How to Focus

Deut 15–16 I am sure you have had a similar experience while reading. Your mind is taking in all of the words, and then without warning, a verse jumps off the page, and you stop. For example, in chapters 15 and 16, the word “remember” is one of those words. It reminds us to do just that because we are a people who often forget. Moses told the Israelites to remember for the rest of their lives their delivery from bondage. Remember, you were a slave but now are free. For the NT believer, remember when you were enslaved to sin, but now because of Jesus Christ, you are free. But, because we are a people that often forget we need triggers to help us. For instance:

Ps. 40:5 many are the wonders which thou hast done & thy thoughts toward me, there is none to compare with God, if I were to declare & speak of them they would be too numerous to .count

 Ps. 139:17 how precious also are thy thoughts to me O God, how fast is the sum of them.

Is. 55:9 thank you God your thoughts are higher than my thoughts.

Jer. 29:11 you know the plans you determined in eternity past for me!

 The enemy has his deadly d’s that drop from his lips like snake oil but great are God’s Words that are like honey. Resist the devil’s plan to insert his deadly d’s into your life (discouragement, dismay, and others) Don’t give him a foothold.