Happy New Year!

The Priority of Focus

As you study the Bible, you begin to discover that God has some things He considers very important -- things that should become priorities as we begin a new year.

One of the things that God considers most important is focus. In fact, the priority of focus is absolutely crucial if you are to be the wise man or woman you want to be. Why?

Because understanding the priority of focus can keep you from pursuing the trivial and unimportant.

A great example of a proper focus is found in Deuteronomy 4:9, where it says...

"Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, especially concerning the day you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'"

God wants you to remember your encounters with Him. He's saying, "Take heed to yourself and guard your soul lest you forget the things your eyes have seen.

When you remember and rehearse what God has done for you in the past, it will keep you free from depression and it will keep you in faith. It will keep the door open for God to do things in your present circumstance and situation.

So today, take time to focus on what God has done for you in the past. Count your blessings.

When you do this on a consistent basis, you will be able to move forward with great confidence and faith, remembering what God has done for you... and what He can accomplish in your life again.

Happy New Year!

An Article by Bayless Conley