Focus on God

Focus On God-Because of all the time at my disposal,one of the biggest
challenges in my day-to-day life is keeping my focus on God. Yet, if I don't, I
am sure to end up depressed and feeling sorry for myself. These are things I
do to keep my attention where it should be.

The most obvious one is that I read the Bible. LOTS. From the time I get up
(around 7:30) until breakfast(between 9 and 9:30), I spend most of my time
doing my daily Bible reading plus other Bible reading. After breakfast, once
I have finished whatever writing I want to, I will frequently go on the
internet and look up and read scriptures pertaining to different topics.
Like encouragement, hope, peace, courage, etc. I do the same in the evening
while I am watching tv. During the intermission of whatever game I am
watching, I like to look up and read scriptures on a certain topic. One day
a week, Wednesday, I have what I call my "healing day". After breakfast,
instead of writing, I spend the morning looking up and reading scriptures on
healing, both in general and for the cancer. Oh, and then there are times
when, while doing something else on my computer, I just start to feel
restless and agitated. Then I read the Bible to calm myself down. So, as you
can see, a significant part of my day-to-day existence is spent reading the
Bible.

I also spend a lot of time praying. While I set aside a specific time, just
before I go to sleep, to primarily pray for others, I simply talk, in my
mind, to God all day. When I can't sleep, during the night as well. It may
not be formal but it is still talking to God so it is still prayer. Much of
the time, there is no human around for me to talk to so it is comforting to
know that I always have God around to talk to.

My music also helps to keep my focus on God. Especially in the afternoons when I have to rest in bed and can't use my computer. After a morning on my computer, I am tired so I often just lie in bed with my  eyes closed and listen to the lyrics. Because almost all of my music is Christian, it definitely keeps my focus on God. Sometimes, when an instrumental song is playing, in my mind, I make up my own lyrics to go with the tune. Occasionally, when my energy level is higher, I try to sing along to the songs.

Of course, making myself to start praising God when I don't feel like it is a good way to keep my focus on God. This is especially true when I feel myself starting to get agitated and discouraged. It also helps keep my focus on God if I make a point of praising Him during the mundane times. Like when I am having a bath or eating a meal.

Unfortunately, this doesn't happen often but,when I do have the opportunity to converse about God with a friend, it is an excellent way to keep my focus on God.

Then there are the mind games that I play with myself. In a previous blog, I mentioned my God ABCs. Other mind games I play are trying to think of scriptures from different books of the Bible, especially the Psalms. This is something I often do in the middle of the night when I can't sleep. It helps to keep my focus on God, helps to pass time and keeps me calm when I can't sleep. Unfortunately, though, I don't do it all the time. During the afternoons. I sometimes try to think scriptures that match the song that I am listening to.

One final way I have to keep my focus on God is by writing these blogs. Because they are primarily about God and my relationship with Him and they take a fair bit of time to write , that is a good chunk of time on Saturday and Tuesday that it is easy to keep my focus on God.

That is what I do to keep my focus on God. I was thinking, though, that it is probably as big a challenge for Christians who are "out there" as well. Only their problem is the opposite of mine. Not enough time as opposed to too much time.