I picked up my phone the other day with a clear goal: to search for something online. Five minutes later, I was doing something completely different. Then I thought, “๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐?” ๐ผ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐’๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
That moment wasn’t just forgetting. It was a reminder that:
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
They don’t always show up with lights that flash red. They sometimes have a curious look on their faces. A “quick scroll,” an “urgent” notification, and a “harmless” detour.
I have used my iPad to have quiet time or read the Bible or watch a sermon on YouTube. Then, ping! A pop up! An email shows up. One swipe, one click… And now I’m going down the rabbit hole.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
They take our attention away. We start with God, but soon we’re lost in digital weeds, pulled into posts, people, and platforms that have nothing to do with our purpose.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
Just ask the driver who looked away from the road for a second and never got home.
Just ask Peter, who got out of the boat in faith but started to sink when he looked at the storm instead of the Saviour.
The Bible shows a pattern:
– ๐๐จ๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ turned around and got stuck.
– ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ was too busy serving to pay attention to what was important.
– ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง had power, but he lost his way when he followed pleasure.
– ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ loved this world and gave up on his fate.
Concentration is not only mental; it is also spiritual.
โ๐น๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ข๐ โฆโ โ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ 12:2
โ๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐โฆโ โ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ 3:2
โ๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ผ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐.โ โ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 46:10
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
And so, the whisper today is this:
– You can’t afford to split your attention.
– You need to be clear about your calling.
– God’s voice may be soft, but it never competes with noise.
He still speaks in the mundane.
But if we donโt silence the distractions, we may miss the divine.
ยฉ 2025 Seun Oyekola
https://seunoyekola.com/
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