Right now, I am reading a GREAT book with some ladies from my church: " What Happnes When Women Say Yes to God" and there's part of a chapter that really made me stop and re-read it and really want to apply it to my life. For those of you who have this book, its in Chapter 5 on page 85.
It says "When we focus our minds and fix our attention on Christ, He is magnified made bigger in our lives. When we focus our minds and fix our attention on life's obstacles, they will be wrongly magnified and made to appear larger than they really are. Our attention is like a magnifying glass- whatever we put our attention on becomes larger and more consuming of our time and energy. We desire to focus on Christ alone, but sometimes other things seem bigger, and so, without even realizing it, we shift our focus."
Galatians 5:17 addresses this:
"For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want."
I have in my hand the magnifying glass and I have the Holy Spirit in me from the top of my head to the tip of my toes AND so do you. I will pray that your magnifying glass is FROZEN on Christ.. please pray the same for me.
2 comments:
Great post. I am praying for you and your family. I think you for your prayers as well.
:-) Suzanne
Thanks for sharing!!! A great Truth to cling to constantly. "Lord, help us to keep our focus on You alone and not on anything else."
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