FIX YOUR GAZE on things ABOVE

GOD is bigger! Bigger than your fear, bigger than your anxiety and doubts, bigger than your pain, bigger than your past, bigger than any of your hurts, bitterness or resentments.

The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love ME. I will protect those who trust in MY NAME! When they call on ME, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them MY salvation.” (Psalm 19:14-16)

I often find myself drowning in life’s hurts because Rather than calling upon the LORD, I try to heal myself.

All I need to do is trust in the LORD, with all my heart and soul… and HE rescues me because HE is bigger! Amen 🙏

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FIX YOUR GAZE on things ABOVE

2/22/2019

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I am easily distracted. My eyes and ears focus on just about everything around me. This can be a curse but it can be a blessing.

Focus on the LORD, I am told!
Riddle me this: if I have trouble with concentration- how on earth do I focus wholly on the LORD!
The joke of "oh look a butterfly" is not a joke for me. It is a reality!
So, what is the blessing you say? It is this.

Because I tend to hone in on everything around me, I also tend to catch things others may not. This is a good thing. It has helped me many times.
The curse although obvious - has me often left in the dust, reeling from the mistakes I have made by juggling too many balls at once.
How on earth do I overcome?

Well, Proverb 4:25-27 says: "Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil."

We all know the story about Peter stepping out of the boat, walking towards JESUS on top of the water! As soon as he looked about and realized "whoa" and his gaze fell from JESUS; plop he went under the water!

I made many mistakes. Had I kept my gaze on CHRIST; and not rush to get everything done- perhaps these tasks would have had a different outcome.
I may be able to handle many tasks at once. I can be a wonderful juggler. However, as soon as I take my eyes off of the LORD and the tiniest overwhelm enters, I drop! The balls come tumbling down. Hitting me in the head one by one!
I can do all things, through CHRIST, the perfecter of my faith! However, my eyes must be upon HIM!

FATHER, help! I want to keep YOU in front of me always! I want YOU to be my first and largest distraction. HELP me LORD to keep my focus on YOU first and order each and every one of my steps! Quiet the noise, oh GOD that seems to surround me; literal and the thoughts and the lies that flow around me- protect me FATHER- and forgive me LORD- I want to do better for YOU! In the most beautiful serene name of my SAVIOR, CHRIST- amen
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I am Deni, short for Denise. I grew up in a Jewish home, in a Jewish neighborhood and a Jewish family. In 3rd grade we moved. We moved to a mostly non-Jewish area.... that is where JESUS found me. I say found me because I yet had not acknowledged it, but would find out later.......by grace, HE HELD ME ALL ALONG, just a lil Jewish girl from Philly.

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