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What do most Christians focus on? What do most preachers preach on? What you can't do! Am I right? The only result that can come from focusing on what you can't do is you doing exactly that! Most Christians think in terms of what they can't do--the law.
The Bible goes so far as to say that we would not even know about sin if it wasn't for
law:
"On contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through Law; for I would not have known about coveting if Law had not said, "YOU SHALL NOT COVET. But sin, taking opportunity through commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind" Romans 7:7-8
Likewise we would not even have desire to do what we're not supposed to do if we weren't focused on not doing it. (just read it again, It'll make sense).
So it is clear that by fixating our attention on what it is we are trying to avoid, we are actually setting ourselves up for failure. You can't focus on what you don't want and get what you want.
But you need to focus on something! And like our diet example, right way to focus is on what you do want! Just like diet works if you focus on good foods, your Christian life will work if you focus on what is good--Jesus Christ and his life that he gave you.
Focusing on Christ and allowing him to express himself through you daily is key to success in your Christian life. Pay no heed to what you're not supposed to do, "out of sight-out of mind!".
So I guess ole Qui Gonn was right, "your focus does determine your reality"!
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