Focus... a matter of perspective.
In some ways, we’re very simple… yet, very complex. Most of life is just that way too.
I was reading a Michael Hyatt post from a couple of days ago… Â bad habits and how to “Just Stop It”… Bob Newhart handed this advice out for next to nothing… freely… this advice seems pretty simple really… like God’s grace, in a way, I guess…
Step into my friend Moe’s world… two days ago Moe’s world and post were filled with “background noise”… this background noise, The Rush And The Roar, is the stuff of life…
Background noise… at times it seems like background noise whitewashes out the eternally relevant and significant…
When we toss our lives into one big box we find that the background noise can be rather loud… it’s there for Bob Newhart’s patient… for Moe… and for me too. The world around me hasn’t really changed all that much… background noise… it’s still there… but by making this one simple adjustment my whole world has changed… what is it?
My Focus.
My focus has changed. This was a slow process for me. It started many years ago. Why did it take so long for me? It does for many of us. Maybe that’s the way God wants it? Maybe that’s the only way we learn and grow… because we’re human.
My focus… it seems to me like I write about this a lot… so I did a word search for “focus” on my blog… sure enough, as I expected, I have been writing focus quite a bit lately… in every category… Soul Food… Breathing Deep… and Peace, Love & Unity…
How did I change my focus? Wow, and I thought this would be an easy post to write! Maybe this is a good book waiting to be written… if I had to sum it up I would say that putting God first in my life changed my focus… yep… like I said… very simple… yet very complex.
Want more? Try this… focus on that which is true… noble… right… pure… lovely… and admirable…
Focus…
In some ways we’re very simple…Â yet… at the same time… we’re very complex.
Most of life is just that way too.
Can you think of one area of your life where changing your focus could have a positive impact?
I love these thoughts on focus Chris…
makes me think…
I need to focus more like that in my work place…
Yep… at work… that place we spend countless hours every day… week… over a lifetime… good point Arny… 🙂
Ouch. And thank you. Call it “ouchy thanks.”
My health is one area I need focus. God gave me stewardship over this body and I’m not doing a very good job taking care of it. It’s falling apart around me and I don’t focus on what I put into it or what I do with it physically.
Thank you for the ouchy nag, friend.
“ouchy… you’re welcome” = me too Carol, I know for certain that I could be better at taking care of good ole me!!
First, thanks for the mention Chris.
Second, my post just put stuff out there, you my friend, have actually give us the way in how to get out of this “rut”. Focus!
This is a wonderful perspective. I bet if I start to focus on that which is true, noble, etc… I would come to be in less of a rush and start “looking” more. In return I’ll start to see God move in ways I have never seen Him since I was always… rushing.
People need to hear this! Thanks for putting it out there.
Fantastic post Chris!
Thank you Moe, I really appreciate you! It’s pretty cool how we bounce ideas around in the blogosphere… to me that’s a part of being connected to a body of believers 🙂
Good post, Chris. Focus does provide a lot of difference.
Thank you for stoping by and sharing here today Joe!!
Great thoughts on focus. You mentioned some important things we should be focusing on.