The
Incredible Power of Focus
by Cindy Trimm
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
"Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward,
and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest,
to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever."-Genesis 13:14-15
The
number one thing that stops people from getting what they want in life is the
lack of focus. The number one thing that keeps people in realizing their goals,
maximizing their potential, fulfilling their God-given assignments and purpose
is focus. Wherever you place your focus, the rest of your mind, talents,
abilities and emotions will follow.
Let
me give you an example of what I mean from the world of race car driving. As I
understand it, when new drivers are learning how to race, one of the very first
things they are taught is-what to focus on when they go into a spin. If they
try to avoid hitting the wall, they usually wind up hitting it. Why? Because
avoiding the wall means they have to focus on the wall. So, instead, they are
taught to focus on-where they want to go. In this way, they have a better
chance of avoiding the wall and successfully getting out of the spin.
Let
me give you another example. When I was a young girl, I studied ballet. When
pirouetting, I was trained to "spot" or focus on a particular
place/spot where we needed to end our spin (a pirouette is a 365° spin for
non-ballet enthusiasts). In both cases, focus is the key to success. Sometimes
our lives can spin out of control, like a race car driver and a ballerina in a
pirouette. It is the focus that gets us out.
People
who focus on what they want get exactly what they want. People who focus on
problems, hurdles, walls and obstacles will go through life with problems,
hurdles, walls and obstacles. It's not what's happening to you now or what has
happened to you in the past that determines who you become. Rather, it is your
focus upon it. It is the meaning and significance that you give to every
occurrence that determines its weight and effect upon your life.
Focus on Your Dreams, Goals
and Vision
Whatever
you focus on today, you give that thing permission to exist tomorrow. Focus on
your dreams, goals and vision. Focus on where you want to be, not where you
came from. Focus on what you expect to acquire and what you wish to do, and not
on what you do not have or what you have not done. Focus on your healing and
not your sickness. Focus on your deliverance and not your detrimental
situations. Focus on what remains and not what you have lost. Focus on wearing
that size 7 skinny jeans and not on how much weight you have gained.
Dream
about how different your life can be, then wake up and focus on making it
happen so that you can live the life of your dreams. Think about it only enough
to formulate a plan and then put feet to that plan and make it happen.
Contemplate it long enough so that your faith becomes the driving force of your
focus. Talk about it long enough so that you motivate yourself to act.
Focus
makes your faith unshakable. Focus eliminates distractions. Focus is quintessential
to discipline, which is always the precursor to success and prosperity. If you
do not expect to see something in your future, do not focus on it today. Train
your mind to focus on the positive, and you will always have positive outcomes.
I
want to encourage you with Philippians
4:7-8: And the
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise, think (focus) on these things.
Do
not allow the enemy to break your focus. Like God said to Abraham, "I say
to you, whatever you see, you will seize."
Dr. Cindy Trimm
Cindy Trimm International
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