Quotes about Focus

You can be the air traffic controller of your mental airport. You occupy the control tower and can direct the mental traffic of your world.

We Christians tend to miss this. We banter about pledges to "change the world," "make a difference for Christ," "lead people to the Lord." Yet these are by-products of the Christ-focused life. Our goal is not to bear fruit. Our goal is to stay attached.

Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.

You can only become great at something you are willing to sacrifice for

I pray for faith that my future will be good if I live today well, and in peace. I will remember that staying in the present is the best thing I can do for my future. I will focus on what's happening now instead of what's going to happen tomorrow.

Not two things at once, but one thing done in peace.

The best way to respond to distracting personal attacks is to practice bringing the conversation back to the issue at hand. Never fall into the trap of engaging in personal attacks while letting the topic of conversation slip into the background. Doing so allows your opponent to escape the need to explain her position.

One day, you've found your chosen field, and you're already moving into it.

If we would turn the time we spent discussing the other's life into prayer time instead, no telling what would happen to the glory of God.

I'm not saying everything else is unimportant. I'm just saying that I've learned to see everything else as optional.

Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled … or that day will come on you unexpectedly. Luke 21:34

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24