Little blinking light

What's the little blinking light?
Focusing on 1 goal

Focus: noun.
- A central point.  The main thing.
- the focal point of a lens.

What is the focal point of your worldview right now?

I had such a cranky day.  But I felt very comfortable in being mad or irritated.  It was almost too easy I didn't think I needed to battle anything, nor did I have a desire to.  Because my feelings of anger or irritation were strong, so it would be harder to fight against those feelings and easier to just ride them.  But of course, I knew somewhere deep within me that I was not walking in the Spirit of God.  That little bit of truth in me was like the smoke detector light that blinks on your ceiling at night.  It's there but it's not very bothersome or loud.  But if you stare at it long enough, you'll begin focusing on it.

So I started to focus my eyes on that light of truth while I was feeling very comfortable just remaining as I was.  And it lead me to Philippians 2:3-4

Focus is to:
“Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭

Focus is to:
“...look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:4‬ ‭

Focus helps us achieve a goal, right?
My focus was me...yet God was reminding me that my focus was OFF.  In order to recalibrate my focus on my main goal, I needed to consider others as more important than myself.  And to be concerned about my interests as well as the interests of others.  That's when I could more clearly see that my bad attitude came from a focus on me, myself, and I.

“The Lord said to Samuel,
"How long are you going to...
(mourn for Saul),
since I have rejected him as king over Israel?
Fill your horn with oil and go.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected a king from his sons.”
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:1‬

I read this for sermon prep (cuz we are studying 1 Samuel) and this first verse just hit me.  How long am I gonna remain unhappy about something that happened?

This morning a ton of things just didn't go as planned, and happened differently, and I was stuck there.  And God asked me, like He asked Samuel, "how long are you gonna dwell on that?"

Basically, showing me that I had forgotten I live to do His will, and God is always having His way.  He's in every detail.  My response revealed my heart, and I was basically telling God I could do a better plan.  I'm just humbled and thankful that the small light kept blinking and led me back to an attitude that produces life instead of death in me.

Thanks for letting me share as a way of processing and solidifying what happened to me today.  I pray everyone gets back on track, focusing on our 1 goal:  glorifying God in being satisfied in  Him no matter what happens circumstantially or emotionally.

Love,
Jmegrey