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Focus H.E.R.
Me
Can you focus on me?
Baby, can you focus on me?
Babe
Hands in the soap
Have the faucet's running and I keep looking at you
Stuck on your phone and you're stuck in your zone
You don't have a clue
But I don't wanna give up
Baby, I just want you to get up
Lately I've been a little fed up
Wish you would just focus on
Me
Can you focus on me?
Baby, can you focus on me?
Me, me
Can you focus on me?
Baby, can you focus on me?
proverbs 8 1
We exist in a culture enamored by distractions.
We cannot see that we are citizens of heaven because priority belongs to being citizens of the U.S.A.
We cannot hear wisdom because the chimes of our texts and emails.
We cannot understand the word of God because we are in a frenzy caused by fear of current events!
If we’re being honest with ourselves our focus is a off!
God tells us through the apostle Paul in the epistle about how our minds ought to work.
And what exactly we should be focused on.
As Paul is at the end of this epistle he addresses a situation between two Christians who are at odds with each other.
They both agree on Christ but they still beef!
And that is not a very productive environment when trying to spread the Gospel.
Let us read the text in its entirety.
The Focus Breaker 4:2-3
Euodia (yū ōʹ dĭ ȧ)- name that meant pleasant fragrance.
Syntyche (Sĭnʹ tĭ kē) - name that meant pleasant acquaintance.
Both names had a meaning that pointed towards being pleasant and yet neither of them could be pleasant towards each other.
It is very similar to how we are as Christians today.
Wearing the name of the anointed one.
Being representatives of God and yet we allow external things like politics, traditions, and race separate us!
We are teammates!
loyal companion (yokesman)
Sitting by in silence while others falter is not OK.
Being silent because it is not your business is not OK
Witnessing and silently seeing sin is not OK
These two were supposed to be about kingdom business yet they were at odds with each other.
Many things in life can break our focus.
We face physical focus breakers, mental focus breakers, relationship focus breakers.
They are akin to how when you perfect the perfect combo in a fighting game and then your opponent breaks it at the very end!
Focus breakers come all of a sudden, when you least expect them.
And most often when you THINK you are untouchable!
Paul’s Powerful Prescription 4:4-7
phil 4
Rejoice- to enjoy a state of happiness and well-being
Inner joy
Not based on outside circumstance
Controlled by you and your relationship with Jesus
Gentleness- Forebearing, yielding, gentle, kind, courteous, tolerant)
TO EVERYONE!
The Lord is near!
Paul is saying there is no time to insist on your way!
We have to be about THE WAY!
Worry or Anxious- The word anxious is a pulling apart of self.
It is your THINKING (HEART) and your FEELING (FEAR) pulling in opposite directions!
The word anxious is a pulling apart of self.
Wrong thinking can lead you in all kinds of bad places
headaches, neck pains, ulcers, back pains.
Affects our thinking, our digestion, and coordination.
Prayer- Requests to God in adoration.
Describes a believer’s approach to God.
This is what we do first when faced with trials.
Acknowledge God FIRST!
Supplication- That which is asked based on urgent need.
“I need an answer to a specific need!”
These are the 911 prayers.
“God I know that I may believe that there are faster options but I need you to act now!”
Thanksgiving- To express gratitude for benefits or blessings.
It is an attitude of heart which should always accompany one’s prayers.
Saying thank you for what you asked for before you get it!
That’s some faith talk there!
Peace of God- inner tranquility.
Tranquil- Free from agitation of mind or spirit.
surpasses all understanding- It is beyond our capability to understand BUT...
It will guard- “to protect or garrison by guarding.
Soldiers on watch protecting a base don’t wait until the enemies enter the protected area to do something about it.
They keep the bad things from entering.
Hearts & Minds= EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS!
I remember as a child I was afraid of my shadow!
We had two bathrooms one had a bathtub and a sink and the other had a toilet and a sink.
And When I would have to take a bath I would look out the door and all I saw was this big ugly water heater with fire at the bottom!
Being in this huge blue tub was terrifying!
And then I would also have to take out the garbage from the kitchen to the giant dumpster in the alley!
And when those times came all I could think about was Freddy Krueger coming down the alley with his arms stretched wide and running after me.
I had a talk with my dad and he told me that all I had to do when I was scare was sing Gospel songs and I would be OK.
And I promise you every time I felt fear, even when I knew there was no such thing as Freddy and that the water heater wouldn’t release a ghost, I would sing Gospel songs and it was as if my FEAR would disappear!
I BELIEVED that with the chance these things WERE real, GOD is too!
So I know He’s got my back!
This prescription of Paul involves Prayer, Supplication, & Thanksgiving!
With this God WILL guard your heart!
Fundamental Focus 4:8
True- pertaining to being in accordance with historical fact.
(Imaginary, never happened, out of our control)- THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!
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