![]() Goff, Bob The opposite of hope isn’t despair, it’s distraction. You can beat distraction and despair, but the hope-filled life lived with eyes fixed on Jesus will never happen by accident. Jesus came to save and forgive all sinners, no matter their life circumstances or. The man lived in a cave, literally cast away from society. An example of this occurs in Mark 5:120 when Jesus restored a man who was demon possessed. Daily fixing our eyes involves purposeful choices, remembering that what we gaze upon, read, listen to and click on is all designed to grab you and hold you. The wonderful mission of Christ teaches His followers that no one is too sinful or too far gone to be saved. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,” encourages Hebrews 12:2. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us, “God has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him.” Without this renewal, it’s inevitable: our minds will always be on what the Bible calls “flesh and death.” But it also says that “The mind set on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6). God’s Word speaks to us in both practical and spiritual ways. I need the illumination of the Holy Spirit as I interact with Scripture, as only this has the power to refresh, restore and refocus my mind, will and emotions. In short, he wants to get your eyes and your mind off of Jesus.Įvery day, I need to be brought back. If you’re a follower of Jesus Christ, you have an enemy, and the shots that he takes at you are always efforts to get you to focus on all that is wrong and on your insufficiency. If I’m distracted by what’s going on in the world, in my country, in my home and in my very own mind, it’s a short trip to despair. How can we ensure were making space for Jesus every day We asked Jarrod Cooper to share his thoughts on keeping Jesus as our focus and staying close to. This could be an invitation to be involved in a conversation, an entertainment, a game, a nice honor that seems a worthy thing to stop and engage in. to try to see ourselves clearly in the undistracted light of Gods word. It sounds innocuous, but there is behind it a deadly intent. Jesus mission is about saving others, not about asserting worldly power. When You See a Need There are people all around us in our neighborhoods, our churches, our jobs who. “The opposite of hope isn’t despair, it’s distraction,” tweeted Bob Goff, and he is so right. DISTRACTION 1: We receive a simple invitation to leave God’s work. Here are 6 sacred opportunities to give the gift of undistracted attention as Jesus did. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. ![]()
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