Quotes about Focus

To be set aside is to be rejected.To be set apart is to be given an assignment that requires preparation.

How dangerous it is when our souls are gasping for God but we're too distracted flirting with the world to notice.

We have to put our hearts and our minds in places where wisdom gathers, not scatters.

He waits every day with every answer we need, every comfort we crave, every affection we're desperate for, while we look everywhere else but at Him.

We hyper-focus on the lines of Scripture containing the miracles, and we miss the details of the mess.

Fill in the blank: This rejection doesn't mean I'm [whatever negative label or shame-filled feeling you are having]. It makes this [opportunity] [person] [desire] a wrong fit for me right now. Instead of letting the feelings from this situation label me, I'm going to focus on God and His promises for good things.

Shallow desires produce only shallow efforts.

away from things that aren't beneficial for me.

We just have to remember that where we pay attention matters more than we know. Our minds and hearts are like dry sponges. What we focus on is what will soak in and saturate us. If it is something foolish, we will make foolish decisions. If it is wise, we will make wise decisions.

Our minds and hearts are like dry sponges. What we focus on is what will soak in and saturate us. If it is something foolish, we will make foolish decisions. If it is wise, we will make wise decisions.

The Devil wants me to fill my emptiness with an unhealthy dependence on the acceptance of others. Because then he can get me so focused on the shallow opinions of others I get completely distracted from deepening my relationship with Christ.

Though I've been saved for a long time, I want to recapture the essence of this "no other" reality.