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| ps from ps What is distracting you today? For many of us, our personalities, styles and modes of operating through life allow for distractions to pull us away, listen to the wrong voices and maybe even lead us toward bad choices. When you read through stories in the Bible, we’re not alone! As we launched into the season of the NFL Playoffs….I mean Epiphany (see what happened, I got distracted again!) we got to hear about the wise men getting distracted by Herod. He’s the ruler boss of the land and wasn’t super thrilled about some new “God-baby” coming into town and potentially zapping some of his power and authority. The wise guys were summoned to see him. So they went and listened. But they realized the distraction in live time. Whether it was hearing how sketchy Herod’s motives were or being in the presence of this God-baby themselves, they picked up on it. It motivated to them to return him a different way and not get derailed by the dis-Herod-traction so that they could announce the presence of God in the world to their home country. Distractions can be story changing. They can be injury causing and energy zapping. What distractions pull you in the wrong direction? Pull your energy…your faith energy…away from the journey God has set for you? As we move into 2025, take some time to name some…or even one…of them. Pray about them. And maybe even take some action steps to set them aside, move away from them or battle with them in live time. And if you get distracted from noticing the distractions, you aren’t the first and won’t be the last. That just reminds me that we’re in this together. But let’s give it a shot and allow the wise men’s live time recognition be an inspiration for our own faith journey. Lord, help me to stay focus on your love for me. Amen Still in One Peace, ps |
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