Distraction is a Sure Way to DestructionNikola Dimitrov, Copyright © 2008
I heard the Lord speak something in my spirit, which was so clear and distinctive. It was a sentence that completely turned my life around. It is very simple, yet so profound. I heard the Lord say to me: Distraction is a sure way to Destruction! Whew! Can you grasp the significance of that? Distraction? The time we are living in is a unique time. The Lord has been restoring truths to His Body, the Church, and now, more than ever, we need to pay attention to all the Lord is doing. That’s exactly why I believe Distraction is one of the most powerful weapons the devil is using and will continue to use against Christians worldwide. Distraction is defined as: “something that diverts attention: something that interferes with concentration or takes attention away from something else”. Distracting somebody means: “diverting somebody’s attention: taking somebody’s attention away from what he or she wants to do or ought to be doing”. Distracted means: 1. Preoccupied: showing a lack of concentration 2. Anxious: so worried or upset as to be unable to think clearly or act sensibly The verb To Distract means: 1. Catch somebody’s attention: to take somebody’s attention away from what he or she is doing or thinking or from what is happening 2. Amuse somebody: to amuse or entertain somebody, especially as a means of taking his or her mind off something 3. Make somebody uneasy: to unsettle somebody’s mind with disturbing, confusing, or conflicting emotions The Lord showed me that the devil can not stop us from going to Church; he can not stop us from reading the Bible; he can not stop us from fellowship with each other, BUT he can do a far worse thing than that, and that is to DISTRACT US. Distract us from what? From the Lord Himself and from His purposes and intentions for our life individually, as well as for the life of His Body corporately! The fact that we go to Church, or read the Bible, or even pray, does not at all mean that we are giving ourselves to the Lord really. We just do stuff. Everybody knows you can read the Bible and think about something so far away at the same time, that you may not even remember afterwards which passage you have read. You can go to church and listen to the most anointed sermon and yet, never hear even one word of it. You can pray as much as you want and yet, never even turn your mind towards God during your prayer. We, as people, have that amazing ability to listen and yet not hear. That’s why Jesus said: “Let those that have ears, HEAR (not just listen) what the Spirit says”. A good picture of how destructive distraction can be is when somebody is driving a car. When the driver is looking at the road in front of himself, he is driving properly, but as soon as he starts looking to the right or to the left, he gets distracted and worse than that, he is unconsciously going in the exact direction he is looking. He is distracted and he’ll get into the ditch with his vehicle. Why? Because he’s looking at the ditch, and not at the road! Well, Jesus said: “I’m the WAY (road)”. He also said that this WAY (path) is narrow. If you are walking on a broad path, you may get distracted and still not fall off, but our path (the path that leads to life) is not broad. It’s a narrow road. So, we can not afford to get distracted, because if we do, we fall off very easily. And the devil will see to it, that there are all kinds of distractions at both sides of that road – lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life, cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, worries, deceases, amusements, entertainments, false motives, false dreams, false promises, false promotions, worldly success and glamour and much more. All these ill make us compromise our life and calling, our family, our leading from the Lord and our spiritual goals, passions and zeal. Thank God for His mercy, because He lifts us up every time we fall in the ditch, providing that we are sincere and not hypocrites. But on the other hand, He expects us to learn to walk more and more steadily on that narrow path as we grow up in Him. It’s just like the little children. We, as parents help them walk steadily when they are small and inexperienced, but as they grow up, we expect them to start walking on their own. In the same way, as we grow up in the Spirit, we are not supposed to grow only in our knowledge, our heads, our reasoning, our activities, our stuff, our etc, but in our practical walk on that road, which includes our personal relationship with the Lord Himself and our following His purposes and intentions. That’s why, the Lord told us again and again not to turn to the right hand, or to the left, but to walk straight ahead in the race (Way) set before us. How can we do that? I believe the Lord gives us a powerful insight. The Bible talks constantly about that and yet, it’s so simple that we ignore it. It’s best described with three words: focus, concentration, and meditation. Before examining these three words, I want to warn you that these are words we must examine with the Lord’s leading and from the Lord’s perspective. That’s because the devil also uses these words to teach his troops about the power of magic, witchcraft, demonic astrology, levitation, yoga, astral experiences, and all kinds of other wicked activities. We must not throw these words out just because the devil also uses them though. The devil is a counterfeiter and he perverts everything the Lord has originated in the first place, so if we put these words in the proper Divine perspective, we will receive a powerful insight, because these are anointed terms the Lord loves. Our Lord is called THE WORD so “focus, concentration and meditation” are Divine words that will give us a key to overcoming the enemy. Just pray that the Lord gives you the biblical parallel concerning all the definitions of these three words. Now, let’s take focus first. The word focus means: 1. Main emphasis: concentrated effort or attention on a particular thing2. Area of concern: an area of concern, responsibility, or investigation3. Sharpness of image: the quality of being sharply defined with clear edges and contrast4. Seeing sharply: the condition of seeing sharply and clearly The verb to focus means: 1. Concentrate mainly on something: to give your main attention to one thing or one aspect of a thing 2. Adjust vision to see clearly: to adjust your vision so that you see clearly and sharply, or to become adjusted for clear vision 3. Adjust lens: to adjust a lens so that the image viewed is clear and sharp To be focused means: 1. Concentrated: concentrated on a single thing 2. Single-minded: single-minded and determined In Optics, the focus is a point in which any number of rays of light meet, after being reflected or refracted; as the focus of a lens. In Geography and Nuclear Physics, the focus speaks of the earthquake origin: the point of origin within the earth of an earthquake or underground nuclear explosion. In Medicine, the focus is the disease origin: the point from which a disease spreads, or where it localizes. The Latin word focus means: “hearth, fireplace” (source also of English FOYER and FUEL), perhaps because it was the “center” of the home. How much this speaks to us, doesn’t it? How much power can be released by just focusing on the right object – in our case – THE LORD HIMSELF! It’s the power of an earthquake; it’s the power of a nuclear explosion, and it’s the point from which everything else spreads! I really love definitions, because they help us understand what exactly stands behind every word. They paint a picture for our mind and spirit. Don’t these definitions speak for themselves? We can just read and reread them and get so much out of them. What we need is to learn how to take God on focus. He and His Purposes must be the object of our main emphasis, concentrated effort, area of concern, responsibility, investigation, concentration, vision, single-mindedness, determination and point of origin. I believe everybody has taken some pictures with a photo camera and knows very well that … WHAT YOU TAKE ON FOCUS WILL LEAD YOU EXACTLY TO THE OBJECT OF THE FOCUS! That’s why Jesus said it’s the same to sleep with another woman, as it is to look at her (take her on focus). It’s the same, because one will inevitably lead to the other. If not naturally, then in the heart, which is even worse. Now, let’s see the word concentrate. It means: 1. Silently and intensely think about something: to focus all of your thoughts or mental activity on one subject or activity2. Devote efforts to one thing: to direct attention, time, and resources to one particular area or activity, usually over a period of time 3. Make purer: to make a substance purer by the removal of another substance, especially by removing a liquid 4. Make thicker or stronger: to remove water from a substance, usually a liquid, leaving a smaller quantity that is thicker in consistency and stronger in flavor 5. Purify ore: to remove rock and other material from ore to purify it 6. To concentrate rays of light into a focus Concentration means: “focus of mind or resources: the direction of all thought or effort toward one particular task, idea, or subject”. Can you see how if we concentrate our focus on God and not on the world and what it has to offer, the unnecessary liquids, dross, and rocks (spiritually speaking – the spiritual, mental, emotional and flesh corruption in our life) will melt and disappear, and our relationship with the Lord will receive a totally new flavor – stronger and thicker! That speaks of a greater revelation of the Lord Himself and of His Purposes. It also speaks of God’s Glory – His concentrated thickness, and weightiness. And lastly, meditate. Meditate means: 1. Empty or concentrate the mind: to concentrate the mind on one thing, in order to develop the mind or spirit, aid contemplation 2. Think carefully about something: to think about something calmly, seriously, and for some time 3. Study seriously a topic: an extended and serious study of a particular topic You see, meditation, concentration and focus are connected. If we want to be absolutely focused on God and His purposes and intentions, we must first concentrate our attention on Him. The more we do it, the more we take Him on focus, making the final “picture” clearer and sharper. Well, in order that we concentrate on the Lord effectively, we must meditate on His Word and in His presence. I think Psalm 1 says it best: “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he MEDITATE day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper” See how important it is for us to meditate on the Lord and His law, and not on something else. Every person thinks about something all the time anyway, and that’s why it’s so important our meditation, concentration and focus to be on the Lord, because we’ll get no further than what we focus on. I would like to close with a verse of Scripture in Psalm 63:2 that strengthens this truth: “So have I looked upon Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory” (ASV) So I look for You in the holy place to see Your power and Your glory” (GW) Here David says that he looked upon God in the sanctuary, so that he could see God’s Glory and Power. In other words, in order that we see God’s Glory and Power, we have to look upon God. You know what that Hebrew word look upon means? You guessed it: “to gaze at (focus on); contemplate (meditate); to have a vision of”. Actually, this is the word from which the Hebrews took the word for seer in the Old Testament. You know that in the Old Testament times, the Prophets were called seers, because the Word of the Lord always came to them in the form of visions. So they were seers in God’s world; gazers and beholders of God’s Glory. That’s why David said (paraphrased): “If You want to experience God’s Glory and Power in Your life; if You want to experience that explosive “nuclear” supernatural Power; if You want to experience that sweet favor of God’s thickness, if You want that pureness – all You have to do is look upon (focus on, concentrate, and meditate on the Lord. Let’s give the Lord our undivided attention by meditating upon Him, His Word, His Purposes, His Intentions, His Will, His Promises, and His Inheritance for our life. This will help us concentrate on Him and His kingdom values and not on the world and the devil’s values. This respectively will help us take the Lord on focus more and more and the final result will be that a very clear and sharp image of God’s plan for our life will be “printed out” and “published” in this Earth, which will bring Glory to the Lord. END OF FREE PREVIEW of Disctraction is a sure way to destruction. For ordering the full Distraction booklet in electronic format, please visit the Jesus Shop Page.
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An Important note: This booklet is full of definitions of different terms connected with Distraction and focus. Please don’t consider them boring and thus ignore the booklet, because those are anointed definitions and if you read them carefully, I believe you will be extremely blessed and will receive a powerful revelation of the way the devil works and the way the Lord works.God Bless you mightily!
