Today is June 5th.
The picture above is my photo of the day - a sign.
Last month, I started participating in the "Photo a day" challenge with some friends and so that's where this photo comes into play. I didn't have to look too far for today's photo subject as this is my front yard. The only sign I actually like in the yard is the little white one in the back with the Bible verse on it.
I edited this photo with Instagram and posted it. This afternoon, I noticed a friend of mine happened to catch the play of focus I did with this photo. It's subtle so I wasn't sure it'd be noticeable, but I blurred the picture except for the white sign with the verse on it.
When I read her comment, the word "focus" just seemed to linger on my mind for the next few hours. I came home tonight, glanced over at these signs and thought of that word, focus. That's when it hit me - my life has been out of focus lately.
It's been over a month since my last post on here and even with that, it was only one post in the entire month! I've been slacking and out of focus.
I've also been struggling alot lately. Just seem to be struggling with life. Struggling with contentment. Struggling with trying to make decisions. Struggling with thoughts, fears, pride, insecurities and doubts.
Struggling.
God reminded me tonight that those struggles I've been trying to handle on my own are caused by allowing myself to be and remain out of focus.
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." Matthew 22:37
For the past month or so, I have not had my heart or soul focused on God and I surely know my mind has not been fixed on him. This feels like a very pivotal time in my life, too, a time in which I need to be solely focused on Him.
So that's my assignment from God this week. To try everyday to remain focused on Him. Let everything else in the world and in my life be blurred a bit, that's okay, He's controlling it all anyways. He wants to be the only thing I focus on.
"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" Micah 6:8
It's just you and me this week, God, You are my focus.
