The Challenge of Escaping Self-Focus

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My biggest challenge has always been escaping from self-focus. My thoughts, feelings, and desires continually clamor for my attention. However, one day the person who was the focus of the most shocking week in human history shocked me by stepping in to grab my focus. Although myself still clamors for my attention, the presence and glory of the God-man keeps drawing my attention and awareness to Him.

The God-man (John 1:1 & 14) was cheered like a king as He rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. A few days later He was crucified because the religious leaders didn’t like the things He said and did. Then to end the week and begin a new one, He rose from the dead to live forevermore.

Before He was taken to be condemned to death and crucified, Jesus prayed this shocking prayer: “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name!”

About 1,920 years later, the God-man shocked me by riding into my heart and capturing me with the dazzling beauty of His presence and love. Ever since then He has been leading me and empowering me to take up my cross, to deny my own thoughts, feelings, and desires, and to follow and obey Him instead. I am continually in awe at the glorious journey Jesus has me on as I seek to surrender my all to Him as my Lord, King, and Master, day by day.

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