DISTRACTIONS

About a week ago, a brother was sharing about an evergreen issue that has been with us for as long as man has been. It was to a group of young people and I sense it was timely because lately, I have been brooding over the same issue personally. Permit me to share a bit with you, perhaps it just might change your life.

The topic of discourse was DISTRACTIONS. the crux of his message was, the devil has no issue with you being born or designed for greatness, but one thing he is majorly preoccupied with is orchestrating suitable and multifaceted distractions that will enable you to just live with the idea of greatness in your head but not live in the reality of the same.

Distraction is something or someone who distracts; this simply means that your attention is being diverted and you have been veered off course. I see something here, there can only be a distraction when there is a set goal to achieve, distractions can only be effective and potent when you have a destiny and purpose to fulfil.

I strongly believe that if you are reading this piece now, you have a purpose to fulfil, a destiny to obtain and footprints to leave in the sand of time. However, no matter how commendable and beneficial your purpose and destiny are, you have distractions to contend with. Truth is, it doesn't matter who or what you believe in, distractions know no religion or worldview, they come to us all.

What's your definition of distraction? What constitutes a distraction to you? Here is a  quick exercise; write out all the variables that are currently constituting your distraction list, now ask yourself these questions: how are they affecting you? How deep have they eaten into the core of your life's purpose? For how long do you intend to tolerate them? What will be the worst or the best thing that will happen to you if you keep tolerating them? Now, what are you going to do next?

Distractions may not necessarily appear harmful, some wear innocent looks but are sincerely toxic, it takes diligence, meticulousness and constant assessment to identify them and stay on course. Yours may be those who claim to be your friends, or habits, or addictions, or relationships/situationship or even some sorts of activities that you engage in just to distract yourself from your real purpose in life.

It is amazing how some people would say that they drink or smoke or do some stuff to distract themselves; truly, they will succeed in distracting themselves with a flirting pleasure but will still wake up to the reality of life afterwards. This reminds me of the fact that we are our best or worst enemies.

To make this valid, permit me to ask you: what is your purpose in life? Haven't answered that, what are the things that are distracting you? You have only one life to live, don't let distractions feast upon it.

Thank you for reading

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