Counselor's Corner: Where has Your Focus Been Lately?

What you focus on the most will grow.

The enemy will try to get you to focus on what is wrong, what is not working, and what is worrisome to you. When you lose your focus on what is true, what is right, what is lovely and what is a good report (Philippians 4:6), you will begin to focus on the opposite of these.

CHOOSING to focus on the good will be a daily decision. When the enemy shows you something that is causing fear, worry or frustration, turn away and CHOOSE to focus on the good.

→If your focus has been more on the negative lately check to see who you have been hanging out with, what you have been reading or watching on TV, and giving your attention to the most.

→An unthankful heart can cause you to focus on your wants, but a heart of gratitude will cause you to focus on your blessings.

Distractions come to sidetrack you and get you to focus on what the enemy has brought in front of you. Keeping focus on Jesus means deliberately fading out everything that pulls you away from the goodness of God. Is this difficult to do? Yes, but with practice you can get so intentional about CHOOSING to turn your eyes and ears from anything that is contrary to the Kingdom of God that eventually this will become automatic to you. Focusing on seeing everything through the lens of Jesus takes discipline.

Discipline your mind to stop focusing on your needs, your family’s needs, and take those concerns to the cross of Jesus Christ leaving them there. Go about your day not focusing on what your problems are but how good God is and how He has heard your prayers concerning your situation.

Make the greatest investment in your life spending time in the presence of God instead of focusing on your problems.

The enemy will use people to come into your life to cause you to lose focus. Your focus can shift from faith to doubt when you deal with those who oppose the things of God. Don’t get so caught up with being overly concerned with people or what they think of you that you lose your focus on God’s goodness.

Reflect: Where has your focus or your attention been lately? Want joy? Want peace? Where is your focus? What is consuming your mind the most?

Resource: Disciplining your mind 30 days to a better you!