Do you ever find yourself getting distracted?
I know I do. I’ll plan my
day, get fired up to accomplish my top priorities, start working, and
then…the busy-ness of the day intrudes. Interruptions, other projects,
phone calls, errands, emails – pretty soon what I started my
day on has been pushed back to the end. It can be a struggle to get back
on track and keep my top priorities on top.

The same thing can happen in our spiritual lives. We may start with great
intentions of putting God first in our lives, but often the busy-ness of life
can interfere. Soon, one can easily find that we are reading our Bible
less, praying less, and that more of our
thoughts are on the stuff of our daily life, rather than on Jesus.

Jesus knew that the temptation to become distracted would confront us. He instructed his followers to remain in him.

“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself;
it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in
me.” (John 15:4)

The danger of getting distracted from God is more than just having our priorities
upside down. Our ability to enjoy the best God has planned for us is
restricted when we drift away from God. While we may still believe in
Jesus, we cannot experience the fullness of life God
intends unless we are daily remaining in him.

We can remain in Jesus by reading the Bible each day, spending time in prayer
and meditating on God’s word. We can turn all our thoughts to Jesus.
One must be intentional about keeping God first and not allowing
distractions to interfere.

Jesus also said: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never
go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty” (John 6:35)

In Jesus’ time, bread was a part of one’s meal each day. Just as one would
starve physically if he didn’t eat each day, we will starve spiritually if we
don’t spend time with God each day. But Jesus’ promise – that we will
never go hungry or thirsty if we remain in him – shows that we can enjoy the
fullness of life God intends as we remain in him.

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About David Edmisten

David Edmisten is the President of justopenthebook.com, an
online ministry encouraging others to develop a closer relationship with God by
opening and studying His word. After
years of living in the world’s ways, this self- described “heavy metal guy” found
and accepted Jesus Christ as His savior in 2005. With God’s help, he has overcome addictions
and learned to live by faith to serve God.

After more than ten years in the financial services
industry, most recently as a Financial Advisor, David felt called by God to
leave the corporate world and start on online Christian ministry. A native Californian, David and his family
moved sight unseen to Cumming, GA
(north of Atlanta)
in 2008. David lives with his wife
Kristy and their 4 young children, where they enjoy homeschooling, outdoor
activities, music, games and family fun.
David has earned the Accredited Asset Management Specialist designation
from the College for Financial Planning and is a graduate of the University of California,
Santa Barbara. He is a member of High Tech Ministries in Atlanta and has led small
groups in men’s and financial ministries.
He enjoys playing guitar, writing, speaking, and sharing God’s
word. He is also author of the Faith
Takers blog (http://justopenthebook.com/faithtakers),
which is the journal of his walk of faith since leaving the corporate world to
follow God.Learn more at:
http://www.justopenthebook.com

http://justopenthebook.com/faithtakers

http://www.justopenthebook.com/forum

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