Weapons of Mass Distraction

Come up to Me on the mountain and be there. Exodus 24:12 tells us that God called Moses to the mountain and to be there, is this a redundancy or on purpose. God wants Moses to not only be present physically but mentally. He is telling Moses to clear his mind from Weapons of Mass Distraction (WMDs) so his full attention and concentration is on God alone. Moses waits six days and finally is in God's presence on the seventh.
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When we talk with God in prayer, WMDs are attacking us so we are no longer concentrating on speaking with God but thinking of other things that happened during the day. It's like eating the best breakfast you ever had while thinking about what is for lunch.

If we clear our minds by meditation even for a short time to aim our focus away from the world and only on God, we can hear God speak to us as we clearly give Him our worship, praise, and concerns we have. We can even do this in our daily lives dealing with others.

How often are we talking with someone, especially family members, when their concentration seems to be elsewhere? No one is immune from that. All venues of Mass Media entertainment including games, social networks, and news, can keep the attention away from things that really matter.

How Do We Destroy Our WMDs?
We do not need to go to the extreme of setting anything on fire or blowing things up, simply putting it to the side when someone is talking works just fine. If it is a real problem, deleting the game or hiding the controller, game console, or tablet removes the distraction and invites change.

We do not have to go to those extremes above if we agree or commit to spending less time on it or giving all distractions up (especially those which lead to sin). This is the best way because when we commit to remove distractions we can have a more peaceful transition which leads to a change of heart, mind, values, and character while improving relationships with others and bringing us closer to God.

Remove WMDs from your life and concentrate on relationships, especially with God. It is life changing.
Rob, Servant of God