When boredom strikes destructivity often begins.
Destruction does not have to mean physical demise it can include mental demise, emotional demise, relational demise and so forth. If you think back to the times you felt most lonely, it was typically when no one could be accessed and you were unable to find anything else to distract you. Another uncommonly recognized moment of loneliness is when one is in a room full of people and still feels by their self. Understand that distractions are not limited to people they may include things, jobs, etc and for the moment may appear fulfilling but ultimately leads to an overwhelming feeling of lowliness. We often recognize this sense of lowliness when we are bored, resulting in feelings of sadness and an all of a sudden bout of emotional imbalance.When all this surfaces what happens next???
Typically the next thing we do after we realize we are
bored is find something to do, right? Whether its go through our phone contacts
and call a whole bunch of randoms, or pick up the phone for endless hours of Candy Crush or our game of choice, Instagram, Facebook, gossip sites, etc, deciding to dwell on the
negative, and so forth the enemy delights himself in invading our head space when we are bored, and
using various distractions to nurse our negative emotions.
Defeat the enemy by calling on the strength of God to channel that energy in another direction; begin to deposit uplifting material into your spirit. Speak to your boredom and find something constrictive to do with your time. Start working on your passion or the business idea you have been putting off, pick up some inspirational material to help you reach your goals or that encourages you to deal with past hurts. The Bible is also a great resource for godly living. Work outside yourself by picking up some volunteer opportunities, or become involved in a ministry in your area. Ministry is not limited to a church buildings: homeless shelters, battered women’s programs, food banks etc are all active ministries that need your talents. Don’t allow the enemy to have a field day in your mind; there are positive alternatives to engage in when boredom strikes.
Destruction does not have to mean physical demise it can include mental demise, emotional demise, relational demise and so forth. If you think back to the times you felt most lonely, it was typically when no one could be accessed and you were unable to find anything else to distract you. Another uncommonly recognized moment of loneliness is when one is in a room full of people and still feels by their self. Understand that distractions are not limited to people they may include things, jobs, etc and for the moment may appear fulfilling but ultimately leads to an overwhelming feeling of lowliness. We often recognize this sense of lowliness when we are bored, resulting in feelings of sadness and an all of a sudden bout of emotional imbalance.When all this surfaces what happens next???
Watch how subtly destruction strikes!
Defeat the enemy by calling on the strength of God to channel that energy in another direction; begin to deposit uplifting material into your spirit. Speak to your boredom and find something constrictive to do with your time. Start working on your passion or the business idea you have been putting off, pick up some inspirational material to help you reach your goals or that encourages you to deal with past hurts. The Bible is also a great resource for godly living. Work outside yourself by picking up some volunteer opportunities, or become involved in a ministry in your area. Ministry is not limited to a church buildings: homeless shelters, battered women’s programs, food banks etc are all active ministries that need your talents. Don’t allow the enemy to have a field day in your mind; there are positive alternatives to engage in when boredom strikes.
Its backed in the Word
1 Timothy 5:13 Ephesians 6: 11-18 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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