Distracted Lately?

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. —Matthew 6:33

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We live in an age of distraction. And if we’re not watchful, distractions will take up hours of each day, and filling up every spare moment of each week.

Francis Chan wrote:

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”

And that is what distractions do: they direct our attention to things that don’t really matter.

Jesus reminded his disciples to seek first the Kingdom of God—which implies that we are easily distracted by trivial things.

Beware of three little words that may distract you from growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ: “I’m too busy.”

“The truth is that we are more distracted than busy.”

The truth is that we are more distracted than busy. And the distractions are intentional—engineers make a living creating algorithms that demand your attention.

And here is why this is so important: There is more to life than this life. You were made for eternity. Planning is good, but don’t plan for just the next 5 to 10 years. Set your sights on the next 10,000 years—anything else is short-sighted.

Now is a good time to set aside whatever is distracting you and refocus on Jesus and his purposes.

You are a child of the King. Your future is secure and your destination is the Kingdom of God. This is what you were born for, and this is worthy of your full focus.

Your future is secure and your destination is the Kingdom of God.

And why not refocus with us at CenterPoint this weekend? We are continuing in our Vintage Faith series in the book of Matthew, this Sunday, at 10AM PDT.

You can join us onsite in beautiful South Tacoma — or if you’re out of town, you can join us online on our CenterPoint Facebook page. Either way it will be a great time of worship.

Love you,
Pastor Bill

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Bill Herried is a pastor at CenterPoint Church in Tacoma, Washington and is married to the most extraordinary woman on the planet. Together they have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. He has been the lead pastor at CenterPoint Christian Fellowship in Tacoma since 2006.

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