NO DISTRACTIONS!
READ: Joshua 10:1-26
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Psalm 71:1
Joshua maintained his aim of destroying the armies of the enemy. A lesser leader would have been distracted from his real goal. Joshua was not ready to celebrate anything when he had not accomplished his goals. As part of the campaign, five key kings were captured. This victory would have distracted lesser people from their original aim or vision. But Joshua simply put the five kings into a cave and rolled a stone over the mouth of the cave. He kept the five kings in a cave until he had finished the real business of destroying the armies of the enemy. It was only after Joshua had eliminated the real enemies that he turned his attention to kings and other powerful men.
What is distracting you from your real goal? Confusion occurs when many distractions happen at the same time. Confusion is a state of disorder where there is a lack of clearness and distinctness. When something happens on your left, on your right and behind you, you are left wondering which way to turn. Be careful of confusion because it is one of the basic satanic strategies to keep you from pursuing your God-given task.
Whilst you are confused from your many distractions, the enemy will slip out from under your hand. Your opportunity to serve God will silently slip away.
Remember this master key for enlargement. Joshua did not turn aside from following his enemies because of the news of the capture of the five kings. If he had, it would have allowed the enemy to escape. These enemies would have strengthened themselves and come back against him like a boomerang. Joshua would have had the difficulty of facing a revived, revengeful and bitter enemy. A wounded lion is still a lion!