Where is your focus? Are
you easily distracted?
A definition of laser focus is intensely paying attention to a single
object, concept, person or activity to the exclusion of everything else.
A definition of the word focus is the center of interest or activity.
Synonyms for focus:
Center
Focal point
Center of attention
Heart
Cornerstone
If you don’t become intentionally
focused on following Jesus, remaining obedient to His Word, and pursuing God’s
destiny for your life-you will get distracted and pulled by the cares of this
world. Are all distractions “bad” for us? No, but some things come into our
lives that seem good, but if it pulls
us away from putting God first in our lives, or our purpose-it’s a distraction!
Reflect and ponder: Would the words “laser focus” describe your
relationship with Jesus? What cares of this world keep you from placing Jesus
as your focus?
Counselor’s Corner:
Ways to
become more laser focused in pursing Jesus and your purpose:
1. Cut out the non-essentials in your life. Do you
really have to check your Facebook, emails and whose texting you every hour?
Technology along with social media can be one of our biggest distractors. Sidebar: I have a friend who recently
discussed with me that her ex-mother-in-law called her 10 times in one evening
and that she was very distracted by the non-stop calls as she was having her
teenage daughter baptized that evening. My response to my friend: “Turn your
phone off when you don’t want to be distracted!”
2. Say, “No” to things that the Holy Spirit not
led you to do. Stop “following the crowds” and instead be motivated by God not
man.
3. Get alone with the Father frequently! In our
quiet place with God, He speaks! If you bring your phone, and other electronic
devices in your time with the Father-you will get distracted! Just bring your
Bible, pen, journal, and any worship music you like.
4. Stop being so busy and always in a hurry. Slow
down and work out a pace that makes room for Jesus-He is first!
5. Write out your daily/weekly schedule, and stick
to your schedule as much as possible. Place spending time with God first on
your schedule. New research shows that making specific plans creates mental
space, allowing us to avoid being distracted. Have you ever been around someone
who lacks the ability to plan? What you get is confusion about what they want
to do because they are easily distracted by having too much mental space. Yes,
we are to “hold our plans loosely” as Scripture says, but there are benefits to
making plans-it keeps us focused! Now, if Holy Spirit comes along and disrupts
our plans, we should be obedient and follow Jesus.
Keeping focused on
Christ means PURPOSEFULLY fading out EVERYTHING that pulls us away from concentrating on Him-this takes discipline!
Jesus should be our
focus, not what we can do for Him; religious activities, or people.
MEDITATE ON THESE SCRIPTURES:
Set your
mind on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2
My heart is set on
keeping your decrees to the end. Psalm 119:112
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