Abandoning Our Self-Focus
We all have the tendency to drift into looking inward. Maybe our road hasn’t been an easy one. Perhaps things have happened to us that are unfair or seem to be more than most people have to deal with. As long as we focus on ourselves and our own problems, we will always slip into self-pity and despair. However, when we focus on God and His love for us, our problems will grow smaller and we will find the strength to meet them. The Bible says, “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) The important thing to remember is that God has not abandoned us. We can depend on His promise: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Heb. 13:5) Someday the pains of this life will be over, and we will not only be better, we will be whole, for we will be in heaven with Christ forever.
