Keion Henderson - Dealing with Distractions - Part 1

I want to talk in this section about distractions. Let me start off by defining what I mean by distractions. A distraction, by definition, is a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to what is in front of them. God has set an open door before you and your family, but because the enemy knows that if you access that door, you will unleash a power that will set your entire bloodline free, he always introduces a distraction. Don 't miss what I just said; if you merely say «distraction,» you will miss the essence of the term. You see, if I am walking on this floor, the only reason I am able to move is that the bottom of my shoe creates a bond with the top of the surface, and that kinetic energy is called traction. If this were ice, walking wouldn’t be so easy because, in the presence of ice, traction is little to absent. So what the devil does is he always finds a way to create a gap between you and your foundation so that you experience distraction. How many of you, in your life, just cannot seem to find your footing? You can’t find your footing in your finances; you can’t find your footing in your relationships; you can’t find where you fit in your job because you are distracted. The prefix «dis» in Latin means " apart,» and «tract» means " to drag.» It’s the Latin «dis tract,» meaning «to drag apart.» So, a distraction-help me, Holy Ghost, to help your people — is when you’re dragged away from what you’re destined to do. Anytime you get close to your destiny, the enemy and adversaries will be used by the evil forces of the world to drag you away from it. That 's why Paul said no matter what, he pressed toward the mark for the prize. But understand that the only reason he had to press is that there was a distraction, something pulling him away from what he was supposed to be doing. Just like in life, the Bible is full of instances where a distraction was implemented. David, even though he was a man after God 's own heart, saw a woman bathing on a roof and used his power to get her to come to his chamber — so much so that he sent her husband to be killed. See, he was distracted by lust because lust is a distraction. You remember Samson, who had his head in the wrong lap; he was distracted by a relationship he had no business being in. Eve was in the middle of the garden, in the cool of the day, and had been given authority over the entire garden, but she was distracted by what was off-limits. Everybody, I don’t care how saved you are, you can be distracted. This message isn’t for the overzealous, for those who think they are holier than the rest of us, or for those who pray three times a day and fast twice a month. This is for those of us who set a New Year 's resolution on the first and by the third are already struggling to keep it. This is for people saying to themselves, «I cannot believe that after 2020, I am already in the middle of the first month of the year and I’m already tired.» Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! To those of you who celebrated in December and were excited about the fact that 2020 was coming to an end, and you had this burst of energy coming into 2021-nobody told you that by this time of the month you’d already be ready to throw in the towel; something has distracted you. I don’t care how much money you have, how big your house is, if you have a walk-in closet, a three-car garage, two dogs, what purse you carry, or what kind of watch you wear. I don’t care if it’s an Audemars or a Patek; I don’t care if you carry a Michael Kors or Hermès bag-everybody can be caught by some sort of distraction. I don’t care if your album went platinum or if you are the top of the class or the bottom of the class. Everybody has to deal with some sort of distraction. I know you tell yourself, «This is the year I’m going to reclaim my time, and I’m going to do the best I can,» but the moment you make up your mind to do better, distractions arise. The moment you make up your mind to be in charge of the garden, here comes the snake. The moment you decide to preach the gospel, here come the stones. The moment you decide to play the harp for your king, here come the spears. The moment you decide to serve your son, here comes an assassination plot. The moment you decide not to bow, here comes the fiery furnace. The moment you decide to give your dream, here comes the pit. There 's always a distraction. You know, I’ve learned-write this down-that distractions come in three basic forms. I’m about to put you on game; the devil is about to be mad at me, but I’m here for you today. I’ll let the Lord handle him. I’m about to give you the key to the game.