Fatal Distractions 3: Mistaken Identity

Jesus is, the perfect answer.

He is the key, to all our lives.

 

YES!

Jesus is

the satisfying,

soothing answer

to a broken heart,

and a troubled mind.

 

Who can wash my sins away?

Who'll protect me on a rainy day?

Who picks me up, when I'm feeling down?

Who can turn my whole life around?

Nobody but Jesus.

 

That's right. He is the source of everything. As a great preacher, motivator, and friend of mine once said, "Don't confuse the instrument with the SOURCE." These words by Sharee Johnson really sum up this whole idea. God is the source of everything. He gives us various instruments to make us happy or to fulfill our needs/wants: jobs, money, homes, cars, relationships, but HE is the source. A wall outlet is not the source of electricity: it's the wiring behind it that is actually providing the power. So, if you've been stressing over the instruments in your possession (or the lack thereof), remember Jesus is the source of everything you want & need. Not only that, he delights in your well-doing. As the song says, "He's the perfect answer."

 

Don't be distracted by what you see, remember who the source is.

 

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all of His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" Matt: 6:33

 

I ♥ you, and there is nothing you can do about it!

 

Fatal Distractions Pt. 2: BLENDING IN

God has created us to be uniquely different. However, sometimes having characteristics that make us stand out can be uncomfortable. If you don't want to draw attention to yourself, those very characteristics that God gave you so that you could be a beacon of light, will be the same ones you try to hide to blend in.

A moment of transparency

I don't think like most people. For the longest time I've tried not to draw attention to it. However, lately it's been blatantly obvious in conversation. I can no longer hide the gift of wisdom and discernment that God has given me. It's uncomfortable at times, because in a regular conversation, when everyone is in agreement, I'm usually...not. Or I usually look at the "scenario" from a different side. My mentality/gift has often been attached to a label of some sort: judgmental, crass, heartless, etc. When those aren't accurate labels at all.

So, what do you do?

The right thing and the wrong thing. The wrong thing I used to do, was get upset, try to "prove" myself. Another bad adjustment is me not engaging in conversation with "crowds" because I know I'll be slightly on the outside of the concensus. But recently, as in today :) I have decided the right thing is justing being me. You have to be okay with not blending in with the crowd. Blending in eradicates the God-given person you were created to be. We were never supposed to be a "melting pot," we were supposed to be uniquely and divinely created and supposed to respect the uniqueness of others. Something we as a society have failed to do.

Fatal Distraction

Remember, the act of blending takes two things and makes them something else: red & white make pink, blue & red make purple and black & white make gray. Don't be changed by blending in, don't be consumed with blending in, let your God-given light shine, so that other's can be inspired to do the same.

I love you and there is nothing you can do about it!