For the next few weeks, we want to look at an important topic “how to Focus our life”. Being focused helps us to achieve the things God called us to do, so it’s really important to step into that. But it’s not easy with everything that always goes on. Last week we talked about being accountable and how it helps you to move forward. This week we want to talk about distractions.

One of the main reasons we have a hard time focusing is distractions. When we work on focusing on something you can be sure that some distractions will come in. It might be checking your Facebook or it might be a game on your phone. And the next time we check a long time has passed. But not just that now we have a hard time getting back to what we were planning on doing. But that is why it is key to learn how to deal with distractions.

One example is Jesus on his 40-day journey into the desert. He went out there to spend time with his father to get ready for his ministry and to stay focused on what his father called him to do. But then the devil comes along and tries to distract him and tempt him with different lies and temptations. What does Jesus do? He counteracts each one of them with scripture till the devil flees.

So distractions are normal and they will come but we have to fight them. So if you notice that Facebook or anything else on the internet takes your focus away from the things you want to do, then shut off your phone or another device while you focus on your project. If it is on the computer maybe put a filter in place that only allows you to go to certain sites related to what you do. Ask God for tips on how to get away from distractions. He might give you tips directly or uses people to speak to you. But then you have to take the action steps. As less you are distracted as more you are focused and as better you get to the things you want to go!

So start right now!!

Hey our friend

We hope you had a wonderful week!! We left Germany for a vacation. We don’t use the computer during that times so we prewrote some blogs for this time as well. Please pray for San Francisco while we are gone that people experience more the love of God and start understanding the meaning of the gospel for their life.

So don’t forget this week to get rid of distractions!

God bless you

Markus and Jen