Change Your Focus

What you focus on is arguably the most critical component to your success or failure…in anything. If you focus on negative aspects of your situations, they tend to increase or seem larger than they really are. If you focus on the positive sides to your situations (even problems), you tend to find solutions. Also, what you focus on becomes larger. If you focus on a problem or problem person, they tend to become magnified in your mind. For example, when Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, he focused on the wall. Some of the Israelites focused on the two guys talking bad about Nehemiah, questioning his motives, etc… The problem is obvious when some of the Israelites said, “they are all around us!” There wasn’t enough of the enemy to be all around them, but they had magnified their threats in their mind and scared themselves silly. Have you ever magnified a hurt, a painful word or accusation from another, or a problem that seems to persist in your life? It’s hard to get a handle on your problems when you blow them up bigger than they are. Instead, we should do as David did and sing with him:

"O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.” Psalm 34:3 NAS

God is bigger than anything you are dealing with, so focus on Him, and your problems are put into the proper perspective. Remember, the God who is so much larger than your problems is on your side!

Comments

[Gabe Trevino]

I totally needed this word. thanks for the encouragement!