Distractions
Do
you ever get distracted by daily life?
You may get tired of hearing about the stupid things I do, but these
everyday distractions often help remind me of God and they often get me back on
track and thinking of Him.
Yesterday
I stopped at Starbucks. There is one on
my way to work so I see some of the same cars and people at this one. There is always this one gentleman who is
sitting at a table reading. I went in
and made a purchase. When I was on my
way out I walked out the door and was putting my credit card back in my wallet,
(distracted), so I wasn’t really paying attention to the vehicles parked in
front of the store. Since there were
only two cars parked in the whole lot it shouldn’t be hard to find mine.
Well,
since I was busy putting my credit card in my wallet, I just walked up to the
first car I came to and grabbed the handle and opened the door. I will say that I had already clicked the
unlock on my key so being able to open the door wasn’t an issue. As I went to get in I looked down and the
color of the interior was different. I
thought, “Man, I didn’t know my seats were this color.” I also have a cover on my seat to protect it
and the cover was gone. Then I thought, “Man this car sure does sit low.”
Then
it hit me. This wasn’t my car. The first thing that crossed my mind was,
“who leaves their car unlocked” these days.
I mean, there is always someone out there waiting to steal it. Then there was the embarrassed part where I
wondered if the guy who owns the car sitting in Starbucks realized I was trying
to get into his car.
I
admit I started laughing. Then I thought
about God and I really do think He has an amazing sense of humor. He probably
sits up there watching us do some really stupid stuff and just shakes His
head. He created us in His image and we
often aren’t a good representation of Him.
The amazing thing is, He still cares enough to want us to get back on
track and be better. The distractions of
life can either get in the way of our relationship with Him or draw us closer
to Him. Jesus is our best example of not being distracted. His sole purpose on earth was to save
us. He didn’t let distractions get in
the way of His purpose.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, I was
distracted yesterday and almost got into someone else’s car. When I am distracted I can often miss
opportunities to spend time with you. I
want to be more focused on You. Thank
You for loving me enough to keep pursuing me.
When I stray toward doing something stupid, help point me in Your
direction.
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