In today’s world – in the culture we live in – we often lose focus of what a Holy God can do in our lives! We trade that for what we CAN see, feel taste and hear instead. Many times we are focused on the things we see daily instead of focusing on the Promises of God.
Today’s culture says:
You are in need of change
You need psychic help to see the future
You may need this drug to sleep
You may need this drug to wake up
You need this to give you energy
You need this to keep up with technology
We are being driven by what can fix us temporarily instead of looking to the Lord for a permanent fix for our problems and circumstances.
God says the following: I John 2:6 “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.” This requires us to ‘Refocus our focus’ in this life…focusing on Jesus and walking like He walked - letting the chains of this life fall away.
Jesus Christ was Counter-Cultural! He was focused! He did the opposite of what people did…he walked where others would not normally walk. He believed in who He was! He knew the Word and lived by it! – He quoted it all the time…He focused on His mission not the daily circumstances and problems.
God WANTS to shine in us just like He did in Jesus! We have the same Spirit living in us that Jesus did!
Our focus needs to be brought back to what God can do through us instead of what we can do on our own…
The Bible says in Ephesians 3:19-20 that God’s love for us is immeasurable! That with His power we are unstoppable…why aren’t we believing that? We are not focused…
The Word of God holds the key for the believer!
Romans 8:35, 37-39 says: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
If ever there was a time in all of creation to be who Christ has called us to be…it is now!
God WANTS us to shine for Him!
He WANTS to grow our faith!
He WANTS to show us victory!
You may say – how can I do that – how can I refocus my focus on what God wants in my life?
Here is a three part formula found in the Word of God:
John 1:12 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
© Receive – Receive into your heart the promise of God and let it change you…obviously the culture is not going to change us!
© Believe – Believe that God CAN and WILL do a work in you! Begin to read the Instruction Manual and believe what it says about you!
© Become – Become who God says you are in this life! He tells us we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS – overcomers in this life! It is a work in progress and it takes time, effort and lots of Christ’s love to do it!
Walk like Jesus walked – not like man walks…Jesus will begin to use you in ways that you CANNOT MEASURE! Staying focused on Jesus can heal us, motivate us, cause us to conquer mountains in our life and bring us peace.
God will take the worst thing in you and make it the best thing in you – if you are willing to let go of what the world tries to label you as and begin to believe the Holy Promise of God - to focus on Him.
Refocus your focus…don’t wait! Take this formula and apply it to your life! Receive + Believe = Become…
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