Before DISTRACTIONS

Remember when you read stories as a little child. There were images on almost every page and it made you imagine and bring the stories to life.

It was always amazing when I read or was told the story of the tortoise climbing down the rope from the food spot high in the sky.😄 The part my aunt who took care of me as a little child used to deceive me was the story of the tortoise not wanting people to ear, so he puts a lot of pepper in the buffet for the feast and tells the other animals not to do 'sssha' or drink water, cause anyone who did wouldn't eat anymore. But he always did what he told them not to do as a reminder, but in actual sense, he was doing it to relieve himself the hotness of the spice.

I loved noodles so much and didn't know how to eat. Eventually, that was the only meal you wouldn't force me to eat. My aunt also loved it, so she always put a lot of pepper and told me the story, and also deceitfully did what the tortoise used to do but me I'll be keeping up the pace without having water or doing 'sssha' till I managed to finish what was on my plate. That was how my love for pepper started.

When I was told these stories, I practically imagined them happening in my mind. It made them real, and it made me relate with the stories better. As a teenager who loved reading, same thing happened with all the books I read.

But I realized that having clear imaginations can be very difficult these days because we have so much noise. This brings me down to when I want to have a quiet time, it used to be smooth, but overtime, I realized that there were lots of distractions. I'm sure I'm not alone on this table.

Have you ever wanted to study your bible with your phone, and you need your data to access some information online, then notifications start beeping in? You ignore for a while then you don't even realise when you decide to read a message while you're still studying? Sometimes you're distracted mentally by your itinerary. 🤦‍♀️

I struggled with this a while, and I started asking The Holy Spirit to help me. Guess what? I was reminded of making mental images. I did as a child so why can't I now? Trust me, this has helped me a lot since I got this answer.

• Try reading and creating mental images of scriptures you read.
• Try singing and reminding yourself of past victories.
• Mental images are so powerful cause they make things we can't literally feel or see to become real.

I'm taking an instance of scriptures and worship, but it cuts across everything including your dreams.

If you can think it (see it in your mind), you can get it and you can become it.

Let's go back to when worship was without beeps of notifications. Let's go back to how it was before distractions.

My Thoughts.

Ala O. Wilcox.

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