“In Your Building - Guard Against
Distractions”
“And it came to pass, when the time was come
that
He should be received up, He steadfastly set His face
to go to Jerusalem
(Yerushalayim) (Luke 9:51) KJV
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Dear family of friends,
As I
sit in my favorite chair, in the front “library and prayer room” of our house,
I hear the pounding outside. The neighbor is having a crew install outdoor
carpeting on his new deck. There is a lawn mower cutting the overgrown grass.
And oh yeah, the cute poodle dogs are barking at every passing walker. Bless
them all Lord!
Even
the TV is going on in the family room. Not loud enough to hear what they are
saying, but enough to distract from this at hand. Distractions abound.
I
received an email yesterday from a good, long-time friend, who knows me pretty
well. He wrote, from his prophetic perspective:
“I believe the Lord showed me that you are experiencing
life, and you will need to be aware that the enemy has provided busyness to
distract you from experiencing the full measure of His provision.
This doesn't mean you are not to enjoy activity, but if
it is a distraction from what the Lord is placing His grace on in your life, it
is simply that "a distraction", and that you will pay a higher price
than you realize at the moment.
The experience of His life is of greater value that you
can measure in completing His purpose and walking in His passion for His heart
for you. Keep this in your heart and consider if anything you are
involved in is a distraction. If so, be suspect of what is the benefit of that
activity in comparison to what you really should be doing.” Michael
In thinking further about that word, and
pondering what the Lord is saying to me, and I am sure others, I will share
this.
In the work of building, a project, an
organization, or even a life-long dream, in the long haul many obstacles come
up. You see it in the natural, with the new office building arising amidst the
cement shortage; the city park being laid out but having to wait on the final
turf; the neighbor’s back porch crew dodging the rain pellets. It happens. In
the natural and the spiritual. Sometimes it is a long, hard fought battle.
Excuse me…most of the time!
We can become weary in the building, but
through the grace of the Lord, Who does point out the distractions that we
allow ourselves to be further burdened with, we can be as Paul and press on,
for the joy set before us, and complete the building, the assigned task, we
have been given.
Jesus (Yeshua) set His heart and mind, for
Jerusalem in His last days on earth, with a purpose to complete His Father
given assignment. Let us strive, in a good way, to be as Him, and keep focused
on the path we are to walk on. Then we too will finish, and enjoy the eternal
reward.
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
P.S. The pounding is still
going on next door. But now the air pump for the nail gun is running
intermittently. At least the TV has been turned off!
Ahava Love Letter #58
“In Your Building – Guard Against Distractions”
Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (07/05/13 Saturday,
12 noon in Charlotte, NC)
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