A Focused Life

For thy loving kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. Psalm 26:3 (KJV)

What I choose to focus on and walk in makes all the difference in the world to how I will live out my Christian life on a day by day basis. My awareness and acknowledgement of God’s acts of love and kindness are what will keep me from despair when I face the difficulties and disappointments of life. Living my life according to His truth is necessary if I want to live a victorious, confident, and purposeful life. My heart grieves for anyone who is consumed by the dark reality of their life and has believed every lie the enemy has thrown at them.

Today’s verse had to be lived out by such people as David who lived with a threat on his life for years, Joseph who faced rejection and imprisonment, Ruth who faced the death of her husband and famine, Daniel who was given to the lions, the three Hebrew sons who were cast into a fiery furnace, Paul who faced beatings, imprisonment, and persecution, countless Christians who faced (and still face) persecution, torture, and death. No one comes forth as gold unless Psalm 26:3 becomes their mantra on a daily basis.

In order to flesh out this verse I must be willing to see the events, circumstances, and hardships of my life dim in comparison to God’s attentiveness and God’s truth. David said “He daily loads me with benefits.” Am I alert to them? I am told His Word is truth. Am I reading it to find the truth, claim the truth, and walk in the truth? If so, this is what it will look like.

Feelings of rejection will be met with “I will never leave you.” Heartache will be met with “He is the God of all comfort.” Financial difficulties will be met with “My God shall supply all your need.” Guilt will be met with “I have put all your sin behind my back.” There is not a single thing that can happen to me today that God’s Word does not have a response for. His kind acts abound and His truth stands. Whether or not that makes a difference to me is dependent upon what I do with it.

Father, for so long I failed to see Your involvement in my life and I failed to walk in truth. Thank you for giving me a new way to live my Christian life. Thank you for outshining any tragedy and exposing any lie the enemy would seek to use against me today. Amen.