Time To Focus

Writers block is real. I’ve been suffering from it for months now. Or so I thought. Truth is, I’ve just not taken the time to sit and write. 

I haven’t been able to FOCUS. That’s all I can attribute it to. I haven’t even been able to finish reading a book. It’s like a million tabs are open at one time. 

I went with my family to Fripp Island, SC for a few days after Christmas. I was forced to slow down and do nothing for a change. The ocean is my happy place. It always amazes me. The sounds and smells and the mysterious nature of it. I was able to dabble with another love, photography. I was able to crochet a little. I read a little of a book. I actually focused on some things that I loved. It took being intentional and being still. 

Each year at about this time for the past several years I’ve prayed about and waited for my One Word of the year. I knew my word on December 30, 2016. Without a doubt, my word for this year is FOCUS.

I need to focus on GOD. I need to focus on using the gifts HE has given me to further His kingdom. I need to make sure that I focus on things above. Then there are other things that I need to focus on. My husband. Fitness. Family. Missions. The little things. Seemingly ordinary things. The list goes on and on. 

I can overwhelm myself if I try to focus on more than one thing at a time. 
Is that even possible? Focusing on multiple things at once. No. It’s not. When you are shooting your camera and you center the subject and blur out the background, one thing is in focus. Am I right? What we focus on receives the most attention. And we can’t give our full attention to more than one thing at a time. 

Catching my drift yet?

What a word! FOCUS. It’s going to prove to be interesting. Especially for someone like myself with millions of browser tabs open at once. 

God sure knows what he’s doing. I do believe this is one way that he will get me back to my writing again. I’m looking forward to what God will do with this One Word that HE has given me for 2017.
fo·cus

ˈfōkəs/

noun

the center of interest or activity.

synonyms: center, focal point, central point, center of attention, hub, pivot, nucleus, heart, core, cornerstone, linchpin, cynosure”schools are a focus of community life”

an act of concentrating interest or activity on something.

synonyms: emphasis, accent, priority, attention, concentration 

verb
(of a person or their eyes) adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly.

 adjust the focus of (a telescope, camera, or other instrument).

  synonyms:

 bring into focus

pay particular attention to.

 concentrate.

 synonyms: concentrate on, center on, zero in on, zoom in on.

“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,” Philippians‬ ‭3:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians‬ ‭3:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Until Next Time, 

Heather