Keep Your Focus

1 Kings 11:9-10: ⁹ The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. ¹⁰ Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.

There's a lot of things daily, that can easily distract us. A lot of them are just subtle things, that

you don't realize affect you, but they can be things that can plant something in your heart and mind that can be detrimental. Whether it be a relationships with people, or just things in general, there's an effect. They consume our time, our thoughts, our efforts, and they can make us lose focus of what's important. A small example, sometimes I can be praying or something, and my mind wanders off to something else, that has been pressing on my mind. The scale can vary on what these things are, but it's these things, when they are left unidentified or not addressed, they can turn our hearts away from God. It could be a gradual progression, like it was with Solomon, but nonetheless it can happen. Each day, I encourage all of us to be conscious of your surroundings, the people in your life, and the things that dominate your thoughts. Take account of these things, and see if they're are shifting your focus from God.