Maneuvering - Christian Bloggers Challenge

In December 2012, I had an accident at work that prevented me from moving my body like I was use to.  I wasn't able to perform my normal everyday duties at home or at work.  You see my job is very physical and requires lots of bending, lifting, walking, and standing.  I just wasn't able to maneuver my body due to the limitations of my accident and the pain I was feeling.

Maneuvering, is an important word to the Christian. Maneuver(ing) in the dictionary means:   a planned and regulated movement, a series of tactical exercises , an act or instance of changing the direction of, an adroit move, skillful proceeding, to bring, put, drive or make by maneuvers.  To manipulate or manage with skill, and to steer in various directions as required.  

In 1 Peter 5:8-9, Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.  Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.  But resist him firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

Peter explains to the #Christian that even though we may be suffering, we need to be awake, alert to our surroundings, with our minds and our heart.  There is an enemy ready to trick, to confuse, to harm and pull us away from our Savior!  The devil is using ever possible maneuvering tactical exercise he knows to bring in doubt and fear.   He is ready to devour us.  

We only have two choices. We can move our walk in the direction of what leads to darkness and eternal death or to humble ourselves  and steer the wheel of our walk by maneuvering it to the road that gets us closer to our Lord and #Savior Jesus Christ; the road to eternal life.

What better way then to have a plan, built by our Lord!

Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma, Ephesians 5:1-2.  It's not easy to walk in love, especially when you're out numbered, you've felt like an outcast, you've been kicked around or called a liar.  For Christ experienced all of the above and more for us.  He is our offering and sacrifice and fragrant aroma!  How great is that!

1 Peter 5:10,  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. 

So after a long while, I have returned to what I was doing at work.     

Let us be strong and look up!  Let us maneuver our minds, our hearts, our walk, our voice and eyes toward Him! Amen!

Distraction-Christian Blogger Challenge

#feb2014challengedistraction

Distractions come in all shapes and sizes, but one size fits all! No matter what the distraction, it removes our focus from that which we need to concentrate on!

We have them everyday, from the moment we wake up until we actually fall asleep!  So, what's the deal DISTRACTION!  Why, are you still there in my head, in my everyday life, in the people I know and love? You're not invited, distraction, go away!! I wish it were that easy to un-invite those unexpected distractions form our lives.  Most distractions we have, can be avoided and others we just have no control over.

Soooooooo, how do we handle  these distractions?  

I believe it is best answered in Luke 10:38-42.   Now as they were traveling along, He entered a certain village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.  And she had a sister called Mary, who moreover was listening to the Lord's word, seated at His feet.  But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him, and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone?  Then tell her to help me."  But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha," Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only a few things are necessary, really only one, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."


Inviting Jesus into the home of our heart is our first step to avoid the wrong kind of distractions!  Second, we need to sit at His feet and listen to our Heavenly Father.  Martha was way to busy to hear what Jesus was saying, Her thoughts and worries were taken over by all the things she thought she had to do.  How many times do we fret about the cares of this world?  

I tend to be more of a Martha then Mary and because of that, I don't always hear from God, until I stop and take a moment to visit my Heavenly Father.   Praying and spending time with God, allows us to lay our burdens down at His feet.  To stop and regroup our thoughts and our motives of why we do what we do.   

Wasn't Jesus telling Martha to slow down?  Come spend time with Me, just like Mary was?  Martha had to many distractions going on.
She was getting all uptight at her sister, Mary. Mary was focused on Jesus.  Sitting at His feet and listening to His word, is what God desires us to do.  Focus on his word to receive direction, guidance and avoid  all the craziness we entertain. 

Well, I don't know what distracts you, but whatever it is, let's focus on Jesus in the morning, in the evening and in between!  Let us take some time, a moment to pray, to sit at the feet of Jesus and not worry about what's not getting done!

I appreciate any feed back!  Thank you and God Bless!

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