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Philippians 3:14 (KJV) -- “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” God has a purpose for your life, but the world has plenty of distractions to pull you away from it. The world doesn't have to destroy you to make you ineffective for God. It only has to distract you long enough to pull you off course.** What begins as a small distraction can become a powerful influence. Worldly pleasures, bitterness, sinful relationships, and personal ambitions can gradually pull you away from faithfully serving God. Galatians 5:7 - “Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?” What a searching question! You were running well, but what happened? Who or what pulled you away? Many Christians don't abandon their faith overnight. They simply allow the world to pull them a little farther each day until they are no longer pressing toward the mark. Instead of moving forward, they become hindered, distracted, and eventually set aside from the service they once performed. Hebrews 12:1 -- “...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,” Not every weight is sinful, but anything that hinders your obedience to God is something you cannot afford to carry. Here's the question: Are you pressing toward God's goal, or allowing the world to pull you away from it?Don't trade eternal rewards for temporary worldly attractions.