Satan Uses Distraction Against Believers

[Pastor Dr. Michael M Sherrod]

One of the most effective hindrances Satan uses against believers is distraction . Satan can veer the believer from a growing personal relationship with Jesus to activities that may or may not be good things . He can distract the believer from victory in Jesus to fears about the future and regrets about the past . He can turn a heart from the grace and mercy of Christ to legalistic self-righteousness , from focus on God's glory to the pursuit of personal ambition , from character-based spiritual transformation to activity-based performance . The list is endless and dangerous . The Bible says the believer's eyes should be focused on Jesus Himself at all times . Nothing must distract the believer from making Jesus the center of his or her life . '' No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God '' ( Luke 9:62 ) .