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Take a moment to Focus about your current situation. Are you committed to something? (A relationship? Your job or business?) or are you struggling with change, especially during this CONVID-19? one reason may be your unwillingness to accept and commit to it. So, during these times change has rocked your world, think about making a commitment to it and be focused, determined, action-oriented, and passionate.(1 Peter 1:13).Create expectations. Think just like Christ would. And make sacrifices. Doing so may make all the difference for you.
During this lockdown, I know we might have been forced by circumstances to think about how unhappy we are about one thing or another. Here’s a secret: the only person capable of changing your life for the better is you. You are the only person who can trust God again after all what has happened, talk to your partner or open your own business. So why don’t you?
FOCUS IS KEY
If you don’t act, your dreams will die in your mind. When you make a decision, commit yourself to it by taking the first step toward it right then and there. Otherwise, during this lockdown, you might get caught up in the 87 other things you need to do and you won’t make any headway.
Are you focusing in your prayer life? Is focusing on the Lord a struggle for you? Is there something holding you back from the Lord? Do you remember the times when you used to be on fire for God? Do you remember the days when you looked forward to worshiping the Lord? Are you easily distracted in worship?
Are you losing the fight that you once had and if so are you willing to fight for God? If you don’t fight for more of Him you’re going to lose Him. Once you start losing the presence of God you have to fight. It’s time to make war!
Take some form of action that will move you in the direction you want to go. Start praying regularly again. Start thinking about what you want your career to look like. Maybe you need to take a class or read a book to start learning new tactics to improve at your job or business. The smallest of changes can lead to big results if you follow through with them.
I think most of us agree in principle with this understanding of worship. However, some of Christ’s followers disagree, as illustrated by daily practices and perspectives. Let me explain.
I know Christian friends who have stopped attending certain churches because they did not prefer the selection of songs or the flow of the worship service. Our culture has conditioned us to expect complete control of activities based on our personal preferences.
We set up play lists on our electronic music devices. We customize our personal preferences in music on internet and satellite music stations. If we don’t like a particular song, we simply hit the thumbs-down icon; it will never play on our device again. Therefore, some believers seek communities of faith that exclusively sing songs from their personal play lists or worship exactly as they wish.
Brethren due to CONVID-19 whether you wanted what changed to happen or not, the change has occurred, so you should be committed to it; you should be dedicated; making things work for the best because of your focus. When you make a commitment to or for something, you must put time and energy into making sure that you will succeed in making things work out for the best. Commitment is where you tell yourself “failure is not an option”. Even during this lockdown.
Remain ever blessed
Pastor Nathaniel
