I like peace, I like quiet and I like order. What
happens when distractions bombarded you to steal your peace? Do you react in
anger or annoyance or do you remain in peace? If we are honest, a majority of
the time we react in anger or frustration to a disruption in our plans or when
the enemy plays havoc with our peace. Distractions can come from people,
situations, or circumstances.
Do
you know what steals your peace? I do! I have found when I
react to the peace stealers, it makes matters worse. I am a Christian who loves
Jesus and truly desires to follow Him, but there are times that if you cross my
path the wrong way, you wish you had not! The enemy knows our blue prints, he
has studied us to see how we react when he brings in distractions and
annoyances. If you blow up when the vacuum cleaner breaks or you get “ghetto”
on your neighbors who know how to work your last nerve, then the enemy takes
note and brings something similar again and again to us knowing we will take
the bait.
We
must die to the flesh when the distractions come barreling against us.
My first reaction to a distraction or an annoyance is to get frustrated, and
eventually I lose my peace. We all feel we have rights and when those rights
are violated, we can get disturbed.
A
definition of distraction is an unhealthy attraction that breaks your focus and
hinders you. Why do you think the enemy is trying to distract you?
How to walk in peace among the enemies
distractions:
1. If
you are dealing with people who are being used by the enemy to cause trouble,
meditate on this promise: When a man’s
ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with
him. Proverbs 1:7. God does not promise freedom from enemies, but He
promises that when we do have them He will make our enemies be at peace with
us.
2. Have
the posture of rest and faith until God makes your enemies your footstool. The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right
hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.” The Lord shall send the rod of
your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Psalm 110:1-2. Be
at rest not focused on the problems. Our job is to believe before we receive
the help from God that He will take care of our enemies-we must rest in the
promises that God will take care of all that concerns us. When we rest, He
works! When we strive and react, God slows down a bit waiting for us to trust
and rest. God did not say, “Wait until all of your enemies have been destroyed
and every problem in your life has been resolved, then you can rest.” God wants
us to rest first and then He will make your enemies a footstool.
3. Psalm
23:5 says that God prepares a table for
you in the presence of your enemies, not the absence. You eat in the
presence of your enemies, and God will take care of your enemies. Our job is
not to react to our enemies and become like them, but to remain in peace that
we sit at the table prepared for us by Jesus in the presence of our enemies! Don’t
war with your enemies, simply remain in peace and allow Jesus to take over.
4. Don’t
take revenge or escalate the problems concerning those who have offended or
angered you. Seek peace. Seeking peace over revenge may hurt your flesh, but
the enemy will lose ground when you obey Jesus. Learn to forgive offenders, and
those who repeatedly do things to
upset you. Some people are like sandpaper to us, they just rub and rub us raw.
Take the higher ground, and let no one steal your peace or control you.
5. When
the distractions are not coming from a person but through circumstances such as
when several appliances stop working in the same day or week. Yes, there are
times that appliances stop working and vehicles need repair but the enemy can
also cause some of these problems. Ask the Holy Spirit if what you are experiencing
is just normal break-downs or if you need to take authority over the enemy and
your possessions. Either way, keep your FOCUS on the Lord and ask for His swift
intervention. Then rest, knowing He will take care of what has been broken. If
you lose focus over the situation, it is a demonic distraction. Demonic
distractions will also cause you to lose time because you become focused on
fixing the distraction.
Distractions are one of the easiest and greatest
tricks of the enemy. Until you pinpoint what is distracting you, the enemy will
use that same scheme over and over again.
No
matter what distractions come your way, when you remain in peace and in rest,
anything the enemy would try and throw your way will be stopped.
No comments:
Post a Comment