Focus
If I keep my eyes on God,
I won’t trip over my own feet. ~ Psalm 25:15 (MSG)
Be patient like those farmers and don’t give up. The Lord will soon be here! ~ James 5:8 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Stay focused on the Lord.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for giving me steady feet. I know that I just need to keep my eyes on you while I move along and everything will be alright. But I am so easily distracted. I want things. I want acceptance.
I want recognition. And instead of focusing on you, I focus on what I want. Help me to keep my eyes on you.
Shout out to me when you notice my focus drifting. I want to stay the course with you. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a freestyle biblical adaptation -- somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
