This picture is one of my favorite’s and I love having it in my home! Peter showed amazing Faith as he stepped out onto the water and began walking towards the Savior. But soon his faith turned to fear and he lost his Focus and began to sink. This picture is a constant reminder to me to keep my focus on those things that really matter!
I spent a lot of years focussing more on what people thought of me, my mistakes, my obstacles and struggles. I constantly made comparisons with others always coming up short. Being a victim of abuse does a lot of damage to ones sense of self. It also brings with it feelings of shame and guilt. I could write a book on the thousands of negative thoughts that have gone through my head during the past fifty plus years. Certainly not a good place to have your main focus. But that’s where I lived a lot of the time and I deeply sympathize with anyone who knows what that feels like. I did enjoy being a wife and mother but those negative thoughts and feelings were always in my head. Home was where I felt the best!
The very beginning of changing my Focus was when my church leader asked me to write down ten positive things each day. He told me he didn’t care how many negative things I wrote as long as I wrote ten positive things or ten things I was grateful for. In the beginning it was very difficult for me. It helped me to see just how negative my focus really was. It became easier to write the positive things as time went on. I did this for over a year. Another thing my church leader asked me to do was to memorize some scriptures and repeat them to him. I enjoyed doing that and it really did help my Focus to change.
We all have difficult experiences and challenges in our lives. They will come to everyone. The adversary will do everything in his power to throw us off course….losing our Focus on things of importance! I know that as my main Focus is on Christ and striving to live as He did, that the adversary has no power to pull me down. I can’t say that I am 100% where I want to be but I am getting there little by little. My Focus has changed drastically these past few years. I know that I have worth as a daughter of God. I feel more joy than I have ever felt before! My Fear has turned to Faith! I still have challenges, but I know that I can handle them if I keep my Focus on My Savior. He will give me the strength I need.
I hope and pray that something I have shared will help someone out there somewhere. You might also want to read my post ‘Cleaning Out The Closet.’ Comments welcome on Fb or at ctr75@comcast.net.
Focus On The Good Things In Life. We Are Truly Blessed To Be A Part Of Our Heavenly Father’s Plan!