No distraction is small if it keeps you from God. It may have consequences immeasurable.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Wherefore seeing we also are
compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
In running a race, a runner will get as light as possible. Light weight shoes, light fitting clothes, and short hair all are set aside in order to have an advantage over other competitors. You see, that extra weight, even so small, can add time to a runner’s clock and cost them the race.
There are just some things we, as born-again believers, need to lay aside in order to have a victorious life. Old places we use to hang out at, websites we used to visit, social media, and even some people may have to be put out of our life in order for us to be the men and women God wants us to be. Sometimes, living for the Lord requires tough choices in which people, places, and things become the baggage we need to get rid of so we can have the victorious life God wants us to have! Will you get rid of it?
