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Quick Word: You Are What You Focus On

They say, "you are what you eat." I say, "you are what you prioritise."

 I've been spending a lot of time focusing on my problems lately; the things that irritate me; the things that are wrong; the things that need to change. While I wouldn't advise squashing your problems (no matter how illegitimate you think they are) and pretending everything is fine, it's important not to be consumed by them - something I am quite the expert at.

 All focusing on everything that's wrong in your life does is it makes you forget the big picture - lose track of what's really important. I believe it's a tool the devil has used many times on me to make me forget why I'm really here on Earth: to be an extension of God - every day. I am here to care and love; I am here to show people there is another Way to joy in life; I am here so that people will know the truth that God is their beginning, middle and end; their breath, life and very being.
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 Anything (or anyone) that starts to take the focus away from that is an idol and needs to be put back in its place - somewhere waaay down the list!

 Acknowledge your problems, tell God what you really want/how you really feel, don't pretend to be fine - but don't let whatever you're going through take over you so completely that you forget your life is not about you.

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