Too Much Information

God has put a dream on your heart. But one thing that will rob you of that dream is distraction. Life is filled with choices. Too often from this myriad of choices, we choose priorities other than the priorities God has chosen for us and it leads us away from his dream for us.

God's Word says: "Be careful how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16 We need to heed this verse more than ever before.

These are complex times. In the information age we have so much thrown at us. We have all these gadgets and gizmos that supposedly make our lives easier, but the reality is that they often make our lives more complicated.

Here is an interesting video on the subject:http://pastorpr.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-does-it-mean.html

It goes to show how much more we have to process today than ever before. There are 540,000 words in the English language today which is 5 times more than Shakespeare had. Every day the number of text messages sent by cell phone users exceeds the population of the planet. The amount of information we have doubles every two years. These are incredible statistics.

All this leads to overload. We overload our brains. We overload our schedules. We overload our limits. We try to do it all. We try to learn it all. But it is all too much. Too much to process.

It's time to go back to the Word! It's time to focus! Live as wise! If you had only one month to live, the distractions would fall away so much easier. You would not try to do it all, but only that which is most important.

We don't need to wait. We can start today. Don't let the distractions rob you of the dream God has put upon your heart. It may take a little bit of effort, but in the end it will be all worth it.

Have a great week pursuing the dream!