Day 3: What are you focused on?
Matthew 6:33 “ But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
In the different seasons of life, our attention is drawn by our needs and wants. As a child, I wanted a BMX bike and that was all I was focused on. As a teenager, it was sports. As a young adult, I was seeking a lifelong relationship. What we focus on can bring us worry, stress, and anxiety until it is obtained or discontent when it is not. Such is the reality of human nature.
We can overcome these things when God changes our nature and the Holy Spirit takes up residence. Worry and anxiety lose their grip on you when you change your focus to the things that truly matter now and for eternity. Jesus says you have that ability when you “seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness”. These are enough to fill our lives with meaning, purpose, service, identity, and a deeper connection with the community of faith and God.
The old hymn tells us, ‘Turn your eyes upon Jesus’, reminds us that when we look into the face of Jesus our worries and anxieties ‘will grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace’. Jesus adds that those needs we worry about will be satisfied in Him.
Heavenly Father, thank you for bending down and hearing my prayer. You know what things I worry about and what you want from me. Lord, strip away my worry and help me to focus on you, your kingdom, and your righteousness. I want to find my satisfaction in you, in Jesus’ name amen.
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