Distractions we all face

Some of the distractions we all face in our life journey include :-

a)  FEAR - the emotion we feel when we perceive that life is suddenly beyond our control instead of trusting that life is in God's control.

b)  DESPAIR - the internal sense of loss that causes us to lose heart and hope because circumstances cloud our view of God's purposes.

c)  DISAPPOINTMENT - the woundedness of soul that results from placing our trust in people who fail us.

d)  STRESS - the pressure that comes into our lives when we try to take on life in our own strength.

In the face of such challenges, we need to be people of purpose - people who look beyond the distractions that surround us, so that we can run the race of life as in Hebrew 12:2 ... looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (KJV)

[Extracted from Discovery Series : Simon Peter - A Rock Moved By God]