Steadfast Through PsalmsSample

Fixed on God

If we immerse ourselves in God and His Word, then He is our reality and the promises He makes become fact. It’s not something magical; it’s just the way the brain works. The more you focus on something, the more real it becomes. What we believe determines our actions. It determines who we become.

The apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 9:24 that we are to run our race fixed on the prize, looking ahead. We are to lay down this life in exchange for something much better in the future. This sports analogy is showing us the same thing. Focusing on the truth of what’s ahead of us changes how we run. What we focus on matters. If we don’t focus on what gets us to God, then we won’t end up there. It doesn’t happen by accident.

Jesus tells us, “Where your heart is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). It follows that where your heart is will be where you focus. Just like anything else worth having, focus takes self-control. Now, I am the person who cannot eat just one potato chip. I suspect that you, too, have failed at just willing yourself to be better. It doesn’t matter how much determination we have on our own; without the Holy Spirit, we cannot produce the fruit of the Spirit. But with the Holy Spirit, we are capable of as much as God wants to accomplish in our lives.

What steps can you take to focus on God and have Him become more real to you? Hear David’s heart in Psalm 108:1: “O God, my heart is fixed.”

I want to echo David’s words: I’m not moving anywhere, God; I will keep my gaze fixed on You until You are so real to me, I see You everywhere.

Father, fix my heart. I want my heart to be steadfast. I want others to see You because You can be seen in me. I want to be so sure of my God that others can visibly see You. You are reality. Open our eyes. Grant us help against our foe. Strengthen us to go valiantly where You lead us. In Jesus’ name, amen.