiritually distracted, we are in danger of having a spiritual wreck.
The
major attack against intercessors is the spirit
of distraction. Distractions
do not just happen by chance. They are strategic assignments sent by the
enemy and his agents to break our focus.
If
the enemy breaks your focus he can break your flow. Intercessors must have spiritual
continuity or the ability to continue without wandering off course. We
have been given the power to bind and loose, “Assuredly,
I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 18:18). Intercessors need to bind and loose the spirit
of distraction when they pray.
Distractions that attack the mind hinder the ability to move on and
completion never takes place. This creates loose ends. When a person
has too many loose ends in their life their discernment is eventually blocked. “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that
is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13). Vigorously, renewing our minds with the
Word of God helps us to stay focused
on God and His ways, and when the enemy attacks, we are then well able to overcome
him with the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God.
Prayer—Father
I thank You that the weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty
through You to the pulling down of strongholds.
Today, by the authority that is in the name of Jesus, I pull down distractions
and hindrances in my life that pull me away from my walk with You. I loose them and their evil effects and bind
them from my life, in the name of Jesus.
Father I thank You for helping me and cleansing me by the power of the
blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to keep my focus single, in Jesus Name. Amen.
