Driven to Distraction

     Life is so full of distractions.  We have so many entertainment options available, and oftentimes easily accessible, that allow us to run from God.  Why do we give in to them?  Think back over the last week.  Can you mentally list things that have either stolen your quiet time with God, or have otherwise caused you to waste time in fulfilling your own wants and your own desires?  How many times a day do we sacrifice one hour with our Lord for an hour of television?  Or facebook time?  Or for talking on the phone for lengthy periods of time?  There is nothing blatantly wrong with these things in and of themselves, in moderation.

     But what would happen if instead of sitting down to watch TV, or talk on the phone, or to catch up on the latest facebook news, we purposely chose to spend time with our Creator?  How many people could we go and be a witness to?  Whom among the least could we serve?  How many Bible verses could we memorize?  For some of us, a moderate or even small amount of time is spent on these entertainments.  But maybe some of us tend to spend large portions of our day doing these things.

    Consider this a challenge; to see how many other things we can be doing to further God's kingdom, or things that will bring us closer to Christ.  For one week, try logging how much time you spend time watching TV, doing facebook, or whatever other activities you enjoy.  Then monitor how much time you're spending with God or doing things that would further His kingdom.  Sometimes, all we need to do is "be still, and know that [He] is God".