Fix Your Gaze

 Do you have a tendency to focus on the good or bad in life? When things don’t go your way, do you allow that to hold you down, or use it to propel you forward?  In every situation in life, we determine whether what happens limits us or promotes us based on what we choose to focus on. Ask yourself today, “Where is my focus?” Are you choosing to focus on the struggle, hurt, and pain, or are you choosing to see the hidden blessings, the opportunities for growth, and the strengthening of character in your circumstances?
  As the saying goes, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”  I’ve  always hated that statement, but it is so true. When things seem to keep piling up and getting worse, remember first and foremost that God knows everything you are going through, and nothing is out of His control. You can trust that He will not leave you alone.
  Choose to fix your eyes on the truth today. Proverbs 4:25 says, “Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you.”  You have to choose to look ahead, rather than to keep looking back at the pain in your past or around you at the frustrations in your present.  Push forward knowing that your future is better than your past; your successes will outweigh your failures; and you are made for greatness. Obstacles and setbacks are not meant to stop you, but rather to give you a step up to the next level. Hold tight to your faith, set your eyes on the top, and let’s climb this mountain together. I can’t wait to see you succeed!

~K.W.