Focus. How often do you focus on what you’re focused on? What we focus on can have wide-reaching implications to our lives from relationships, finances, and careers. What you choose to focus on directs the trajectory of your life. The decisions you make, the things you consume, and what you participate in are all influenced by your focus.
Read More“Don’t make a decision until you have prayed, then pray more. It will come in God’s timing. Are you sure it is God’s will for you? Wait on God, don’t force it.” In the church, when someone or the organization is unsure of making a decision, these and other phrases get thrown. If you are truly following after Christ and pursuing the plan that God has for your life, you will find yourself faced with moments of uncertainty, moments where you don’t know exactly what to do. These moments are ones where time, money, and other commitments are not always fully clear. It could be related to a new job opportunity, starting a new relationship, moving somewhere else, or choosing exactly what to focus on. If you try and seek counsel you will often hear these buzzword phrases, which are said with sincerity and are well intentioned, but often only provide a false sense of time, which can lead to a false sense of security.
Read MoreTen years is a long time to do anything on a consistent basis. Whether it is ten years in a specific field of work, at one work place, coaching a team, writing a book, or building a house, ten years is a significant amount of time to do something. This past fall marked, in my life, ten years of involvement in church ministry, specifically with the responsibility of teaching the Bible and discipleship.
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