TITLE: DEALING WITH DISTRACTIONS

TEXT: ISAIAH 26:3

INTRODUCTION
A. Magic: The hand is quicker than the eye
1. Distractions – Divert your attention away from the more important thing
to something less important… THEN, I can control the outcome…

2. Example
B. The devil uses distractions – To divert our attention away from God [the important thing] to something else [less important] THEN, control the outcome

1. We give the devil too much credit

2. However, the devil does want to divert our attention away from God to
something less important – THEN, control the outcome

3. The devil knows that he cannot stop us… However, through distractions
we stop ourselves…

DO YOU TRUST GOD?
A. Do you really trust God?

B. Trust is a word that is better seen than said

C. Many say, "I trust God, but..."
1.​Common sense

2.​Business practices
3.​Best Practices
KEEP YOUR MIND FOCUSED ON HIM
A. If my mind is focused on Him, then it is not focused on me
B. If my mind is focused on Him, then it is not focused on you
C. “God, what do you want done? “

PERFECT PEACE IS PROMISED
A. Perfect Peace = Peace, Peace
B. Keep = To be kept close, guard, blockade
C. When I keep my mind focused on God, He will deal with the distractions, and I
will be kept in perfect peace
B. If I do what God says, He is responsible for the outcome
1.​Moses, "Let my people go..."

CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: THAT I WILL KEEP MY FOCUS ON GOD