The last thing that will hinder your passion and fire for God are distractions. Now all idols are distractions but not all distractions are idols. A distraction may not be something you place your faith in but something that has caught your eye and has your full attention. If we are not careful a distraction can easily become an idol. Distractions keep us from seeing how God is good, wonderful, and praise worthy. It’s like running a race and being focused on your destination. But then you hear all this noise on your sides, so you look to see what it is but when you turn your head to see, you lose focus of your original destination, the finish line. When you are no longer looking at your final destination, you run off course. This is why God instructs Joshua before entering the Promised Land to:
“be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.” – Deuteronomy 5:32 NIV
