THE DANGER OF DISTRACTION

Wow...I'm feeling convicted by the words in this song!

Can you relate? I'd love to hear from you!

"I'm not guilty of leaving, not sticking around

I'm guilty of staying and just checking out

Why do the lies feel like the truth?

Why do I do the things I do?

Why do I fight so hard to keep my heart empty?

'Cause I gave so much time to nothing...

I didn't even realize

I worshiped what I hate"

Distraction is so strong in these times; but if we're honest, it's empty, full of lies, lifeless, and doesn't produce any fruit!

Mark 4:19 "But all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced."

1 Corinthians 7:35 "I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible."

"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation:

'I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold.

I wish that you were one or the other!

But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!'”

Revelation 3:14-16

WORSHIP WHAT I HATE

Lady A

I keep looking at myself in the mirror

Hoping it will change

And I keep wishing for a brand-new body

That I didn't have to blame

I'm seeing every flaw, like a failure

I'm using every cure, like a savior

Like trying to build a church out of all my hurt

When it really needs grace

I gave all my time to nothing

I focused on who I was

Not who I'm becoming

My fears they took up space

My eyes couldn't look away

I didn't even realize

I worshiped what I hate

Half a bottle of red

Just before bed

Is the only way I dream

Before I really wake up

The first thing I touch is a button on a screen

I'm not guilty of leaving, not sticking around

I'm guilty of staying and just checking out

Yeah, I kept my head down and really missed out

On what's in front of me

'Cause I gave all my time to nothing

I focused on who I was

Not who I'm becoming

My fears they took up space

My eyes couldn't look away

I didn't even realize

I worshiped what I hate

Why do the lies feel like the truth?

Why do I do the things I do?

Why do I fight so hard to keep my heart empty?

'Cause I gave so much time to nothing

I focused on who I was

Not who I'm becoming

My fears they took up space

My eyes couldn't look away

I didn't even realize

I worshiped what I hate