BBD 08.19.13 Distractions (Classic)

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Classic from 2006

08.19.13

Distractions

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a
certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister
called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was
distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do
You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to
help me." And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you
are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary
has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." - Luke
10:38-42.

In the Toledo Ohio area, two girls (teenagers) were
driving in one car, and behind them two men were driving in another car on
Interstate 75. One of the girls somehow placed her bra on the car antenna but
it was blown off the antenna landing in the roadway behind them. James Campbell
(37 years old) driving the car behind the girls swerved to try to miss the bra.
As a result, Campbell’s car flipped over and over several times. James had a
vertebra in his neck broken and his friend riding with him had several ribs
broken. The girl whose bra flew off the antenna and landed in the roadway may
face a misdemeanor for littering but that has not been decided for sure. No other
charges are planned.

It is not always the big thing that can keep you from
having eternal life or as a believer keep you from living the abundant life.
Much of the time it is little distractions here and little distractions there
that hinder our living of the Christian life, as it should be lived. The story
of the driver dodging the bra is an example of someone having their mind on
other things than driving. James Campbell apparently had his mind on the girls
and there may have been other things going on too. It was enough for the sudden
appearance of a bra, obviously not much of a road hazard, to cause some major
problems. It could easily have caused both men their lives and the lives of
others as well. The focus of the men was not on driving but on something else
and it was very costly for them.

We remember the story of Mary and Martha very well.
Martha was busy preparing the meal and was upset with her sister, Mary, for not
helping. Mary was sitting at the feet of Jesus and listening to Him. So, Martha
did what most people would have done she complained about it. She told Jesus to
tell Mary to stop wasting time and to start doing some of the work. The
response of Jesus must have been a complete shock for Martha, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But
one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be
taken away from her."

We can become so wound up and distracted by the daily
necessities of life. Things that we feel have to be done are so distracting -
that we miss seeing those things that are of most importance. It is so easy to
be so tied up with urgent things, distracting things, that we let our prayer
life go down the drain, we never think we have time, or we are too tired to
read our Bible much less go to church. How can we talk to anyone about the Lord
when we have so many things that have to be done? The point being that there
are many worldly distractions from those things that have eternal importance
and eternal value.

We must not slide through life always being too busy to
do what we know we ought to do because there will someday come an end; time
will run out, and it will be too late to do what we know we should have
done. Jesus came so that you could have life now and to have it more
abundantly (John 10:10). To have that abundant life, to live that abundant life,
you must maintain your focus (Hebrews 12:3;
Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 15:58).

Copyright © 2006-2013. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or WratherEd@gmail.com
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Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The
Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 15 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than
14,000 subscribers across the world.

You can
leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is
a translation tool on theburningbush.net website in the top left hand corner of
all of the pages.

The Burning Bush Devotional

There are 14,000 Subscribers to the Email Devotional

Classic from 2006

08.19.13

Distractions

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a
certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister
called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was
distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do
You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to
help me." And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you
are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary
has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." - Luke
10:38-42.

In the Toledo Ohio area, two girls (teenagers) were
driving in one car, and behind them two men were driving in another car on
Interstate 75. One of the girls somehow placed her bra on the car antenna but
it was blown off the antenna landing in the roadway behind them. James Campbell
(37 years old) driving the car behind the girls swerved to try to miss the bra.
As a result, Campbell’s car flipped over and over several times. James had a
vertebra in his neck broken and his friend riding with him had several ribs
broken. The girl whose bra flew off the antenna and landed in the roadway may
face a misdemeanor for littering but that has not been decided for sure. No other
charges are planned.

It is not always the big thing that can keep you from
having eternal life or as a believer keep you from living the abundant life.
Much of the time it is little distractions here and little distractions there
that hinder our living of the Christian life, as it should be lived. The story
of the driver dodging the bra is an example of someone having their mind on
other things than driving. James Campbell apparently had his mind on the girls
and there may have been other things going on too. It was enough for the sudden
appearance of a bra, obviously not much of a road hazard, to cause some major
problems. It could easily have caused both men their lives and the lives of
others as well. The focus of the men was not on driving but on something else
and it was very costly for them.

We remember the story of Mary and Martha very well.
Martha was busy preparing the meal and was upset with her sister, Mary, for not
helping. Mary was sitting at the feet of Jesus and listening to Him. So, Martha
did what most people would have done she complained about it. She told Jesus to
tell Mary to stop wasting time and to start doing some of the work. The
response of Jesus must have been a complete shock for Martha, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But
one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be
taken away from her."

We can become so wound up and distracted by the daily
necessities of life. Things that we feel have to be done are so distracting -
that we miss seeing those things that are of most importance. It is so easy to
be so tied up with urgent things, distracting things, that we let our prayer
life go down the drain, we never think we have time, or we are too tired to
read our Bible much less go to church. How can we talk to anyone about the Lord
when we have so many things that have to be done? The point being that there
are many worldly distractions from those things that have eternal importance
and eternal value.

We must not slide through life always being too busy to
do what we know we ought to do because there will someday come an end; time
will run out, and it will be too late to do what we know we should have
done. Jesus came so that you could have life now and to have it more
abundantly (John 10:10). To have that abundant life, to live that abundant life,
you must maintain your focus (Hebrews 12:3;
Matthew 6:33; 1 Corinthians 15:58).

Copyright © 2006-2013. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
these first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Ed Wrather has retired from
pastoring full-time and has more time to pursue other ministry opportunities.
No matter what the size your church, Ed will come on a love offering basis for
a revival or to share his testimony in the continental United States. You can
make contact at edwrather@yahoo.com or WratherEd@gmail.com
View LinkedIn profile with endorsements at
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

Prayer Requests: Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of
prayer - please pray for me.).

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group.
The group began in 1998 and is made up of over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo
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only being sent now in html format) by sending a blank email to
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