What is your focus on?

It has been said that what you focus on, is what you see.  At a conference I attended, we watched a video and were instructed to count how many times a group of students who were wearing white shirts, passed a basketball.  I purposely looked only at the team who had white shirts.  When the video was over, the instructor asked what we thought of the gorilla. "What Gorilla?", I thought. The video was played again and right there in the middle of the video, a gorilla walked through the group of students. 

Because I was focused on the team in white shirts, I only saw them. 

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. Hebrews 3:1

Isn't it that way in our spiritual lives as well?  

What we focus on is what we see! We have a choice to focus on Jesus or to focus on other things. When we only see the problem we can't see the solution.

We can focus on;

money

stress

people

sickness

nervousness

loss

anger

success

Or

We can put our focus on Jesus

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 I have listed just the ABC's of who Jesus is

Jesus Christ is... Advocate (1 John 2:1)
Jesus Christ is... Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18)
Jesus Christ is... Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13)
Jesus Christ is... Amen (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is... Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1)
Jesus Christ is... Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins (1 John 2:2)
Jesus Christ is... Author of Life (Acts 3:15)
Jesus Christ is... Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2)
Jesus Christ is... Author of Salvation (Heb. 2:10)
Jesus Christ is... Beginning and End (Rev. 22:13)
Jesus Christ is... Blessed and only Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15)
Jesus Christ is... .Bread of God (John 6:33)
Jesus Christ is... Bread of Life (John 6:35; 6:48)
Jesus Christ is... Bridegroom (Mt. 9:15)
Jesus Christ is... Capstone (Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:7)
Jesus Christ is... Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is... Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)
Jesus Christ is... Christ (1 John 2:22)
Jesus Christ is... Creator (John 1:3)

To read more about the names of Jesus click here

You have a choice today on where your focus will be. 

Father, it is so easy to take my eyes off of you. Help me to remember that you have a plan and that you are able to do more than I could ever imagine. I am choosing to put my focus on you and not on other things.