Quotes About Focus

Always looking toward the next moment, the next month, the next event, rarely allowing myself the privilege of fully participating and embracing the happenings that were right before me for that day.

Praying with precision is key.

fervently—because fervent prayer keeps your true identity in focus.

Ministry is when you point out Jesus - nothing more and nothing less.

If I were your enemy, I'd disguise myself and manipulate your perspectives so that you'd focus on the wrong culprit—your husband, your friend, your hurt, your finances, anything or anyone except me. Because when you zero in on the most convenient, obvious places to strike back against

Elisabeth Elliot, has said, "One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was, 'Do the next thing.'" Instead of getting all hung up on looking for the grand scope of God's will for your life, just do what He's called you to do right now. That's all that really matters. Now.

Don't do nothing, just because you can't do everything. pg. 144

Praying with precision is key. When we pray about the places where we seriously suspect the enemy is at work—that's how we keep our prayers focused, not only on particular situations but on biblical truths that are consistent with maintaining victory in the midst of them.

Praise: Thank Him for reigning in power and supplying you with the weapons of victory. Repentance: Admit where you've been angry and distracted, fighting all the wrong people. Asking: Ask for courage, for discernment, for patience, for diligence, for laser-like focus. Yes: Because the Lord is with you, and He will fight the real enemy through you.

Strategy 2—Against Your Focus He disguises himself and manipulates your perspective so you end up focusing on the wrong culprit, directing your weapons at the wrong enemy (2 Cor. 11:14).

Run the race not only with endurance and diligence, but also with careful, watchful submission to His Word.

Gentlemen you had my curiosity ... but now you have my attention.

Something stopped me in school a little bit. Anything that I'm not interested in, I can't even feign interest.

When we are in the grip of lust, the reality of God fades.

to observe a thing always is to observe a thing not at all.

Watch. I'm going to make you read the next sentence. THE NEXT SENTENCE.

Bending to her task, she picked up the pen, dipped it into the inkwell, and feverishly began to write again.

As C. S. Lewis put it, "Aim at heaven and you will get the earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?

Don't play his game. Play yours.

Turn down the porn soundtrack! Trying to concentrate here!-Shane

Myrnin:I could murder a cheeseburger right now Oliver:focus ya fool

Jason: I'm all for hobbies, but you think this is the time for origami? Whatcha making, a crane?

Better to run toward something than run from something.