40&7 Devotional: A Guide To Peace During A Custody BattleSample

Refocus

After we determine what the enemy’s timed distraction is hindering us from, we need to refocus on our original mission. This can be hard, because we still have that lingering sense that something needs our attention; but what if in reality nothing else needs our attention but what we are supposed to be doing? This may be the case more often than we realize. See, if we agree that the enemy’s distraction was intended to throw us off and that it was timed, then we should also agree that there was something he didn’t want us accomplishing during that time—and that is what we should be doing.

The Bible tells us that the power of life and death are in the tongue (see Prov. 18:21), which means that our words have power, and the enemy wants us to use that power to create destruction rather than focus on God’s life-giving purpose for us. Yet God’s power is greater, and the truth is, only God creates reality. We don’t have the power to do that and neither does the enemy.

When we refocus on what we should have been focusing on—our families, a project at work, time with God—it completely throws the enemy off, and that is exactly what we want to happen (I share forty of these in our 40&7 Companion Journal) . As we focus on God’s promises, we should also give ourselves time to stop and pray. Prayer will aid us in refocusing our attention and energy where they belong. Now let me be the first to say that this is an art, and it takes time to do. Even while writing this, I fell into the trap of reading a disturbing paper four times or so. After realizing what I was doing, I had the choice to either dwell on the time I wasted or refocus, say a prayer, and get back to what I should have been doing. I chose to do the latter.

Our flesh constantly wars against the spirit, and wants to dwell on things that our spirit desires to give to God. It’s a war, which means that it’s not over until the victory is won. And we can win! Don’t get stuck when you get thrown off. It’s okay—just keep moving forward!

Think about it!

When are some times that you recall getting off focus? How can you better refocus when this occurs in the future?

As you wrap up this 4-Day Devotional we pray that it has been used as a tool to help you begin to regain Peace during your custody battle. We adapted this plan from another resource and invite you to learn more from Better Than Blended.