FOCUS :)

Phil. 4:8 ¶ Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. MSG

At any given moment, you can choose to pay attention to what's present or what's missing, what's working or what's broken, what you achieve or what you messed up, what's available or what's unavailable, what's possible or what's impossible, and what excites you or what frightens you. And, in so doing, you will win or lose the battle for you mind. 

 

In a nutshell, whatever you dwell upon becomes increasingly imprinted in and on your mind. What you focus on will determine how you feel, and preform today! It is all about the power of "attention". 

 

Here's how it works: the more you emphasize your good health with both your silent thoughts and your public speech, the healthier you feel. The more you stay mindful of the positive qualities in your spouse, the closer and stronger your relationship will become. The more attention you give your kids, the more influence you will have in their lives. The more you mull over God's promises, the greater your spiritual convictions will become. 

 

The opposite is true the more you mentally replay a particular injustice, the more frustrated you will become. If you constantly replay mental movies of what is broken, you will notice more of what is broken. 

 

If your emotional life today is not where you ultimately want it to be, then your top priority should be shifting your attention to your blessings, to your strengths, and to the aspects of your life that are working. Although most people are not automatically positive, neither are we hopelessly negative. Our lives tend to imitate the thoughts that we entertain most consistently. The very clear corollary of this is that we feel what we dwell upon. Our focus determines our feelings. This is the power of the principle that is found in Phil. 4:8.

 

MY FOCUS DETERMINES MY FEELING! MY FEELING IMPACTS MY DAY!