To tell you the truth, staying focused can be hard. At least for me, staying focused is something I have to work at. Sometimes I feel as though my mind is on overload, but with everything going on around me and you in the world, it isn’t difficult to understand why there is a lack of focus or the inability to pay attention at times.
However, I have learned and continue to refine my thoughts to focus on praying for guidance and for help when I am overwhelmed. God can provide wisdom when I ask for His guidance and His will in the time or place or even the attitude of better direction. He will also be a, “very present help in trouble…” These words are from the Bible in Psalm 46, verse 1, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (NIV)
Furthermore, relying on God’s strength assures my focus is on track. I can adjust my thoughts when I surrender my lack of focus or my racing thoughts to the God who loves me. He wants me to allow Him to take on my lack of focus, fears, doubts, anxieties, or burdens.
Finally, there is real peace, and a content heart full of joy when I give God my inabilities. I find I have an accomplishment that comes from His redirecting me to see what is really important. I am able to be present and engaged. My thoughts are clearer, as is my new focus. I love the way He sums it up in John 16:33, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (NIV)