Spiritual ADHD Part 3

Part 3 of a 4 week series called Spiritual ADHD. It is comparing the struggles and experiences of a person who has ADHD with what those struggles may be like for Christians if they happened to have Spiritual ADHD.

The four struggles of a person that we will focus on these few weeks are:

• Spiritually Drifting Off
  
• Spiritually Tuned Out
  
• Spiritually Impulsivity
  
• Spiritual Hyperactivity

[Impulsivity]

I feel that out of this whole series this is 2nd most largest issue that most people struggle with, Hyperactivity is No. 1. What happens when we are so impulsive and forget to seek God in our daily decisions and seeking his will for our life? If we are impulsive we are headed for danger. We try and figure out our own will and decisions instead of letting God decide.

Joshua 1:7-9 – 7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. 8 "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. NKJV

A few thoughts to consider:

"Be strong and courageous, that you may 'observe to do...'" what's this mean? Observation takes complete focus. Even in it's definition, observation is to observe something carefully in order to GAIN information. When we are strong we gain muscle, when we are courageous we gain powerful confidence.

Our impulsivity can cause us to make our own decisions! Impulsivity defines those with a lack of self control. To be impulsive means that you have little or no control to make a rational decisions based on your needs versus wants. When you display impulsive behaviors, it shows that you have a lack of patience and overall you are driven by what you want, not what you need.

Do we process our choices through prayer, meditation, spending time in the bible? Are we driven by what we want or by what God wants? It needs to always leave our mouth, we need to talk about it. How do we keep speaking about it? By meditating on it day and night, again that we may "observe to do" according to all that is in it. Luke 11:28 - But He said, "Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" NKJV

Information without application equals knowledge without impact. – George Barna

Question: Are you so impulsive in your day to day decisions that you forget what God thinks?