Little children are so eager to see the world around them.
And yet, they have such problems focusing on things that you try to show them.
Yesterday evening I was watching one grandson at soccer practice. Two airplanes
flew overhead and his little brother heard it. But we could not get him to look
in the right direction. Finally I asked him to look where I was pointing. At
last he saw the plane. But when it was right over our heads he just couldn’t
see it.
We’re like that aren’t we? We have a hard time focusing on
the right stuff. We read the Word and we know it’s true but we keep looking at
the circumstances instead. We hear God speak to our hearts but we feel the
rejection and lose sight of His constant acceptance.
We see problems, God sees plans. We see rejection, God sees
connection. We see troubles, God sees opportunities. God is the light at the end of our tunnel but
we get downhearted and truly believe it’s a freight train. Fear starts to take
over and pretty soon we’re sidelined. Worry keeps a guard at our hopes and we
just give up. Discouragement orders us around like a soldier in a concentration
camp. “You will NOT make it out of this
situation you must remain this way forever”.
Pretty soon we have traded all our spiritual knowledge for fleshly
misinformation. We are worn out and done in. Hope has left and we can’t find
it, even though we look far and wide. The focus is lost and we are unsure if we
will ever see God’s presence in our life again.
Oh beloved, you are more than your circumstances! It’s time
to focus back on the Lord and His Word. He has a wonderful plan for your life
in spite of what you are seeing with the natural eye. Ask Joseph, who was sold
by his brothers into slavery. Ask Daniel, who spent time staring down lions in
a dungeon. Ask Hannah, who was humiliated because she couldn’t have a baby. Ask
Jesus Himself, who was despised, rejected and ultimately crucified. These,
along with the entire council of the Word of God are the ones who teach you how
to focus rightly even when it all looks blurry and the clouds have settled in
and your mind says give up.
Focus on the Lord! Rehearse the promises of God! Rejoice in
who you are in Christ! Remember the Truth and discard the lies, for you are not
living in your present circumstances forever. You are a Warrior Princess of the
Most High God! You are redeemed from the
law of sin and death. You are a Kingdom seeker and a Word believer! You are
going through! You are overcoming! You are stepping from one glory stone to the
next! You are seeing the Truth and breaking forth into joy! For beloved, the
same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead dwells in you! Get your eyes back on the prize and remember,
regard and repeat all the blessings that come beyond the momentary, light
afflictions. It does not matter what you’ve
seen, what you’ve been through, not even the past mistakes and future fears,
for God is with you! He is your Guardian and your Champion and together with
Him you are going to live in the light of His Word.
He loves you and He’s for you and that’s worth focusing on
every day of your life and all the way to heaven!
I John 5:4 For every child of God defeats this evil world,
and we achieve this victory through our faith.
Psalm 98:1 Sing a new song to the Lord, for He has done
wonderful deeds. His right hand has won
a mighty victory; His holy arm has shown His saving power!
2 Corinthians 4:18 while we look not at the things which are
seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are
temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Psalm 123:2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand
of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes
look to the Lord our God, Until He is gracious to us. Amplified
Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord and
confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for
the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Amplified
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God
is for us, who is against us?
Psalm 37:3 Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land
and cultivate faithfulness.
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