“Avoid Distractions!” 1 Kings 19:19; So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: “Avoid Distractions!” 1 Kings 19:20; And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? Jesus reply to distractions; Luke 9:62; And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. “Avoid Distractions!” Hebrews 12:1; 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. “Avoid Distractions!” 1 Corinthians 9:24; So run, that ye may obtain. Along the way we will encounter some things that will try to prevent us from giving our full attention to the Lord. Elisha followed Elijah many places but he kept his focus on the Lord. Read 2 Kings 2:2-6; “Avoid Distractions!” 2 Kings 2:2; And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. (1 Thessalonians 3:8; For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.) When we are trying to obtain something in the Lord we must respond right, 2 Kings 2:3; Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. Matthew 5:37; But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. “Avoid Distractions!” Now there is a prize to obtain. Philippians 3:14; I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 2 Kings 2:9; And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee. v10; And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. Stay focus, don’t allow what’s going on around you to take your attention away. 2 Kings 2:11; And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; (Be careful, Isaiah 50:7; For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.) “Avoid Distractions!” 2 Kings 2:12; And Elisha saw it. “Avoid Distractions!” 1 Timothy 4:15; Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. “Avoid Distractions!” Teaching! Elect Lady