Easily Distracted...

It is embarrassing that I have not posted anything since April. I must be honest~my walk and prayer life has taken a turn. I have slowly been following a downward spiral by neglecting to follow Christ and seek his word every morning for the past two months...WOW...8 weeks! Yesterday, I finally opened my bible and read God's word. For the life of me, I could not take my mind off of everything else I wanted to be doing. I thought of all the other things I could be accomplishing. Then, I remembered the Martha and Mary story. I just prayed and asked God to remove all the things from my head in order for me to concentrate on his word.

I learned that PRIDE is a big obstacle in my life right now. I read Chapter 3 in Praying God's Word by Beth Moore yesterday.
She has a very long chapter on how to overcome pride. I encourage you to read her book sometime, especially if you are having difficulty with pride. Beth Moore shares some interesting thoughts and I would like to share with you what she wrote:

"My name is Pride. I am a cheater.

I cheat you of your God-given destiny...because you demand your own way.

I cheat you of contentment...because you 'deserve better than this'.

I cheat you of knowledge...because you already know it all. I cheat you of healing...because you're too full of me to forgive.

I cheat you of holiness...because you are too full of me to forgive.

I cheat you of holiness...because you refuse to admit when you are wrong.

I cheat you of vision...because you would rather look in the mirror than out a window.

I cheat you of genuine friendship...because no body's going to know the real you.

I cheat you of love...because real romance demands sacrifice.

I cheat you of greatness in heaven...because you refuse to wash another's feet on Earth.

I cheat you of God's glory...because I convince you to seek your own.

My name is PRIDE. I am a cheater.

You like me because you think I'm always looking out for you. Untrue.

I'm looking to make a fool out of you.

God has so much for you, I admit, but don't worry...

If you stick with me,

You'll never know."

One word came to mind after reading these thoughts stated by Beth Moore, OUCH! I desperately need to do some soul searching this week. I need to also ask forgiveness because I let one word take over my life these past 8 weeks...having too much PRIDE!

Moore, Beth (2000, 2003). Praying God's Word. Broadman & Holman Publishers.