About a month ago, might have been longer but who remembers, I decided that I needed to renew my focus and commitment to God's plan for my life. I was getting frustrated with things that were going, or not going, on in my life. I want to find contentment and joy in the situations God sends my way - furthermore I want to actively pursue the things of God more than I have in the past. I truly want to seek to bring glory to God in all things I do. I want to love those that others love to hate. I want to emulate the characteristics of Jesus. It is so hard; but this is my desire and my ongoing quest.
As for these 'things' that are not present in my life - a girlfriend. There is nothing wrong with being single, but when I am surrounded by friends who are getting married in the near future or who are in long-term committed relationships the pressure and the loneliness easily creep up on you. I find myself preoccupied with thoughts of "who could potentially be a date?" That is when the problems begin to arise. It takes my focus away from God and his plan for me - which clearly, right now, does not include me having a girlfriend. As I am writing this I have an idea, I will play this out as if I were fasting, whenever I start to think about being lonely and not having a girlfriend I will open my Bible and read God's word. For some reason as I write this Hebrews 4:12 comes to mind,
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
This process of refocusing my life has not been a perfect one. The need for perfection when out the window when Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead. I have tripped and I have fallen; but I am trying. I have God's word to guide me as well as friends that he has put in to my life. I'll end with this quote,
"...where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go."
- Peter McWilliams
- Peter McWilliams
- J.Van
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