Weekly Devotion

July  28, 2024

Distractions

Have you ever found yourself unable to focus and all thoughts or prayers just seem to flutter away?

I have said before, my favorite place to study is in my sunroom, which overlooks our backyard.

This morning, as I sat down to do my devotions, nature was wonderful.

The wind was stirring up the wind chimes, the birds in the nest above the sunroom were squawking and fluttering, the 2 squirrels we having a heated discussion, the other birds( you need to know we have 7 bird feeders and four planned bird houses and 4 more that they created themselves, like inside the back of my speaker on the garage). At least the 2 bunnys were silent and skittish like always.

It is easy to see how this could have been a very distracting morning.

In the past I would have lost focus and spent time just staring out into the cool chaos in our back yard. It would have been a great and relaxing use of time even.

But I have found in being fully present, spending time enjoying creation is great, spending a bit of time appreciating creation and then spending time with the creator is much more fulfilling for my day.

Where it is true there are some unhealthy distractions that draw us away from God. There are also some distractions that lead us toward God, if we take the time to appreciate it in the right perspective.

Distractions like nature, time with friends, and self-care are fantastic. We should remember to thank God for the gift they are to us today.

Written By Pastor Terry Doerksen