Stay Focused on your Dream

 

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is unclouded, your whole body will be full of light. Matt.6:22 (GWT)

 

Many believers underestimate the importance of certain abilities, and by so doing, tend to miss out on a whole lot. One of those abilities that is often underestimated is Focus. The ability to focus is a very powerful thing, unfortunately, not everyone has got it. There are certain abilities that you don’t even have to be born with, you can develop yourself, until you have complete mastery, and Focus is one of such.

 

Our text says if your eye is unclouded, that is another way of saying if you are focused. There are too many people who are focused more on what others are doing than on what they should be doing, this is a wrong type of focus. Whether you are in an employment, in business, or in ministry, you must stay focused on the dream that God has placed in your heart, and do all that you can to achieve it. Don’t be the type of person who knows more about what others are doing to achieve their dream, than what you should be doing to achieve yours, that is a clear lack of focus and dedication to yourself and your dream.

 

Jesus was thoroughly focused on His dream, and nothing could distract Him from it. All the attempts to get Him distracted with things that seemed legitimate, but were not part of His purpose, did not sway Him. He clearly maintained that singular dream of dying for humanity until it was accomplished. In the same way, there will be many things seeking to distract you from your dream, but you must stay focused. 

 

Sometimes, the most difficult part of staying focused on your dream is when it seems like you aren’t even making any progress at all. Worse still, is when you look at your peers or colleagues, and they all seem to be moving ahead so fast. Sometimes this could lead to very troubling thoughts and self-doubt, but be rest assured that this is just a phase of the journey. If you will stay focused and dedicated to your dream, things will soon take a positive turn for good.

 

Now, there is a category of people who are worse off than those who aren’t focused, they are those who are simply trying to kill other people’s dream. When you turn your focus on killing the dreams of others, you will completely lose sight of your own dream, and in the end misery and sorrow will follow. You may not like someone’s dream for whatsoever reason, but you must never attempt to kill it as did Joseph’s brothers, rather you must seek to encourage others, and support them the best you can to reach their dreams. If you will sow the seed of kindness in helping someone reach their dream, you will also reap the rewards in due season.

 

I know you want to succeed in this life, so I encourage you to develop the ability to stay focused on your dream regardless of what comes at you. There will be challenges, there will be distractions, there will be need to throw yourself into your work as a diligent workman, and there will be difficult choices to make, but at the end of it all lies the fulfillment and that knowing that you have given your best, and God has crowned it with great success.

 

 

Shalom!