What You Focus On Multiplies in Your Life

I recently had to get a new truck. Not brand new, but new to me. I was very excited since it was an upgrade to my previous truck.

My dad gave me a ride to pick up the truck. As he was looking it over, I said, “I haven’t seen any of these trucks around, have you?”

“No, I haven’t,” he replied, probably wondering whether I got a good deal or not.

I paid the guy and left the dealership happy with my purchase. A few weeks later, my dad and I were talking on the phone.

“Man, those trucks are everywhere,” he said. “I didn’t realize it, but there’s a lot of those trucks around.”

“I’ve been seeing them everywhere too now,” I replied.

It’s funny how we never notice things until we begin to get our minds on them more and more. We never noticed those trucks before. But once we got our minds on that truck and paid attention to it, we began to see them everywhere. We began to notice them more and more.

Where Is Your Focus?

This made me think about something important. If we have our minds on the enemy, we will notice the enemy more and more. We will see the works of the enemy everywhere we look.

But if we instead begin to get our minds on God, we will begin to see Him more. We begin to see what God is doing in our lives.

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

— Philippians 4:8

Have you ever worked around someone who constantly complains? They complain about work, complain about their spouse, complain about friends, or complain about anything and everything.

Now think about the opposite. Have you ever been around someone who is filled with joy?

The difference is where they put their focus. One focuses on problems, the other on blessings.

“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

— Colossians 3:2

Change Your Focus, Change Your Life

Just like with those trucks that suddenly appeared everywhere once I bought one, what we focus on multiplies in our awareness.

If we focus on God’s goodness, we’ll start seeing His hand at work everywhere. If we focus on problems, we’ll find problems everywhere we look.

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

— Proverbs 23:7

A Simple Challenge

So today, I challenge you: Where will you set your focus? Will you look for the negative… or for God’s blessings?

When we train our eyes to see God at work, suddenly He appears everywhere – just like those trucks.

The choice of what we focus on is ours to make every day. And that choice will determine what fills our vision and, ultimately, our lives.