If you were asked…”what is the focus of your day”, what would you say? Is your focus to look the prettiest, to be popular, to make good grades, to be the best athlete? God’s word says to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given onto you.”(Mathew 6:33).God wants your focus to be on Him and His way of doing things. He promises as you do this, he will give you the desires of your heart.
It’s a new year, a time to think about the year ahead and all the opportunities it holds for you. Be challenged this year to put the temptation to focus on ‘yourself’ and ‘your needs’ aside, and instead, direct your focus on God and the things that are dear to His heart.
Focus on the needs of those around you. There are people at your school and in your neighborhood who do not know the love of Jesus. How might you demonstrate God’s love to those around you? Perhaps you can be a friend to someone who is not so popular, perhaps you can help someone in need, volunteer to babysit for a mom who needs a few hours to herself. Look for opportunities to serve others and by doing so you will be demonstrating God’s love in practical ways.
Ask God to help you be more sensitive to the needs of others this year. Ask God to give you the boldness and the desire to serve others and not just focus all your attention on YOU! As you seek to help others, you are “being about the Fathers’ business” and this pleases God. As you focus on others you are giving God opportunity to work in your life and in your behalf. God knows what is best for you and how to bring that to pass in your life. As you focus on God he will focus His love and attention on YOU!
