Losing Focus

              One of the things we need to overcome in a long fast is losing our focus. Whatever way we are participating in this “21 Days of Great Beginnings”, we must remember it is not about what we are giving up, but it is about taking time to seek God.

 It is so easy to put off spending time with the Lord.  So many things scream at us for attention. Try putting off those things for a few minutes, focus on the Lord and your relationship with Him; the other things will fall in place. 

    Psalm 127:1-2 puts it in perspective:

  Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
   the guards stand watch in vain.
In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—

    for he grants sleep to those he loves.

We can spend our time trying to do life on our own, even become a success according to worldly standards but be a miserable failure in life and the things that are important in life.  If that is where you are in your life, why not use this chance to change your life focus?

            Lord, keep me focused, give me clarity of thought for the things You are trying to reveal to me. Forgive my failures and my lack of focus, and set my eyes on You.