Quotes about Focus

People on sinking ships do not complain of distractions during their prayer.

Are we concentrating more on the kingdom of this world than on the kingdom that is not of this world?

I wonder about the enormous energy being devoted these days to restoring morality to the United States. Are we concentrating more on the kingdom of this world than on the kingdom that is not of this world?

We must stop setting our sights by the light of each passing ship; instead we must set our course by the stars. GEORGE MARSHALL

What would worship look like if we directed it more toward God than toward our own amusement?

The more Christians focus on tangential issues, the less we will be heard on matters of true moral significance.

The more we focus on tangential issues, the less effective we will be in addressing matters of true moral significance.

Strategy 1—Against Your Passion He seeks to dim your whole desire for prayer, dull your interest in spiritual things, and downplay the potency of your most strategic weapons (Eph. 6:10—20). Strategy 2—Against Your Focus He disguises himself and manipulates your perspective so you end up focusing on the wrong culprit, directing your weapons at the wrong enemy (2 Cor. 11:14). Strategy 3—Against Your Identity

Always looking toward the next moment, the next month, the next event, rarely allowing myself the privilege of fully participating and embracing the happenings that were right before me for that day.

Praying with precision is key.

fervently—because fervent prayer keeps your true identity in focus.

Ministry is when you point out Jesus - nothing more and nothing less.