Quotes about Focus
I determined to make God, rather than food, my focus. Each time I craved something I knew wasn't part of my plan, I used that craving as a prompt to pray. I craved a lot. So, I found myself praying a lot.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Move forward. And determine not to make it all so complicated.
- Lysa TerKeurst
We consume what we think about. And what we think about can consume us if we're not careful.
- Lysa TerKeurst
it is clear the opposite of trusting God is leaning on our own understanding—trying to figure out things all on our own. And the evidence of whether or not I'm trusting Him is shown by where I place my focus. After all, we steer where we stare.
- Lysa TerKeurst
I'm just determined - determined not to go places I don't want to go simply because I didn't take the time to honestly evaluate. 70
- Lysa TerKeurst
Instead of letting the feelings from this situation label me, I'm going to focus on God and His promises for good things.
- Lysa TerKeurst
Everything in me wanted to just cross out that ridiculous 3.5-hour scheduled writing appointment and go eat fries in the midst of colored plastic tubes and screaming kids.
- Lysa TerKeurst
I shift my focus from trying to fix the other person and the situation to allowing God to reveal some tender truths to me.
- Lysa TerKeurst
The Best Yes is what we're after. Best Yes answers are much more likely to happen when we are in the habit of seeking wisdom. We have to put our hearts and our minds in places where wisdom gathers, not scatters.
- Lysa TerKeurst
When your phone chirps or vibrates, don't react. Make it wait till you pick it up. In these small ways I'm making my phone a tool again, something that serves me instead of the other way around.
- John Eldredge
The gift of presence is a rare and beautiful gift. To come - unguarded, undistracted - and be fully present, fully engaged with whoever we are with at that moment.
- John Eldredge
A boy wants to attack something—and so does a man, even if it's only a little white ball on a tee. He wants to whack it into kingdom come.
- John Eldredge